John Hinderaker reports on the withdrawal from the Obamacare market of Minnesota’s heretofore dominant Obamacare insurer, PreferredOne: The fact that a company with 60% of the Obamacare exchange market considers the business unsustainable, even with federal subsidies, is ominous. In … Continue reading →
…in or out? Today’s the day. Reading a couple of articles on the referendum, I can’t find any that discuss an issue that particularly concerns me: is this a simple majority vote? Although no article I’ve found directly says so, … Continue reading →
This is not good news: The Ebola virus is spreading exponentially in Liberia, the World Health Organization said, predicting thousands of new cases there in the coming weeks. The agency said Monday the number of new Liberian cases is moving … Continue reading →
Roger Cohen describes the current state of affairs quite accurately, although I’m surprised to see his piece in the NY Times. However, I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised, because Cohen has been somewhat of a hawk post-9/11, and a columnist … Continue reading →
Supposedly the danger had been proven, and that’s why a lot of states had banned cell phone use while driving. So, the accident rate went down as the phone use declined, right? Wrong. And no one knows why. Observers notice … Continue reading →
Here. I tackled the question in this post, but McCarthy has a lot more to say.
Continue reading →ISIS has done the world one favor, and one favor only. Favor, you say? Are you mad? What sort of favor could ISIS be doing anyone? That favor is to make more people believe that evil exists. One would think … Continue reading →
From Bush to Obama, and around the world, Western leaders are falling all over themselves to proclaim that ISIS is not Islamic, whereas ISIS declares itself to be proudly Islamic and the heir to ancient caliphates. Looking-glass world. Why is … Continue reading →
…are still grinding. Slowly. Very slowly. And Sharyl Attkisson, who’s been dogged in pursuit from the start, is still on the case: As the House Select Committee on Benghazi prepares for its first hearing this week, a former State Department … Continue reading →
If you were to see me, you wouldn’t think “fat person.” But you wouldn’t think “thin person” either. You might think “there goes a woman who looks pretty good for her age”—if you knew my age, that is. But you … Continue reading →
David Haines, 44, father of two and aid worker captured in Syria, was beheaded by ISIS, as shown in a video released by the group. He had previously worked for aid groups in Libya and South Sudan. Haines’ killing was … Continue reading →
…is considered by Sarah Yager of the Atlantic to be an abomination, bred for looks to the exclusion of the taste that gave it its name. Well, I don’t know. Although I’ve sung my paean to the Jazz apple—expensive, hard … Continue reading →