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Does Mike Huckabee want to destroy Zionism, or does he want to destroy Israeli democracy? Because those are his choices.
Archive for August, 2009
August 18th, 2009
August 17th, 2009
Category: Health Care, Watching Conservatives
John Mackey should take some remedial classes in health care policy. That would be a start.
August 16th, 2009
Category: Health Care
Senator Conrad, stop pissing on us and telling us it’s raining.
August 16th, 2009
Category: Health Care
Richard Thaler is one of the great economists of our time. But that doesn’t stop him from getting a “C” on his latest health policy missive.
August 16th, 2009
Category: Health Care, Permanent campaign
Making Whole Foods hurt where it lives will probably require some picketing — wouldn’t it nice if the White House had an operation devoted to organizing communities on his behalf?
August 15th, 2009
Category: Health Care
John Mackey, the CEO of Whole Foods, loves Margaret Thatcher and thinks health insurance reform is “socialism.” His right, of course. And if course it’s my right to shop at Ralph’s instead.
August 15th, 2009
Category: Afghanistan, Drug Policy
Afghan opium: (repeats wearily), buy the stuff.
August 15th, 2009
Category: Religion and Politics
Tobias Dantzig pointed out eghty years ago that we reckon by tens because we have ten fingers, althouigh ten is far from the optimal base for a numbering system.