Category Archives: Politics and Economics

That’s my plan, for change we can believe in NOW. That’s more than enough for all of us to swallow now. It would reduce the rate of rise of health care costs, it would cover more people, and it would NOT change any of our current care or insurance models. Continue reading →

So is there a chance for any REAL health care reform in the next two years? And what would that mean, really? What can and should be improved in health financing, provision, and regulation? Stay tuned for my next installment, coming soon. Continue reading →

I’ve been through the healthcare reform wars several times. SOMEBODY is always wanting to fix SOMETHING in healthcare. Most of the time, it’s little bits of the system; every 10-15 years, the plans get more grandiose.
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All right, I’ve never studied economics, have no professional training or interest in fiscal or monetary matters, and before last year thought derivatives were entry-level calculus, not a scheme to spread risk until it disappeared. Continue reading →

FORTY YEARS This whole year has been periodically emotionally charged for me, as I’m sure it has for many others of my generation. 1968 was a remarkable time. The more I look back at it, the more I come to … Continue reading →

It’s touching. Barack Obama still thinks he can walk down the street with his kids on Halloween, and be ignored. He was taking his girls home to a party at a friend’s house, and started getting photographed by the pool … Continue reading →

I finally learned what these are today. I had thought these were simply insurance policies for corporate bonds; you buy a bond, and then pay someone a percent of the value every year. (For those who don’t know what a … Continue reading →