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“We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done."

Infinite Jest

I’ve been really enjoying reading Infinite Jest over the summer, as one small participant in a somewhat larger coalition. I must admit that one of the side effects of reading this book is a renewed interest in vocabulary. Another is that, after lugging around this brick of a novel, I have a keen interest in [...]

Does Obama have a big stick?

If I were a senior enjoying the benefits of a big government run single payer health care system, I would not be protesting against the president’s health care reform agenda. Presumably, a lot of what Medicare provides is mandated by law, and not under the discretionary authority of the executive branch, but as we saw [...]