Maine Has not Yet Passed Medicaid Expansion
I recently wrote about how Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) has a coverage gap after a supreme court ruling striking down part of the law requiring states to expand Medicaid to cover everyone who...
View ArticleJon Stewart Discusses States Refusing Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
I recently wrote about how Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) has a coverage gap in many states after a supreme court ruling striking down part of the law requiring states to expand Medicaid to cover...
View ArticleFree Time: Using It Productively or to Relax
I spent half my day today reading about passive income. Probably about six hours worth of reading, a half hour of which was actually useful. The reason I spent that much time reading about it is...
View ArticleChicken Stir Fry Recipe
Ingredients 1-2 pounds chicken 1 pound frozen vegetables (I get a store brand stir fry veggie blend) Stir Fry Sauce: 6 tablespoons soy sauce 5 tablespoons white vinegar 4 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon...
View ArticleAtheism, Monotheism, and Polytheism
“When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.” That quote is one of the ones I see quite often when I see atheists debating with theists. Of...
View ArticleOrange Chicken Recipe
Ingredients 1-2 pounds of chicken 1 pound frozen vegetables (I get a store brand stir fry veggie blend) 1 can of mandarin oranges Orange Sauce: 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon...
View ArticleHow to Win More Lottery Prizes (But Still Probably Lose Money)
Disclaimer: No matter what you do, you are unlikely to win big prizes in the lottery. That’s the way it’s designed. The tips here are only meant to provide another way of looking at lottery games and...
View ArticleTomato Beef Stew Recipe
Ingredients 1-2 pounds of stewing beef 1 large onion 1 small bag of baby carrots 1-2 medium potatoes 16 ounce can of tomato sauce 1/4 cup of white vinegar 2 cups of chicken broth 1 teaspoon of paprika...
View ArticleWealth Distribution and Power
A note: When I’m talking about the rich in this post, I’m not referring to that millionaire you may know. That millionaire is rich, yes, but their wealth still pales in comparison to the 1%, which,...
View ArticleI Don’t Shop on Thanksgiving or Black Friday
In fact, I don’t even shop on the weekend of Black Friday. Thanksgiving is spent with my family or my girlfriend’s family. The following weekend is spent with whoever we didn’t spend time with on...
View ArticleI Don’t Shop At Wal-Mart
And if practical for you and your living circumstances, you shouldn’t either. As has been noted recently, Wal-Mart thrives by paying their workers too little to meet their needs and letting the...
View ArticleReddit’s Best Resources for Improving Yourself
For those who don’t know, Reddit is a social media site designed to allow people to share interesting Internet content sorted by topic. These topics are created by making a “subreddit”, which is...
View ArticleObamacare Has a Glaring Coverage Gap
The idea behind Obamacare is great: get everyone in the United States affordable health insurance. It could have been done better, such as with a single payer system, or even providing a public option,...
View ArticleWhere We Go From Here: Understanding
Alright, this happened. Donald Trump will be president. And that’s incredibly disappointing to me, for many reasons that have probably been articulated by other people way better at writing this stuff...
View ArticleProtest Is Admirable! Keep Going!
“Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the...
View ArticleFacts Matter
So after my last couple posts at the end of last year, I’ve been gathering my thoughts and trying to make sense of President Trump’s presidency and his ignoring or denying of facts. I’ve also been...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About Third Parties
I’m a liberal independent. By the time I started voting in 2004, the Republican Party had drifted so far rightward that I’ve never once voted for a Republican in my life. I frequently vote Democrat,...
View ArticleThe “Grab World” and How It Relates to Property Rights and the Right to...
I just read a post on a concept called the “Grab World.” I highly suggest you read it, as well as this post about a Grab World, but I’ve included what I believe is the most important snippet below....
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