Category Archives: Link farms

Trump’s Awful Afghanistan Speech | The American Conservative It’s important to remember that many of Trump’s reality-denying beliefs – such as his conviction there was any legal or pragmatic way to remain in Iraq in 2011 – are completely mainstream, … Continue reading →

Woman Gives Up Teaching To Create Optical Illusions With Makeup, And It’s Messing With Our Minds | Bored Panda Here’s What Really Happened In Charlottesville Mama Cass didn’t die of choking on a ham sandwich; she died as a result … Continue reading →

Balkinization: Is the Republican Effort to Destroy the ACA Dead? Answer: No. Related: Centrist lawmakers plot bipartisan health care stabilization bill – POLITICO Seems like a good idea (well, except for ending the tax on medical devices, which I suspect … Continue reading →

McConnell Calls for Repeal of Obamacare After Republican Defections – The Atlantic“Repeal and Replace” has failed; McConnell and Trump are now both advocating for “Repeal Now, Replace Later.” Related: Repealing Obamacare without replacing it would be a disaster – The … Continue reading →

Trumpcare will probably kill thousands. That’s neither uncivil nor alarmist to say. Better Suggestions for Democrats who want to Win Elections | Noah Berlatsky on Patreon And see also Noah’s followup post, Love the One You’re With. AP Analysis: Gerrymandering … Continue reading →

Daughters Will Suffer From Medicaid Cuts – The New York Times “The burden [of elder parent care] is particularly demanding for daughters, who spend as much time on such care as spouses of older adults, and as much time as … Continue reading →

Let’s start with some good news: A federal appeals court just reached a huge decision for transgender rights. Seriously, it’s big. – Vox “On Tuesday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Kenosha Unified School District in Wisconsin … Continue reading →

Thanks to Grace for suggesting the header: Many of these links I gathered before I went on my east coast trip – which is to say, two weeks ago or more. I wonder if any of them have aged badly … Continue reading →

LSE Business Review – Gender quotas and the crisis of the mediocre man “Quotas aren’t anathema to meritocracy: they increase competence levels by displacing mediocre men.” White Women Are Less Likely to Protect Black Women From Sexual Assault, Study Finds … Continue reading →

The case for having the federal government guarantee a job for every9oe who wants one – Democracy Journal I’m worried about unintentional effects if this were to happen, but I’m also intrigued by the idea. One of the “Death Panels” … Continue reading →