Natalie deMacedo
On Friday night I reluctantly dropped $17 to watch Captain America in 3D. Sliding into the cushy seat with a bag of popcorn and a Diet Coke, I hoped the experience would be worth it. Truthfully, I’m no die-hard Marvel…
After four years of criticizing Obamacare, Republicans such as Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal have decided it’s time to start offering solutions. Jindal’s plan lacks details, but his goal is precise: make health care simpler and more affordable. He explains: The…
Crisis! Sound the alarm! The Supreme Court decision in McCutcheon v. FEC has given the Koch brothers new, unabated power to destroy the little guy and fund as many crazy right-wing activists as they so desire—completely destroying democracy! Fear King…
Yesterday the American Conservative published an insightful piece, “Here’s the ‘Missing’ Evidence for S.D.’s Sex-Selective Abortion Ban” by Jonathan Coppage. Coppage does excellent work researching and explaining the evidence behind sex-selective abortions in the United States, sadly concluding that the…
They’re breaking out the champagne at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue tonight. In case you didn’t hear, 7.1 million Americans signed up for insurance on the Obamacare exchanges. And if you want all the drama-laden details, Politico took the time to type…
Breitbart columnist John Sexton is reporting that the LA Times claims 9.5 million previously uninsured Americans now have health insurance. But almost half – 4.5 million – are on Medicaid. Countless others signed up through the health care exchanges and are receiving…
I rarely credit Slate with genius, but their coverage of what was and wasn’t biblical in the new Noah deserves respect. I’d read multiple blogs about the “extra-biblical” nature of Noah from other devout Christians. Some cursed the movie and…
We made it. Today is the “official” deadline to sign up for Obamacare (ignoring the unofficial deadline that’s still two weeks away). That is, if the White House can get the website up and running. When Americans logged onto Healthcare.gov…
The Hobby Lobby case has raised a number of questions. Do individuals give up religious rights when they open a business? Does Plan B cause abortions? Can the government force companies to follow unconstitutional laws? But what about the very…
It’s hard to dot every “i” in a 2,000-page bill, but Congress’s negligence in specificity could be the fatal blow to Obamacare. According to Talking Points Memo, the ACA specifies that only state exchanges are eligible for government subsidies known…
