Oct
1
Jesus Camp: Discussion
October 1, 2008 | 2 Comments
I heard about this documentary through the HLS grapevine, with most of the commentary referencing how wacko the Christians in the movie were and how scary it is that they are brainwashing an ‘army’ of children. Netflix offers it through streaming video and so the Mrs. and I decided, why not? Without a doubt our [...]
Sep
28
Multi-Payer vs. Single-Payer Financing
September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Interesting post over at Healthcare Economist. Looks like some economists here at Harvard ran a comparative study and found that multi-payer systems healthcare systems don’t necessarily have to be more expensive than single-payer variants. Obviously, cost isn’t the only measure by which to judge a health system. Its not even the most important. Nevertheless, we [...]
Sep
5
Week 1 Survived
September 5, 2008 | 2 Comments
So Week 1 at Harvard Law has come and gone for this Texan beaner and I must say that it’s… a bit different from what I expected. In a good way though. That’s not to say that it’s spectacularly fun and I never want to leave, but just that it’s better than the dreadful image [...]
Aug
31
Not so new song makes it not so big
August 31, 2008 | 2 Comments
Those closest to me are quite familiar with my peculiar musical interests; most notably my possession of maybe 20 or so renditions of Pachelbel’s Canon and my ‘OCD-CD’ of songs that I have listened to for as long as I can remember. Well, a song recently made it into my small library and it can’t [...]
Aug
19
Obama Says Single-Payer A Good Idea
August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment
WSJ Health- Obama Says Single-Payer Health Care Makes Sense
Whoa there, tiger. Well, at least he’s being honest about his views, and he’s acknowledging that it’s implementation would be impossible at the present time. The fact that he sees it as a theoretical preference does, however, give me pause. So, it’s not O.K. to force free-riders [...]
Aug
14
WSJ Health on ‘Healthy Americans Act’
August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Changes Brewing on Capitol Hill for Health Insurance
The Healthy Americans Act (cheesy name aside) stands, at present, as one of the most viable options for applying some reason to our health insurance system; or lack thereof. It’s bi-partisan support is well-deserved, as it carries features suited for a variety of philosophical perspectives.
‘Someone who makes $75K [...]
Aug
14
Marginal Revolution on “Intellectual Monopoly”
August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I find myself linking to MR quite often, and for good reason.
Against Intellectual Monopoly
Aug
3
Something everyone should watch
August 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I came across this page via Marginal Revolution: http://www.chooseveg.com/animal-cruelty.asp
Any omnivorous person should watch this footage to the point at which they are no longer comfortable, and that point will likely be before the end for many. Although the website is devoted to promoting vegetarianism, I’d say that it speaks just as much for the promotion [...]
Jul
22
U.S. Heroic Medicine: Top in Cancer Care
July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Healthcare Economist made a short reference to an article citing the U.S. as having the best breast and prostate cancer survival rates in the world. Don’t have the background to really critique the study, but it certainly seems consistent with the view that, while America fails miserably in cheaper preventative care and overall cost-effectiveness, we [...]
Jul
22
Health Care Policy Election Analysis
July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Health Care Blog provides a really in-depth analysis of McCain and Obama’s proposals to fix our fragmented health care system. I found it quite informative.
McCain Analysis
Obama Analysis
I’m not sure exactly how ‘objective’ these are, but it seems that, at least in this round, McCain’s plans came out ahead.