Monthly Archives: October 2009
Medicare for All
As Keith Olbermann said last night, let’s get rid of the phrase “Public Option.” It does no one any good, and provokes fear. If it’s public, does that mean there’s no private? If it’s an option, can it be taken … Continue reading
What? There’s a Difference Between Philia and Eros? Who Knew?
James Bowman writing in the Weekly Standard suggests that there are unbigoted reasons for maintaining “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”: Perhaps even critics of “Don’t ask, don’t tell” have an uneasy sense that they cannot simultaneously say–as much of the commentary … Continue reading