The Equal Pay Delusion
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 19th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
The Equal Pay Delusion
Mona Charen, RealClearPolitics
Voters are souring on the Democratic Party. Apparently, all it takes are six years of economic torpor; the disastrous debut of the biggest new federal program in two generations; record levels of federal debt; revelations of scandals and malfeasance at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Internal Revenue Service, the Secret Service and the Justice Department; Russian revanchism on the march; a rampaging army of (literal) cutthroats gobbling up territory in the Middle East; and the feeble and patronizing government response to a modern plague. Truly, it says something about the reputation…
A Most Forgettable Election
Ruth Marcus, RealClearPolitics
WASHINGTON — The closing days of a closely fought election rarely offer uplifting moments, but the 2014 season has been particularly dreary, nearly devoid of content and high on unedifying spectacle. Perhaps the iconic moment came when former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist faced an empty lectern for seven minutes while his Republican opponent, incumbent Gov. Rick Scott, sulked over Crist’s insistence that he have a cooling fan at his stand. Seriously, seven minutes. At which point Scott blinked and the debate that voters deserved could finally start. But behavior that disrespects voters knows no…
Nothing to Fear but Panic Itself
David Ignatius, RealClearPolitics
WASHINGTON — Richard Preston, whose 1994 book “The Hot Zone” brought the Ebola virus terrifyingly alive for readers, once described how, during his research, his biohazard suit had ripped open, exposing him to a potentially fatal toxin. “I started to feel giddy,” Preston wrote in “Panic in Level 4,” a 2008 collection of essays. “It was an intoxicating rush of fear, a sensation that all I needed to do was relax and let the fear take hold, and I could drift away on waves of panic, screaming for help.” You could feel a shiver of panic coursing through the American body politic this week as the…
Ebola in America
Michael Gerson, RealClearPolitics
WASHINGTON — In any health care setting, it is wise to listen to the nurses, who see all. Their reports from Dallas about the initial procedures used in treating Thomas Eric Duncan are appalling. Safety suits with exposed necklines left nurses to cover skin with tape. When tape is removed, it abrades the skin. One health expert I consulted described this practice in dealing with Ebola as “moronic.” Proper protocols are now in place. But Ebola in America has been an exacting and brutal teacher. First, we have seen that the infectiousness of Ebola increases as a patient grows sicker and the…
