There have been a spate of articles about how wonderful it is that this person or that person was able to quit a nasty job (or not take on a nasty job they thought they’d have to get) because of … Continue reading →
Mickey Kaus tackles a question that occurred to me many months ago when I was immersing myself in the Byzantine weirdness of the way Obamacare subsidies would be working (see this, for example). Here’s Kaus’ question: We know what happens … Continue reading →
In order to justify the latest Obamacare news, the party line is that growing unemployment as a result of Obamacare would be good because it frees people from the drudgery of jobs: An editorial in the Times celebrates the projected … Continue reading →
I’ve written about Obamacare’s narrow networks in California before. But the LA Times has a lot more today on the topic. And it the LA Times is writing about this, you better believe the situation is bad and cannot be … Continue reading →
Before I even begin, let me just ask: why would anyone trust the CBO’s projections about Obamacare’s effects? You don’t even have to believe that the CBO is purposely lying about anything to perceive that such prognostications are inherently suspect … Continue reading →
Have you ever noticed how often the word “betrayed” or “betrayal” occurs in articles about President Obama? I have. Take a look, for example, at two very recent ones in major newspapers: the WaPo’s “Labor union officials say Obama betrayed … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed this before, and I noticed it again while reading this article in the Washington Examiner about Obamacare. Here’s the quote that caught my attention: Former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey, a Republican who is now a health … Continue reading →
…refer them to this. It’s quite a list, isn’t it? But the meme goes on, because Big Lies work.
Continue reading →It’s just that the plan may not have been what most people thought it was. And I’m not even talking about eventual single payer; I’m talking about Obamacare itself. Jonathan Cohn analyzes the first set of data we’ve received on … Continue reading →
This is news? The only “news” is why the WaPo has decided to finally report it. I don’t know the answer. Perhaps they’re trying to slip it in and hope no one notices in all the Bridgegate hysteria. Whatever people … Continue reading →
But you were wrong, you silly goose. You thought you wanted a Prada bag, too, didn’t you? My new article is up at PJ.
Continue reading →It occurs to me that Obamacare is one of the few liberal policies that gives the Republicans the chance to highlight sob stories from ordinary people. Liberals think they own that approach, and so they find it hard to believe … Continue reading →