Monthly Archives: July 2019

‘Losing’ Versus Replacing Your Insurance

Posted on July 22, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the bad rhetorical moves by supporters of Medicare for All is refuting the notion of ‘losing your insurance.’ Here’s why (boldface mine): This strategy also underpins one popular political argument against Medicare for All and, often, in favor … Continue reading →

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Links 7/21/19

Posted on July 21, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A GOP lawmaker thinks rise in Lyme disease is due to a secret tick experiment. A scientist squashes that idea. Successive Norovirus Outbreaks at an Event Center — Nebraska, October–November, 2017 Michael Collins Is the Forgotten … Continue reading →

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When the War Comes Home

Posted on July 21, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, in response to CBP agents holding three undocumented children hostage in an attempt to get their parents to turn themselves in, this tweet trundled across the transom: https://twitter.com/LintEric/status/1152069355116433408 Normalizing torture abroad helped deaden many of us to similar … Continue reading →

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Links 7/20/19

Posted on July 20, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Ed Dwight Was Set to Be the First Black Astronaut. Here’s Why That Never Happened. Latin America’s war on obesity could be a model for U.S. House orders Pentagon to say if it weaponized ticks and … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on July 20, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist links: He Is Unwell: The Homelessness Edition Saying the Quiet Parts Out Loud About Undocumented Workers Biden-Or-Busters Are Still a Problem But They’re Passing Good Legislation!: The Minimum Wage Edition Urban Businesses and Parking Monetary … Continue reading →

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Links 7/19/19

Posted on July 19, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: D.C. Averages A Week Of 100-Degree Days. Climate Change Could Make That Two Months. D.C. Urges Parents To Get Their Kids Vaccinated Against Measles Cats are like tiny, judgmental camels An extraordinary Twitter Exchange with Richard … Continue reading →

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Gormless and Hapless on D.C. Statehood

Posted on July 19, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Paul Waldman makes an excellent point about the Democratic Party’s non-emphasis of statehood for D.C. (boldface mine): But if there’s one thing preventing D.C. statehood from getting more support, it’s almost certainly that Democrats just haven’t made it a priority… … Continue reading →

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Links 7/18/19

Posted on July 18, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Can a Snail Too Tiny to See Save a Kentucky Forest From a Gas Pipeline? Archaic tooth gives some teeth to theory of interbreeding among different kinds of humans Sharks on Cape Cod: Just how scared … Continue reading →

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Monetary Policy and 80,000 Votes

Posted on July 18, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

A couple of weeks ago, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez made a very important point in a congressional hearing involving the Federal Reserve (boldface mine): When Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell testifed before the House Wednesday, Team Blue’s freshmen lawmakers posed some of … Continue reading →

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Links 7/17/19

Posted on July 17, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: In real life, Simba’s mom would be running the pride Mineral fight goes Mesozoic: Who owns dinosaur bones? Most Americans See Antibiotic Resistance as a Public Health Problem, But Nearly Half Have Not Taken Antibiotics As … Continue reading →

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