Senators Burr, Coburn, and Hatch have put together a healthcare reform proposal that they call the Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, and Empowerment (CARE) Act. Maybe we shouldn't bother to take this seriously since Republicans … [Read more...]

From Breitbart.com: A poll released by Democratic pollster Pat Caddell and Republican pollster John McLaughlin shows that a vast majority of American voters want a special select committee to investigate the Benghazi scandal. Also … [Read more...]

Since we are having what now seems to be a record cold, I thought I'd take a look at record temperatures in Boston as reported by the Weather Channel. The earliest record temperatures they report are for 1872. In that year, there were seven … [Read more...]

A couple decades ago, a smoker I knew smugly pointed out that his aunt, who had smoked all her life, had died of pancreatic cancer. "See! Smoking didn't kill her!" The very next day, a study came out linking pancreatic cancer to … [Read more...]

I actually like a lot of the rhetoric Huckabee employed on economic issues in his last campaign and if this is a preview of his coming campaign I can get on board with that rhetoric. Four quick criticisms though. 1) His 2008 platform was … [Read more...]

Every holiday season, I always used to be careful about my greetings: by wishing Merry Christmas to those who celebrated it, and by wishing Happy Hanukkah only before Hanukkah was over -- and with the necessary irony for those Jewish … [Read more...]

Obamacare's Effects A good place to start is to estimate who is affected by the ACA. The New Yorker interviewed MIT economist and health-care expert, Jonathan Gruber. He breaks it down as follows: 80% of Americans will be largely … [Read more...]

Dear Friends, writes the robot, Since I announced my candidacy for Governor of Massachusetts, I have had the opportunity to speak with many of you about your vision for the Commonwealth. Each conversation has reminded me once again that … [Read more...]

I thought I'd take a look at the most dangerous Senate races coming up next year.  It looks certain that Democrats will lose some Senate seats, and the chances of pickup are hard to find. For example, Susan Collins is unlikely to lose her … [Read more...]

The Affordable Care Act requires insurance policies to provide ten essential benefits: Outpatient care—the kind you get without being admitted to a hospital Trips to the emergency room Treatment in the hospital for inpatient … [Read more...]