Month: December 2013

It’s nice to see a quote on the death of Nelson Mandela from someone who actually has some credibility. “Mandela was one of the great leaders and teachers of the twentieth century. He conceived a model for mortal...

I first became aware of Nelson Mandela in a personal way, when, as a 17 year old undergraduate student, I came in contact with South Africans who had been banned by the Apartheid regime for their political activities and who...

Deep in the heart of Georgia there’s a Republican Insurance Commissioner who isn’t afraid to tell people with pre-existing health conditions what he really thinks of them, and his name is Ralph Hudgens. In November,...

This is some low down and dirty skulduggery. Following our post on California Republicans’ misleading health insurance website, numerous readers reached out to us with examples of how the Assembly Republican Caucus, which...

It’s not a traditional economic measure by any means, but regardless of the stock market or the (alleged) GDP growth, there is a lot to be said for looking at a stat that is usually considered of interest only to...