The New York Times editorial on Sunday 8 23 09 had more information than I was able to impart in my blog ldquo Who Are the Uninsured rdquo last week about one group within the nearly 46 million people in the U S without health insurance the 13 million young adults aged 19-29 This informat

nbsp I was both surprised and chagrined to see the reaction against the views expressed in an Op Ed piece in the Wall St Journal on Aug 12 2009 ldquo The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare rdquo by John Mackey co-founder and C E O of Whole Foods Market Inc The opinion has ignited a boyco

ght now the data from the U S Census Bureau are about to become obsolete a new report is expected at the end of this month It will provide information for 2008 What we have currently is information for 2007 and it rsquo s the best we have I haven rsquo t read the entire report but I have loo

Few taxpayers express rage against the government for requiring owners of motor vehicles to carry collision insurance known in the industry as liability insurance And I m aware of no exceptions to this law Given the risks and damage from a collision the requirement sounds like common sense F

If you have ever wanted to see Josephine Baker dance this Introduction gives you the opportunity ldquo The Jazz Century rdquo a lively moving and comprehensive presentation of graphic art music and film is on exhibit now through October 18 2009 at The Centre de Cultura Contempor aacute nia

Members of Congress have no choice really They must work within the constraints of what is politically feasible But ordinary citizens need not at least not always Attempting to free myself from such constraints I have temporarily put aside all the big-picture proposals currently being discuss

Over the last three years America has published a number of insightful articles on the U S health care system including ldquo Healing Health Care rdquo by Guy Clifton ldquo Then There Was One rdquo by Daniel Sulmasy ldquo The Financing of Health Care rdquo and ldquo The True Cost of Care

With three complicated Congressional proposals almost on the drawing board and special interest lobbyists strong-arming elected officials even during their August recess it is easy to throw up one rsquo s hands on health care and cling to one rsquo s employee-sponsored health insurance that is if

The opening of the Manhattan High Line on June 12 attracted thousands of people during its first week including me I was so favorably impressed that I returned yesterday to walk it again This time I tried out one of the chic well-placed wooden lounge chairs long enough to read a section of the S