Health Care
When Obamacare Was 'Doomed'
That the ACA hit its sign-up goal ought to give everyone pause over how reckless its opponents have been in making instant judgments and outlandish charges.
Catastrophic Coverage
With ACA enrollment numbers up and the troubled website stabilized, it’s worth looking back at the madness that gripped the Chicken Little pundits a few months ago.
Give It to Us Straight, Doc
The conventional wisdom seems to be that Americans, feeling ripped off by the Affordable Care Act, are ready to pounce. But how does that correspond to reality?
Obama, Confidence Builder
Consider Obama's State of the Union speech a bid to move the national conversation back to the economic basics: to “opportunity for everybody."
Moving Day
There’s nothing easy about watching one’s father drift out of his own life. Alzheimer’s, old age, senility—whatever you call it—is distressing for everyone.
The Resurgent Progressives
The re-emergence of a Democratic left will be one of the major stories of 2014. Moderates, don’t be alarmed: Its return is good news for the political center.
Alternative Medicine
The Republican leadership seems to hope Obamacare will collapse under its own weight. Not all conservatives are convinced of the wisdom of that approach.
The ACLU Takes on the Bishops
Contrary to popular belief, the USCCB does not have the power to tell individual bishops—or Catholic health-care systems—what to do and what not to do.
Health Scare
While the next few months could be rocky, there are still reasons to be optimistic about the ACA. To understand why, it helps to know a few details about the law.
System Failure
As a signature policy issue, President Barack Obama’s national health-care program is right up there with Bush’s Iraq.
Does Your New Health Plan Cover Abortion?
Unless the exchanges make clear which plans cover elective abortion and which don’t, the ACA’s requirement that insurers segregate abortion funds makes little sense.
Obama Needs His Friends Back
President Obama is furiously fending off those “winter of discontent” stories, and it’s not even winter yet.
