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Uninvited guests, or, beware the nanny state?


Posted by Matski on October 27th, 2008

Well, jeez, so I guess this is what happens when you invite some guests over and they decide to have a domestic dispute in the middle of your dinner party.
Not to feed the trolls …
Gotta say that I’m fascinated that this debate (on this blog at least) has immediately gotten down to the brass tacks [...]

I hadn’t realized that Senator Ted Stevens (R-Indicted) has his home in Girdwood.
I spent a few weeks in Girdwood a number of years ago, and based on the amount of a certain herbal smoke that consistently wafted through the air during my morning walks, the Senator’s evaluation of the Internet as a “series of [...]

An Effective Health Care Plan


Posted by Matski on September 17th, 2007

Those of you who listen to the show know that for several weeks Bruno and I have been discussing why we believe that health care deserves to be the number one domestic policy issue in the coming presidential race.
As part of our series, we examined what we think a good and successful effort to reform [...]

Sicko: Two Thumbs Up


Posted by Matski on July 2nd, 2007

Saw Sicko last night. The verdict? Michael Moore cements his place as the most important social commentator of this generation.
Sure, he’s preaching to the choir. And, sure, Moore takes certain liberties with narrative structure to paint a somewhat disingenuous portrait, contrasting, for example, the French middle class with American homeless — never [...]


Now Playing: Episode 371

 
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Appointments gone amok, what Bernie Madoff represents, and finally, our thoughts on the latest conflict in Gaza.

Links Mentioned: Richardson drops out … Coryn threatens not to seat Franken … Thomas Schweich on the Office of Personnel.

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