What the candidates should have said about private health insurance“I want to enroll everyone in Medicare. I also want to improve Medicare to make supplemental insurance less necessary. Because lots of…Jun 28, 2019Jun 28, 2019
I was wrong about Trump and RussiaI hesitated a bit in writing this, because I’m not sure I have anything original to say. But I do have a bit of a personal perspective to…Mar 26, 2019Mar 26, 2019
Kamala Harris is lying about her record on sex work.When I saw that Kamala Harris had come out in support of decriminalizing sex work, I literally didn’t believe it. Just some journalist…Feb 27, 2019Feb 27, 2019
The Case for World GovernmentReading Dylan Matthews’ interview with Rutger Bregman, I am very sympathetic to Bregman’s criticisms of private philanthropy, but his…Feb 5, 2019Feb 5, 2019
Some foreign policy asks for the leftLast week, I complained on Twitter that the left has no foreign-policy equivalent of Medicare-for-all: a clear policy position that…Jul 23, 2018A response icon1Jul 23, 2018A response icon1
Did Vasili Arkhipov Save the World?When our son was born, my partner Ozy and I named him Viktor Vasili, after Viktor Zhdanov and Vasili Arkhipov. Zhdanov played a key role in…Jul 13, 2018Jul 13, 2018
At first, I was skeptical of claims the 2016 election was rigged. Then I looked at the numbers.Last week, I got my copy of the latest issue of Mother Jones in the mail. The front cover had a giant headline that said “RIGGED: HOW TRUMP…Oct 23, 2017A response icon1Oct 23, 2017A response icon1
Republicans and establishment Democrats hate California’s primary system.In 2010, California became one of three US states to adopt what’s known as a “non-partisan top-two primary”. Here’s how it works: all…Aug 23, 2017Aug 23, 2017
Medicare-for-all has the support of a majority of Americans. It’s also good economics.According to recent polls, a majority of Americans now support enacting a national health plan in which all Americans would get health…Jul 31, 2017A response icon2Jul 31, 2017A response icon2
