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, 20181Jul 23, 20181
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, 20171Oct 23, 20171
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, 20172Jul 31, 20172
