Very good news: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's controversial plan to keep large sugary drinks out of restaurants and other eateries was rejected by a state appeals court on Tuesday, which said he had overstepped his authority in trying to impose the ban. The law, which would have prohibited those businesses from selling sodas …
How Obamacare “Works”
$12 billion ain't exactly chicken feed: President Barack Obama's decision to delay implementation of part of his healthcare reform law will cost $12 billion and leave a million fewer Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance in 2014, congressional researchers said Tuesday. The report by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office is the first authoritative estimate of the human and fiscal cost from …
Bergoglio and Branding
Patrick Ruffini on what the Republican party can learn from Pope Francis: Months ago, Catholics and other observers wondered changes would be in store with the election of Cardinal Bergoglio. Most honed in on how he might differ from Benedict XVI on doctrinal grounds, or in reining in the Roman Curia. These are the kinds …
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Take the test. This is an oldie, but it is also a goodie.
Brainbuilding
For those among us who want to make sure that we remain sharp, there is bookreading, chess, Go, crosswords, exercise, and this. I played n-back games for a while a couple of years ago, and have fallen off the wagon. I need to get back on it.
In Some Blog Posts, I Don’t Even Have to Offer Editorial Comments
Link: In order to ensure Americans understand how to access the benefits available to them when many provisions of the Affordable Care Act go online October 1, the Obama administration announced last month that it is setting up a call center that will be accessible to Americans 24 hours a day. One branch of that call center will …
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Protecting Whistleblowers: Not Such a Priority Anymore
Change We Can Believe In.
Coffee Can Help Us Live Forever (A Continuing Series)
The latest: Caffeine acts as a mild anti-depressant, and lowers our risk of depression and/or suicide.
Health Care “Reform” and a Revealing Quote
Remember the Obama administration's decision to delay the implementation of the employer mandate section of Obamacare? Sure you do. Now, check out the following quote from Democratic operative Chris Lehane on why the delay is a good idea for the Obama administration and for Democrats: "You’d have preferred to avoid this. On the other hand, …
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Your Government at Work
Behold: A new report by the inspector general of the IRS found that a small group of top executives at the IRS ran up "extremely high travel expenses" in recent years, with some basically commuting each week to work in Washington, D.C. by plane from around the nation. "In some cases, the travel days exceeded …
Pejman Yousefzadeh 