Paul Krugman summarizes Kenneth Arrow’s argument that health care can’t be marketed like bread or TVs. You could rely on a health maintenance organization to make the hard choices and do the cost management, and to some extent we do. But HMOs have been highly … Read More →
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Late July Sonic Update
Since I found out that Sonic is coming to Peabody, I’ve been looking for updates but alas, nothing, so I’m taking matters into my own hands! The structure is up but they’re just barely putting up insulation. The lot hasn’t been leveled and so they … Read More →
Mariachi Band Cover Songs!
I was very happy to run into a Mariachi cover of Bittersweet Symphony back for Cinco De Mayo but happily, this is not the only random cover song by Mariachis! A little teaser that’s just two words: Beat It. For the rest, Mariachi Band Cover … Read More →
What Would Brian Boitano Make?
If you’ve ever looked at your fridge and wondered what Brian Boitano would make, well, your prayers are about to be anwered by Food Network! The figure skater, who won a gold for the U.S. at the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, will have a daytime … Read More →
Somerville has how many cars?
Holy crap. So this is why its so hard to park here? Somerville has more than 11,600 registered vehicles per square mile — that’s about 7,600 more cars per square mile than Boston, 6,700 more than Medford and 3,600 more than Cambridge. The city also … Read More →
JFK’s speech at Rice 9/12/69
I always wondered about the phrasing JFK used and why I heard it as “We choose to go to the moon and disdicate and do the other thing”… Happily, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum has the audio and transcript. There is no … Read More →
Free with a catch…
After Pandora announced that they will be charging 99 cents for users listening to more than 40 hours/month and a running into a review of Spotify’s streaming service in Slate, I had some thoughts on the “freemium” business model and paying for service and time … Read More →
He got permission to buzz the tower!
There was probably an admiral’s daughter in there… via Picture This: F-18 Buzzes Detroit Apartment | Danger Room | Wired.com.
Why government can’t cure healthcare…
That’s the title I would have used if I were Greg Mankiw… Greg writes from another view point to Krugman and says Paul’s comment got me thinking. Perhaps a lot of the disagreement over healthcare reform, and maybe other policy issues as well, stems from … Read More →