There’s an op-ed in the New York Times from five conservatives with constructive ideas on how to improve health care reform: Bill Frist, Mark McClellan, James Pinkerton, Charles Kolb and Newt Ginrich. Well, at least four of them have sound ideas. I think that former senator Bill Frist’s snarky intro that the Democrats have “failed … Continue reading Believe it or not, Republicans have good health reform ideas too
There’s a great big elephant in the war on terrorism room, and its name is spelled war on d-r-u-g-s. According to the conservative Middle East Foundation think tank, drug trafficking, an estimated $2 trillion market per year, “has become the best weapon for terrorists. Beyond helping terrorists to finance their wide range of illegal activities, … Continue reading How to ruin terrorists in one fell swoop, and why it won’t happen
Hopes are understandably high throughout the rugby playing world for Oscar-winning actor & director Clint Eastwood’s new film Invictus, starring Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as Springbok rugby captain Francois Pienaar, set in the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. For one thing, many hope a positive depiction of the game … Continue reading Movie review: Invictus
“Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough.” – Mark Twain To which I’d add “Friends don’t let friends drink light beer”. When it comes to today’s American craft beer, Twain is most certainly correct. Ridiculed for generations for its childish, pissy, flavorless pointlessness; American beer has undergone a stunning renaissance over the last 20 … Continue reading The loafer’s guide to craft beer joints in Manhattan
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