digitalfirehose (58)in #politics • 5 years agoAll demand and no supply in American health care policy debateAs I worked on my forms for open enrollment, I took note of the differences in costs for each health care insurance…digitalfirehose (58)in #politics • 5 years agoIt's hard to be United States as a nation of winners and losersTrounced. Defeated. Beat back. Captured control. A partisan air war. Winners and losers. That is a quick summary of…digitalfirehose (58)in #politics • 5 years agoAn emotional guide to the midterm electionsI have been paying close attention to the emotional vitriol of the election news and the social media. It's a huge…digitalfirehose (58)in #politics • 5 years agoProportional representation and the end of political dominanceAfter watching the antics of both dominant political parties in America for the last 3 years, I've arrived at…digitalfirehose (58)in #life • 5 years agoWaiting for sleep to find meI can fall asleep nearly anywhere, if I must. I've let myself catch a wink in an airport, on the plane, in class, at…digitalfirehose (58)in #life • 5 years agoScarier than Halloween: the loss of 60% of animal life on the planetLike millions of other parents, I took my kids out Trick or Treating last night. I saw some great costumes, tricked…digitalfirehose (58)in #humanity • 5 years agoA simple case for universal health careUniversal health care is inevitable. The General Welfare clause of the Constitution permits it, so it will only be a…digitalfirehose (58)in #politics • 5 years agoThere's more to the race between Beto O'Rourke and Ted Cruz in TexasDemocrat Beto O'Rourke is in a tight race with Senator Ted Cruz, for a seat in the United States Senate. Some polling…digitalfirehose (58)in #food • 5 years agoDiscomfort FoodThis is a long post due to my enthusiasm for what I've discovered. You might have already figured this stuff out by…digitalfirehose (58)in #politics • 5 years agoRetaliation is not a political argument in favor of your causeI have been surveying the headlines of the latest mailbomber, a man who has been caught mailing bombs to critics of…digitalfirehose (58)in #life • 5 years agoOn the discomfort of looking outside for happinessFor the last year or so, I've been watching problems in my life solve themselves. I can't explain how it happens, but…digitalfirehose (58)in #politics • 5 years agoWhat does a Charmin lovin' bear have to do with politics?So last night, I was watching a speech by Bernie Sanders, you know, that disheveled Senator from Vermont. God, how I…digitalfirehose (58)in #politics • 5 years agoAmerican aristocracy is diametrically opposed to accountabilityIn the past month, I read a few very interesting articles on what appears to be an aristocracy in America. First…digitalfirehose (58)in #politics • 5 years agoHow pop culture perpetuates the myth of change at the topI just finished watching Luke Cage on Netflix. There is some great writing and some not so great writing in it. There…digitalfirehose (58)in #life • 5 years agoHow I learned to stop keeping score and let goI don't keep score anymore. I've tried and it really doesn't work. I don't worry about getting back at people who have…digitalfirehose (58)in #anarchy • 5 years agoThe correlation between child abuse and corruptionChildren are the greatest imitators on earth. Whatever I do, my kids will do. We're built to learn that way.…digitalfirehose (58)in #politics • 5 years agoA thought experiment: a sleight of hand to confirm KavanaughAs many of you may be painfully or happily aware as the case may be, Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed and sworn in…digitalfirehose (58)in #politics • 5 years agoTrump's culture of punishment and rewardAs I watch the men in the US Senate revel in the spoils of the victory they handed to Brett Kavanaugh, I have to…digitalfirehose (58)in #politics • 5 years agoBig money in politics is really an exchange of rights for privilegeThe same men who claim to believe in God also believe that God loves them even if they have to lie, cheat and steal to…digitalfirehose (58)in #politics • 5 years agoHow we've all been played: Kavanaugh was just one part of Trump's negative campaignWith Brett Kavanaugh confirmed and sworn in as a new Supreme Court Justice, Bernie Sanders must be rolling his eyes…