http://snowy938.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." John Kenneth Galbraith en Vox Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:10:01 +1000 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/nice-work-guys-no-thanks-to-the-repubs-and-gutless-blue-dogs.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Snowy) http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/nice-work-guys-no-thanks-to-the-repubs-and-gutless-blue-dogs.html?_c=feed-rss http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/nice-work-guys-no-thanks-to-the-repubs-and-gutless-blue-dogs.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:10:01 +1000 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/health/policy/08health.html?th=&adxnnl=1&emc=th&adxnnlx=1257678374-pU9Zt054Kuxyn0nfc813hw Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/nice-work-guys-no-thanks-to-the-repubs-and-gutless-blue-dogs.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142cb7986a470123f1795776860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/jon-stewart-does-beck.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Snowy) http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/jon-stewart-does-beck.html?_c=feed-rss http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/jon-stewart-does-beck.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:03:19 +1000 <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/jon-stewart-does-beck.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142cb7986a470123dde2b57f860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/why-obama-is-trying-to-bring-about-health-care-reform.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Snowy) http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/why-obama-is-trying-to-bring-about-health-care-reform.html?_c=feed-rss http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/why-obama-is-trying-to-bring-about-health-care-reform.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:02:09 +1000 Hat tip to Lil Treva. I thought this was worth posting here. So often I read conservatives nitpicking health care in countries with Universal Health Care. I wonder what they have to say about this example of "the best health care system in the wor... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/why-obama-is-trying-to-bring-about-health-care-reform.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142cb7986a470123dde252b6860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> universal health care http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/friday-night-philosophy-62.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Snowy) http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/friday-night-philosophy-62.html?_c=feed-rss http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/friday-night-philosophy-62.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:30:29 +1000 I have a confession to make. We don't have a dishwasher. We did have one thirty years ago but decided not to replace it when it entered dishwasher heaven. We figured that by the time we filled it we could have the dishes washed and dried, anyway. ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/friday-night-philosophy-62.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142cb7986a470123f178692f860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/sorry-repubs-its-all-bad-news-obamas-stimulus-is-working.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Snowy) http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/sorry-repubs-its-all-bad-news-obamas-stimulus-is-working.html?_c=feed-rss http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/sorry-repubs-its-all-bad-news-obamas-stimulus-is-working.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:24:45 +1000 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/markets/productivity-soars-as-us-on-the-mend/story-e6frg926-1225794888461 US productivity soars as jobless benefit claims lowest since January Luca Di Leo From: Dow Jones Newswires November ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/sorry-repubs-its-all-bad-news-obamas-stimulus-is-working.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142cb7986a470123ddb98494860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/the-rise-and-fall-of-conservatism.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Snowy) http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/the-rise-and-fall-of-conservatism.html?_c=feed-rss http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/the-rise-and-fall-of-conservatism.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:24:45 +1000 My neighbour DoctorD recently had a thoughtful post on where conservatism was heading in the U.S. He also linked to the following article on the Becker-Posner blog on the same theme, which I thought said it all very well. May 10, 2009 Is the C... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/the-rise-and-fall-of-conservatism.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142cb7986a4701240b746603860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/ich-today-268.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Snowy) http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/ich-today-268.html?_c=feed-rss http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/ich-today-268.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:51:07 +1000 Click here ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Information Clearing House Newsletter News You Won't Find On CNN November 04, 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I trust God speaks through m... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/ich-today-268.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142cb7986a4701240b74529a860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/i-dips-me-lid-june-middleton.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Snowy) http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/i-dips-me-lid-june-middleton.html?_c=feed-rss http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/i-dips-me-lid-june-middleton.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:39:55 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://snowy938.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d4142cb7986a470123ddb72d2f860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d4142cb7986a470123ddb72d2f860b-50si" alt="Junemiddleton" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> http://www.smh.com.au/national/dead-after-60-years-in-iron-lung-20091101-hqyy.html Every now and then you read sad little articles in newspapers that have the effect of making you give yourself an uppercut, and stop complaining about your lot in ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/i-dips-me-lid-june-middleton.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142cb7986a470123ddb72dba860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/friday-night-philosophy-61.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Snowy) http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/friday-night-philosophy-61.html?_c=feed-rss http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/friday-night-philosophy-61.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:34:29 +1000 It has been noted that the richest 1% of the American population owns as much as the combined wealth of the bottom 90%. So let’s think about that. The U.S. is a democracy, right? So everyone is equal. Wrong. If you’re one of the 90% you are ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/friday-night-philosophy-61.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142cb7986a470123dddf0330860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/looking-better-little-guys-opt-out-provision-a-sop-to-gutless-blue-dogs.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Snowy) http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/looking-better-little-guys-opt-out-provision-a-sop-to-gutless-blue-dogs.html?_c=feed-rss http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/looking-better-little-guys-opt-out-provision-a-sop-to-gutless-blue-dogs.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:12:18 +1000 http://www.alternet.org/blogs/politics/143527/harry_reid_announces_senate_health_bill_with_public_option Harry Reid Announces Senate Health Bill With Public Option Posted by Adele Stan, AlterNet at 1:37 PM on October 26, 2009. In a striking... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://snowy938.vox.com/library/post/looking-better-little-guys-opt-out-provision-a-sop-to-gutless-blue-dogs.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142cb7986a470123f1741349860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> universal health care