Death Of A Talking Point

Ken AshfordHealth CareLeave a Comment

The main takeaway from an exhaustive new study of premiums on the Obamacare health insurance marketplaces by nonprofit, nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation: They’re generally going to be lower than expected. KFF on Obamacare Premiums I know.  You're not going to read it.  But here's the bottom line:  Marketplaces premiums are coming in below initial estimates. The expected monthly premium for … Read More

Lack Of Sensitivity

Ken AshfordEconomy & Jobs & Deficit, Election 2014Leave a Comment

NYC mayorial candidate Bill de Blasio is a meanie: When New York mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio first proposed taxing the rich so every child in the city could attend all-day preschool, it was October and he had support from fewer than 10 percent of Democrats in polls. Now he leads the pack. And some of the wealthy New Yorkers … Read More

Castro Found Dead In Cell

Ken AshfordBreaking News1 Comment

Not Fidel. The terrible one.  Ariel. (CNN) – Ariel Castro, who was sentenced to life plus 1,000 years for kidnapping and raping three women, as well as murder, committed suicide in his prison cell Tuesday night, the Frankin County, Ohio, coroner's office said. Castro hanged himself with a bedsheet, Dr. Jan Gorniak of the Franklin County Coroner's Office told CNN Wednesday. Authorities found … Read More

A Few Things Need To Be Said

Ken AshfordRight Wing Punditry/Idiocy, Women's IssuesLeave a Comment

(1)  I recognize that many believe that the Steubenville Rape matter technically didn't involve rape.  I recognize that the story of what happened is complicated, and I recognize (although I don't agree) that some feel that the "rapists" are now the victims.  I know there are two sides of the story, even though I'm fairly sure that one side is … Read More