Posts by Cos

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 10:54PM

Insurance Companies Would Rather We Worry About Their Health

Last night, I submitted this as a letter to the editor to USA Today:

For decades, private for-profit insurance companies have been spreading fear about "government run health insurance". Despite the fact that people on Medicare - run by the government - are more satisfied with their insurance

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JUNE 8, 2009 10:14AM

The Other Side(s) of Tank Man

 (I posted this on my personal blog on Friday of last week, June 5th, and based on comments I got there, decided to re-post here.)

Yesterday was the 20th aniversary of June 4th, 1989 - the Chinese crackdown on a massive protest in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. Although we remember June… Read full post »

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MAY 23, 2009 11:42AM

Terrorists on American soil, oh no!

In 1993, a terrorist plot to destroy the World Trade Center towers in New York City did not succeed in toppling the towers, but the 1,500lb bomb killed 6 and injured over a thousand.  5 men were eventually convicted of carrying out the attack.  All of them are being held in prison… Read full post »

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APRIL 29, 2009 2:27PM

The City Where They Legalized Theft

In the city of Columbiana, it came out a few years ago that municipal employees were stealing from residents' homes.  Some of them had legitimate access, others used their positions (rodent control, tax assessor, etc.) to get into houses when they shouldn't have been there.  And they took m… Read full post »

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