Politics

November 3, 2009

50% of American Kids Receive Food Stamps

Marx was right. America is finished.

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October 21, 2009

How Am I Going To Get Paid If It Isn't Autism?

But many children whose symptoms significantly differ from classic autism--who belong only on the milder end of the autism spectrum, if they belong anywhere on the spectrum at all--are inaccurately ending up with serious autism diagnoses.

Wait: it isn't what you think.

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October 12, 2009

In Honor Of Columbus Day: Christopher Columbus Was Wrong

Repost.

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September 29, 2009

Is More Regulation Needed?

I know disagreeing with Daniel Carlat is like disagreeing with Obama-- how can you?-- but someone has to.

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September 2, 2009

This Onion Clip Is Hilarious; Now Let Me Tell You Why It's Scary

"This is our future," wrote the linking email. McLuhan wrote The Medium Is The Message but due to a printing error, it came out Massage. Proving his point.

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July 8, 2009

Time Magazine Asks Cleveland Clinic What To Do About The Healthcare Crisis

This would be like Jimmy Carter asking Leonid Brezhnev what to do about Soviet military power, which, like this issue, actually happened.

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July 4, 2009

Happy Fourth Of July

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June 26, 2009

Why Do Politicians Cheat?

You all are not going to believe this-- the answer is not completely narcissism.

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June 8, 2009

Most Common Cause Of Bankruptcy Is Catastrophic Medical Bills

Why I drink.

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May 22, 2009

Shhh-- Don't Tell Anyone Cheerios Lowers Cholesterol

FDA criticizes Cheerios maker for health claims.

The primary business of medicine is business.

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April 9, 2009

Hospitals Accused of Patient Dumping To Pay

A ha ha! No, silly, the patients don't get paid.

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April 6, 2009

Violence Intervention Program

What does the government want to be true?

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April 4, 2009

One Should Note...

... that these are the same.

So much easier for the government if they could put the two together.

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March 19, 2009

Reality Responds To The Matrix

And it says, time's up.

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February 19, 2009

Chicago Tea Party

It makes a lot of Americans insane that Wall Street execs are paying themselves gazillions in bonuses, even as they demolish their own firms and the financial system. They blame Wall Street for the financial crisis.

Then there are others who have a different explanation.

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February 12, 2009

Congress Has Its Say, And It Says, "Hey, Did You Cashew Shells Loan Out All The Money We Told You Not To Dare Lose Any Of?"

If I told you you were allowed to spend $1.5 trillion dollars to fix the planet, would you then go take an 8 month nap?

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January 29, 2009

Wrong About Obama

The most dangerous case of buyer's remorse in history.

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December 10, 2008

Is An Hourglass Figure The Ideal? Only If You're Weak And Stupid

I may have my own sexual preferences, and they may or may not involve rum and the high seas, but I know a political agenda masquerading as a journal publication when I see one.

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November 24, 2008