Health Care
We Would Miss Obamacare
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, at least 10 million fewer Americans are uninsured. The drop in the nation’s uninsured rate is the largest since the early 1970s.
'Envy' vs. 'Greed'
Paul Ryan’s "envy economics" label invites a description of his own approach, which would slash taxes on the rich and cut programs for the poor and middle class.
Letters | Deciding to die in America
Continuing the debate on programs like POLST (Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment).
Don't Govern on Fantasies
The prevailing view among conservatives: The GOP's central goal should be to spend two more years making Obama look bad.
Get Used to Gridlock
The nation faces problems that are real and pressing. Yet our political system remains stagnant—and that’s unlikely to change even after 2014.
The Pope's American Messenger
The appointment of Blase Cupich will have an impact beyond the Catholic Church because it tells us about the role Francis wants the church to play in American life.
The Mystifying Election
Karl Rove was on to something when he recently wrote “each passing day provides evidence as to why a GOP Senate majority is still in doubt.”
As We Lie Dying
Most of us remain woefully unprepared for life’s final transition. One way of addressing this problem is the Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment paradigm.
Blind Ideological Justice
We are confronted with a conservative judiciary using any argument it can to win ideological victories that elude their side in the elected branches of government.
A More Accommodating Accommodation?
In his short and perplexing concurrence on Hobby Lobby, Justice Kennedy offered a path to resolving the dispute over the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate.
After Hobby Lobby
It’s unfortunate that the Obama administration’s initial, parsimonious exemption for religious groups helped ignite the firestorm that led to Hobby Lobby.
Caught in the Gap
We are now beginning to see the consequences of Red State hostility to health-care reform, and they are devastating for the poor.
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