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April 2016

April 12, 2016

From the library: On Saudi Arabia, by Karen Elliott House

Subtitled Its People,Past, Religion, Fault Lines -- and Future, this book, published in 2012, was...

April 11, 2016

From the library: Generation War

Lots of spoilers here, so click away if you were thinking of checking this movie...

April 09, 2016

Did the Pope punt?

Did the Pope just admit remarried Catholics to communion? Strictly speaking, no. Did he make...

April 08, 2016

What does the pope say?

in the new apostolic exhortation, "The Joy of Love"? Nothing that I can pin down...

April 07, 2016

Some disability program comparisons

What do maternity leave programs look like in those states which have adopted a program?...

April 07, 2016

One-question poll on family leave

OK, this is more informal than a poll in which you can click on your...

April 06, 2016

Reading the new parental leave law

Lost in the hubub around California's and New York's minimum wage increases is the fact...

April 06, 2016

From the library: The Battle for Room 314, by Ed Boland

The subtitle: My Year of HOPE and DESPAIR in a NEW YORK CITY HIGH SCHOOL...

April 05, 2016

Relief, sort-of, at the Wisconsin primary results

So I'm here at the computer, looking at the screen refresh at Real Clear Politics,...

April 05, 2016

Why not Merrick Garland? Separation of powers

Should the Senate hold hearings on Merrick Garland? Doesn't make much sense to me, if...

April 04, 2016

Some links on Saudi Arabia

First, from Bloomberg View on Friday, "The Right Dream for Saudi Arabia," which describes the...

April 03, 2016

Lazy weekend

I have a couple topics that I intended to write about this yesterday and today, but...

April 02, 2016

Should female soccer players have “equal pay”?

That's the claim in a complaint filed by 5 members of the US women's national...

April 01, 2016

“Bathroom bills” and the refusal to compromise

They're everywhere, right now: legislation that either gives individuals the absolute right to use the...

March 2016

March 31, 2016

A high minimum wage is magical thinking

Really, it is. Let's start with the LA Times reporting on the agreement to hike...

March 31, 2016

Universal Basic Income? The Devil’s in the details

They're everywhere -- proposals for a Universal Basic Income, that is. Here's a proposal for a...

March 30, 2016

From the library: One Child; The Story of China’s Most Radical Experiement, by Mei Fong

The title is somewhat misleading: this book is not a detailed history of the One-Child...

March 28, 2016

A hypothetical: the ASDA (Affordable Self-Defense Act)

My husband's gun acquisition meant that I have learned a little about the economics of...

March 28, 2016

Church and community, and a circular issue

So here's something I was thinking about: So as I mentioned yesterday, my oldest son...

March 27, 2016

Happy Easter!

So it's Easter morning. The bread is in the breadmaker, the kids have finished their...

March 24, 2016

Agamemnon and other Greeks

It's Spring Break -- though up 'til today, it's been spent at home, alternating between...

March 24, 2016

The Little Sisters, self-insured plans, and private exchanges

Putting my actuary hat on this morning. First, to put the Little Sisters case into...

March 23, 2016

3 key issues about the Little Sisters case

First of all, apologies for jumping in without context, but here are four thoughts for...

March 22, 2016