This thread began when Andrew shared his experience with Obamacare thus far (included below), then continued when we asked readers to share their experiences as well (click here to skip to that section). Apr 16, 2014 @ 11:40am Obama’s Meep Meep On Healthcare There are plenty of imponderables left on the fate of the ACA, Obama’s … Continue reading The View From Your Obamacare
Apr 1, 2014 @ 10:01am Ryan D’Agostino worries ADHD is being over-diagnosed: Falsely diagnosing a psychiatric disorder in a boy’s developing brain is a terrifying prospect. You don’t have to be a parent to understand that. And yet it apparently happens all the time. “Kids who don’t meet our criteria for our ADHD research studies have the … Continue reading Hyperactive Prescribing?
by Patrick Appel Waldman notes the America’s unusual religiosity for a wealthy country: The relationship is pretty clear: countries with higher levels of development are less religious and more accepting of those who don’t believe in a deity, with two outliers. China is obviously where it is because of communism, and the United States? Well, we’ve always … Continue reading America’s Religious Exceptionalism
Joshua Kendell views obsessive-compulsive behavior as a productive trait held by many of America’s iconic innovators: Many people will say, “Oh, I have to clean up my kitchen now because I have a little OCD.” But by “obsessive,” I don’t mean people who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD can be incapacitating, and those who suffer from … Continue reading Obsess For Success
Reviewing Worldly Philosopher: The Odyssey of Albert O. Hirschman, Malcolm Gladwell spots this arresting passage from one of the thinker’s essays: While we are rather willing and even eager and relieved to agree with a historian’s finding that we stumbled into the more shameful events of history, such as war, we are correspondingly unwilling to … Continue reading Stumbling Towards Success
Succumbing to cancer after several months of treatment, President Hugo Chávez died yesterday, ending his 14-year rule and leaving a radically transformed Venezuela with uncertain days ahead [NYT]. For now, Vice President Nicolas Maduro will assume power for 30 days until a new election is held. Looking over the past few decades, Venezuelan blogger Francisco Toro … Continue reading Venezuela After Chávez
This thread compiles the transcribed outtakes of a late-night discussion between Andrew and Christopher Hitchens on a range of topics from religion to free will to the war in Iraq. Tue Feb 05, 2013 – 2:20pm: Sully And Hitch After Dark: God And Coffee A while back – by which I mean several years ago … Continue reading Sully And Hitch After Dark
Below are our posts examining the role of torture in the film Zero Dark Thirty, including political commentary from Andrew, his review of the film, and coverage of the film’s accuracy and how much involvement the US government may have had in its making. Mon Dec 10, 2012 – 12.16pm: Kathryn Bigelow, Torture Apologist? When the … Continue reading The Meaning Of Zero Dark Thirty’s Torture
Friday on the Dish, Andrew commiserated with Beinart over the mess of yesterday’s Hagel hearing, in which two particular countries loomed large. After revisiting the enigmatic sexuality of New York titan Ed Koch, he approved of the administration’s new bridge between the ACA and religious freedom and observed both honesty and shrewdness in this week’s … Continue reading The Weekly Wrap
Today on the Dish, Andrew declared the status of same sex couples to be an essential part of now-tangible immigration reform. He mulled over Gerald Scarfe’s controversial cartoon on Netanyahu, and demanded that Fox News (and MSNBC) accept the consequences of peddling propaganda. He and Chait rolled their eyes at Free Beacon’s latest nonsensical screed … Continue reading The Daily Wrap
