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July 2014

July 09, 2014

You watched the World Cup game last night, didn’t you?

On the one hand, what do you say about last night's 7-1 result, in which...

July 08, 2014

Is there “moral hazard” in free contraception?

That is, will the availability of free contraception through health insurance cause women to spend...

July 07, 2014

Time for some neo-colonialism?

This is what we're being told about the Central American women and children showing up...

July 07, 2014

“abortifacient” drugs and the unintended consequences of Orwellian language

Do Plan B, Ella, and IUDs cause abortions at least part of the time? For...

July 06, 2014

Reading the Institute of Medicine

Last night I read about and wrote about the contraceptive mandate. It was striking to...

July 05, 2014

The “War on Women” has gotten out of hand

So just how many "sky is falling" articles have your socially-liberal friends on facebook shared?...

July 05, 2014

Abandon hope, all ye who [live in Illinois]

Independent Maps, the group spearheading the proposed fair redistricting amendment to the Illinois constitution, has...

July 03, 2014

Does “common ground” still exist? (Sorry, not about ObamaCare. . . )

(Originally posted November 12, 2013)Many years ago, back in grad school I'd say, I was...

July 02, 2014

Next up: the Affordable Car Act? (more updates)

(originally written April 11th)This from today's Tribune:On Thursday, the [Federal Insurance Office in the U.S....

July 01, 2014

The most interesting thing about the Hobby Lobby discussion is . . .

No, not that the Democrats are exaggerating the significance of the ruling so that they...

July 01, 2014

Putting two plus two together = Brave New World

(I typed up the following yesterday, then let it sit to think about it. I'm...

June 2014

June 29, 2014

Holy Pediatrician Overreach, Batman?

Yes, playing on my post title from Friday (alternatively, I might have said, "the AAP...

June 28, 2014

From the library: “The Israeli Solution: A One-State Plan for Peace in the Middle East” by Caroline B. Glick

I've been reading this book off-and-on over this past week. It isn't the sort of...

June 28, 2014

Parking a link: “UK Facing ‘Major’ Sperm Shortage

This via hotair.com, and from there via time.com to bbc.com: Sperm "donations" are down in...

June 28, 2014

Demographic unintended consequences?

What follows is thoroughly unsourced in its key points, but still, something I was thinking...

June 27, 2014

Holy Executive Overreach, Batman!

Is Obama intent on creating "facts on the ground" with respect to immigration, with the...

June 25, 2014

Big Cats, and human relationships (updated)

Ever watch a Big Cat Video? That is, a National Geographic or similar production on...

June 25, 2014

Solving the “immigration surge”

Here's the latest on the surge of immigrant children from Central America: "DHS releasing illegal...

June 24, 2014

The problem with “family friendly”

So this is something of a vent after a frustrating day at work. I work...

June 24, 2014

Parking a link: Update on Chicago Politics

There was an "opposing sides" pair of opinion pieces in Sunday's Tribune on a proposal...

June 23, 2014

Here’s something fun: data from the World Bank

I was playing around yesterday and found the World Bank site with loads of data:Annual...

June 21, 2014

Sailing. . .

This is the sort of day where I'd do an Ann Althouse-ian photo blog post,...

June 20, 2014

Someone debunk this, please

Now floating around on the internet is an RFI (request for information -- part of...

June 20, 2014

Someone debunk this, please

Now floating around on the internet is an RFI (request for information -- part of...

June 20, 2014

Now on Drudge: “They Can’t Stay” . . . with a wink (with updates)

The link goes to a Washington Times article, with very little in the way of...

June 19, 2014

Update on Dad, plus — what do you know about CCRCs?

You know how the expression goes: "I need that like I need a hole in...

June 18, 2014

Michelle Obama “didn’t know how to adequately feed her kids”?

This, from a Breitbart story (yes, from Drudge):“Before coming to the White House, I struggled,...

June 17, 2014

Parking a link: religious freedom in Denmark?

According to this article in the Telegraph (a link from a link from a Drudge...

June 16, 2014

Who’s watching the World Cup?

I am by no means a sports fan of any kind. Sports-watching happens when my...

June 16, 2014

Parking a link: common sense out the window?

This, from the New York Times, as linked to by Drudge: the federal government wants...