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November 2016

November 02, 2016

The FDA, Lady-Comp, and a few questions

You've perhaps read one of the stories about new apps for tracking your cycle for...

November 01, 2016

Go McMullin! and other t-minus-7-days thoughts

Hillary's e-mails are a big nothingburger, says the Left. She was careless, but has admitted...

October 2016

October 29, 2016

My pet theory on the FBI and the e-mails

You've read the news, right? The FBI probe into Clinton's e-mails has been re-opened. Here's...

October 27, 2016

Solved! Your non-culturally-appropriative Halloween costume!

You've read, by now, in your twitter and facebook feed, and on your favorite bloggers...

October 26, 2016

I did my civic duty last night

That is, I watched the Cubs play their first World Series game since 1945. And...

October 25, 2016

I hate annual enrollment

It's been stressing me out for the past couple of days, and especially today: no,...

October 25, 2016

Dear CDC: all is forgiven!

Twice in the past, I've written about ways in which the CDC's definitions go against...

October 22, 2016

What you should know about thrift stores

Longtime readers will know that, while I'm not overweight in the conventional sense, I still...

October 21, 2016

How will/would President Hillary Clinton govern?

Just something for open discussion. Will she be a pragmatist, and hold to her promise...

October 20, 2016

In other news, your government at work, FMLA edition

This, from today's Chicago Tribune: "Emergency dispatchers using federal leave to get time off," and...

October 20, 2016

“I’ll keep you in suspense”: not as clever as he thinks!

So if you haven't done so already, please read my summary of last night's debate....

October 19, 2016

Debate #3, Live-blog!

Yes, I'm doing this in a live blog -- and I have to admit that...

October 18, 2016

In Election 2016, everyone’s an actuary

So here's the deal: if you're a progressive Democrat who believes that abortion has no...

October 18, 2016

Narrow networks for thee, not for me!

In principle, I think narrow networks in health insurance plans are a good idea --...

October 17, 2016

Let’s talk about election-rigging

No, the Democratic Party isn't engaged in nationwide, coordinated voter fraud, or some kind of...

October 15, 2016

Pressure-cooker advice wanted

So I was watching a "Power Pressure Cooker XL" infomercial as I was cleaning up...

October 13, 2016

What about Evan McMullin?

Yeah, I know, it's nuts, but what do you think about his campaign? And would...

October 13, 2016

What if Trump were Clinton?

Bill Clinton, that is, whose defenders, upon hearing reports that he had been unfaithful to...

October 13, 2016

The Nones and childlessness

The Gatestone Institute tweeted out a link to a long, depressing article on the fact...

October 12, 2016

Still a (suburban) Detroit girl at heart. . .

Yes, we have a new car, but I can't show you a picture of the...

October 12, 2016

Watering down the (national park) brand?

You know, the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is really not the best part of the...

October 11, 2016

What if payday lenders didn’t exist?

According to today's Tribune, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing to crack down on...

October 11, 2016

“Fair and square” and the GOP establishment

Two opposite approaches: Trump wins primaries, and the GOP establishment follows all the rules, scrupulously...

October 10, 2016

“62% of Americans have less than $1,000 in savings”?

That's what the USA Today reports, based on a survey by GoBankingRates.com. Except that's not...

October 10, 2016

Debate #2: please make it stop!

Oh, wow, was this painful -- especially as it startedout. I cringed when Trump sniffled;...

October 09, 2016

My kids are growing up

This is it. My boys are packing up the Playmobil in the basement playroom. Sure,...

October 09, 2016

What happens to Trumpism?

Let's stipulate that Trump will not win the election, that the polling showing him ahead,...

October 08, 2016

President Pence?

In case you missed it, it was reported yesterday that Trump said really nasty things...

October 06, 2016

From the library: Hillbilly Elegy, by J.D. Vance

So this is a book that I'd been trying to find at the library for...

October 04, 2016

Hijab-ing Chess Players

First of all, who knew that there was a separate world championship for female chess players?...

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