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Why Do Grandmas (Post-Menopausal Women) Exist?

Judith Shulevitz at The New Republic homes in on two theories: the “stopping-early hypothesis” and the “grandmother hypothesis”: In 1957, the evolutionary biologist George Williams proposed what is called the “stopping-early” hypothesis: Middle-age women need baby-free time to usher their youngest children into … Continue reading

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Florida Reality Check: Who’s Winning the Vouchercare vs. Medicare Debate?

Um, the Democrats. Here is the New York Times this weekend: The latest New York Times/CBS News poll, conducted over the last week, found that Mr. Obama held an advantage over Mr. Romney on the question of who would do … Continue reading

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Vouchercare vs. Medicare

The smoke is starting to clear. This is in the New York Times today: Republican lawmakers and candidates are distancing themselves from the Ryan budget plan, which helped make the proposed changes [to Medicare] a national issue. Obviously, you don’t … Continue reading

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The Gamblers: Voucher Gambler Paul Ryan Meets Casino Mogul Sheldon Adelson in Las Vegas Today

Concerning Paul Ryan’s activity today, this is in the NYT: Paul Ryan . . . traveled to Las Vegas to meet with Sheldon Adelson, the casino mogul who has pledged to spend up to $100 million to defeat the president. Wow. … Continue reading

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Got Voucher? Paul Ryan’s Medicare Plan Made Clear as Day

This is not complicated. Both Paul Ryan’s plan for Medicare and President Obama’s look to save over 700 billion dollars over ten years, but President Obama seeks it do it on the providers’ side (through cost cutting practices, such as … Continue reading

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Is Barack Obama Doing a Jerry Brown?

On the debt ceiling debate, this seems to me a good sign (from the New York Times today): “We don’t need a minideal,” Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat, said Wednesday on the Senate floor. “We … Continue reading

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