Posted on August 18th, 2009 by JL Wall
by JL Wall
Before being informed that Mackey identifies as a Libertarian and (apparently) has not made any donations to Republican candidates and rather snittily walking it back just a little bit, Ben Wyskida at the HuffPo proclaims:
The bottom line for me, reading Mackey’s op-ed, is that by shopping at Whole Foods I’m supporting by proxy [...]
Filed under: food, health care, politics
Posted on August 14th, 2009 by JL Wall
by JL Wall
So they’re not quite as ridiculous as the town-hall crashers and Sarah Palin, but what we have here, ladies and gentlemen, is a failure of logic:
“I’m boycotting [Whole Foods] because all Americans need health care,” said Lent, 33, who used to visit his local Whole Foods “several times a week.”
“While Mackey is worried [...]
Filed under: health care, politics
Posted on August 12th, 2009 by John Schwenkler
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey’s health care plan sounds great to me.
Filed under: health care, politics
Posted on August 11th, 2009 by JL Wall
by JL Wall
I, too, have been somewhat remiss in my bloggerly duties as of late — it seems that my weekly internet breaks have grown from Saturdays to include Sundays, Mondays, and occasionally Fridays and Tuesdays — unfortunately, all other productivity is usually shot on those days, also, so I’m getting nothing out of it. [...]
Filed under: conservatism, politics
Posted on August 10th, 2009 by John Schwenkler
I’ve got some further thoughts up at TAS.
Filed under: conservatism, health care, politics
Posted on August 3rd, 2009 by John Schwenkler
In Slate, Jacob Weisberg argues that a proper misguided desire to avoid the foreign policy mistakes of the Bush years is at the root of Obama’s decision not to make loud but empty gestures that will do no good on matters where America has no interest or authority “stand up for the broader ideas of [...]
Filed under: foreign affairs, media/culture, politics
Posted on August 1st, 2009 by John Schwenkler
Via Andrew, here is Joe Klein:
"Something called health-reform legislation will pass," a prominent Democrat told me. "The political consequences of not passing anything would be too great." A bare-bones bill that reforms the health-insurance industry — insurers would have to accept all comers, including those with pre-existing conditions, at the same rates — is a [...]
Filed under: health care, politics
Posted on August 1st, 2009 by John Schwenkler
Read Alex Massie, James Surowiecki, and Reihan. I think Surowiecki’s worries about balanced budgets and procyclical vs. countercyclical fiscal policies raise some real problems for an all-out federalist approach along the lines of what Alex is suggesting, but Reihan’s compromise strikes me as spot on: have the feds sign the checks, and let each state [...]
Filed under: government/law, politics
Posted on August 1st, 2009 by John Schwenkler
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has published some guidelines (pdf) for health care reform that it seems to me should be accepted as a basic framework by all people of good will. They argue that health care reform should:
⇒ Include health care coverage for all people from conception until natural death; [...]
Filed under: abortion, health care, politics, religion
Posted on July 27th, 2009 by John Schwenkler
When I read reports of Joe Biden making remarks like these, it is decidedly hard to shake the terrifying conclusion that Sarah Palin could easily get herself certified as a foreign policy “expert” and be elected to the Vice Presidency.
Filed under: foreign affairs, politics
