Willem Lange: A Cat-and-Mouse Game With Much at Stake
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
East Montpelier During the presidency of George W. Bush, a bunch of us from Vermont were visiting Cuba to take a look at the state of Cuban media — radio, television, the press, book publishing — under the Castro regime. We stopped one day at Radio Havana, where a trio of very jolly English-speaking employees talked about their role in society. At some point one of the Vermonters asked about …
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
The debate over “Obamacare” has focused largely on the number of uninsured Americans and how the regulations will be implemented. Not enough attention is being paid to the difficulties our health-care system imposes on those with Medicaid insurance, which is being extended to millions who lack coverage. Frequently, people blame patients for using emergency departments “inappropriately.” But some Medicaid patients do everything they …
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Finally, Iranians got the chance to party in the streets. The solid election victory on Friday of the least hard-line candidate — moderate cleric and former nuclear negotiator Hassan Rowhani — touched off spontaneous celebrations in the major squares and avenues of Tehran that authorities did not try to stop. Women whipped off head scarves and drivers honked their horns in an emotional …