Month: August 2009

The topic below was originally posted on my blog, the Intrepid Liberal Journal. Like millions of my fellow citizens, I am reflecting after the death of Ted Kennedy. Death is an egocentric experience for the survivors. Indeed,...

They do everything bigger in Texas, I’ve been told. Well almost everything: For some folks in Texas, the prospect of a universal health care scheme isn’t just cause for protest and debate — it’s reason...

I got some things going on today, so light blogging. How did Team Cheney do on the morning shows?

I was watching Dr. Robert Ouellet, the President of the Canadian Medical Association, on C-Span’s Morning Edition as he took calls and questions on Canada’s single-payer system. The most important thing he did was...

I don’t like to mix religion with politics. When I do so, I do it always in an entirely defensive manner. I want to prevent our government from enacting legislation which enshrines one idiosyncratic religious view as the...