Duty to Die: Is It Plan B for Health Care?

Some say 70 is the new 50. I say if we are not careful, 2009 may be the new 1984 and seniors may have much to worry about. Pressure for health care savings might open the U.S. up to a “duty to die” philosophy. The framework for it may already be in place. Will we go there?

Government sausage-making: more unintended consequences

By Audrey Zettick Schaller
Being involved in government policy making is like watching sausage being made: after you’ve seen it done, you want no part of it. Plus, sometimes you get a little of this, a little of that, without a whole lotta thought about the long-term consequences–like heartburn and gas.
Guess that’s why I managed to escape [...]

Raising Radicals

 From brain-jockey.com.  It’s every conservative mother’s dream. You know, raising a radical. No, I’m not talking about a Saul Alinsky type. I’m talking kids that think for themselves. They might not always agree with you but they won’t be drinking anybody else’s koolaid© either. 
In the Urban Dictionary, a good definition of radical is “a person [...]