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business, culture, government, politics, the economy Posted onFebruary 26, 2011September 10, 2021

Gawande on Healthcare’s Super-Utilizers

In my last post I attempted to list the things I found especially resonant last year in media, entertainment, art and journalism. I say “attempted” […] Read More

activism, culture, government, politics Posted onNovember 30, 2010September 10, 2021

On Happy Meals and the Nanny State

The latest highly-publicized, hotly-ridiculed move by my adopted city of San Francisco was to ban the Happy Meal. And so once again we have lobbed […] Read More

business, government, politics, the economy Posted onMay 2, 2010September 10, 2021

Three Financial Industry Reforms We Should Demand

The House recently passed a major financial reform bill, and the Senate will vote on it as soon as there’s enough Republican support to push […] Read More

activism, culture, government, politics Posted onMarch 29, 2010September 10, 2021

Our Missed Opportunity

Things are ugly right now. After the healthcare bill passed, we all heard how a few so-called tea baggers hurled racial slurs and other insults […] Read More

culture, government, politics Posted onAugust 19, 2009September 10, 2021

Dear Conservative Friend

Yes old friend, I’m talking to you. You with the high-paying office job, the fine house in the suburbs, the lovely wife and the precocious […] Read More

culture, elimination dance, government, people, politics Posted onJuly 14, 2009September 10, 2021

Elimination Dance: Sarah Palin

If Sarah Palin falls in the forest and the media ignores her, does it make a sound? I shouldn’t have to wish for Sarah Palin […] Read More

business, culture, elimination dance, government, politics Posted onJuly 12, 2009September 10, 2021

Elimination Dance: Small-Government Fanatics

It’s been a while since I posted here, and I’m introducing a new category: Elimination Dance. Instructions: An elimination dance begins with a crowded dance […] Read More

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