Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. — Albert Einstein
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Category: Daily Dose of Reason
How to Cope With ‘Weather Anxiety’
With a huge spring snowstorm hitting the Northeast U.S., a reader asked me to write about “weather anxiety.” When we talk about “weather anxiety”, it’s not really the weather we’re anxious about. It’s our thoughts about the weather causing the … Continue reading
NASCAR Sponsor Signs for Politicians a Great Idea
“It would be really helpful if every single one of these politicians would do like the NASCAR drivers do — and it’s been said before — but let them wear their sponsors plastered all over their three-piece suits when they … Continue reading
No Legacy (Shakespeare)
No legacy is so rich as honesty. — William Shakespeare
Are Millennials the Crazy Ones … Or Is It Their Elders?
Some troubling statistics on the mental health of millennials: A 2016 UK survey found that, since 1990, rates of depression and anxiety among the young have increased by 70%, while the American Counseling Association has reported a “rising tide of … Continue reading
Insurance Companies HAVE to Exclude for Pre-existing Conditions
Nobody questions the pre-existing conditions exclusion in Obamacare I or Obamacare II. “You have to keep insurance companies from excluding people based on preexisting conditions.” Nobody could disagree, right? Senator Rand Paul nailed it in an interview I heard this … Continue reading
Why It’s So Hard to “Drain the Swamp”
When the government forces you to buy a product or service, such as health insurance, and makes you pay a fine to the government if you don’t, it’s tyranny. When the government forces you to buy a product or service, … Continue reading
Better No Obamacare Repeal at All Than Paul Ryan’s Obamacare 2.0
It’s not every day that an article from The Washington Post provides me any insight. But this one sure did, even if from the predictably wrong direction. Redistribution of wealth — one of the most radioactive subjects in American politics … Continue reading
Repeal and Retain: Paul Ryan Launches the Republican Welfare State
Former House Freedom Caucus Chairman Jim Jordan says he does not support [House Speaker] Paul Ryan’s American Health Care Act [to repeal and replace Obamacare]. He said, “This is Obamacare by a different form. They’re still keeping the taxes in … Continue reading
It’s Not Hyperbole: Democrats (and Some Republicans) Are Indeed Communists
It’s not hyperbole to call the Democratic Party (and to some extent, the Republican Party) Communist. Think about what Communism means. It’s a form of socialism. Socialism means public ownership of the means of production. Democrats and Republicans do not … Continue reading
Obamacare Repeal: A Good Thing, But Still Not a Free Market
Newsmax reports that, “GOP success [with Obamacare repeal] is by no means a slam dunk. In perhaps their riskiest political gamble, the plan is expected to cover fewer than the 20 million people insured under Obama’s overhaul, including many residents … Continue reading
Insanity in Washington DC: And It’s Not Donald Trump
The only basis for criticizing President Trump for his wiretapping allegations against former President Obama is to say they’re baseless assertions. But former President Obama and his supportive media — CNN, and most other media outlets — have not provided … Continue reading