We all know the problems with American health care. It costs too much, there are gaps in insurance coverage, health care markets are uncompetitive, provider payments are often incomprehensible, pricing is opaque, bureaucracy is metastasizing, and our citizens face absurd barriers to personal choice of plans and providers.   These problems cry for solutions. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., recently restated his […]

Last week, former President Barack Obama took part in a Q&A at Hamilton College. Obama has not done many public events since the complete destruction of his party at the hands of President Donald Trump last election. After reading through his comments, I walked away with one conclusion: He’s extremely jealous of what Trump […]

A disheartening number of people in general, but notably more on the left side of the political spectrum, are embracing an “assassination culture” that suggests there is justification for violence against political opponents, a new study finds. Not that a study was necessary based on the number of Tesla […]

It’s a mixed bag this week, featuring a shady character, some Alaska politics, and something that will make Alaskans laugh – and some say, “Wait, what?” So, without further ado: I’m not sure this guy qualifies as a “dumb crook,” as all he did was drive a vehicle across […]

“My name is Greisa Martinez Rosas,……I am an immigrant; I am undocumented, unafraid, queer, and unashamed!” So said Greisa Martinez Rosas at a recent rally protesting the administration’s deportation policies. And judging by the response, those attending were enthusiastically supportive. Now pretty much everyone in the country has ancestors who came from someplace else. […]