The Crisis for the Rest of Us

Some people are just cheap. Others are playing the odds, reasoning that paying for doctors and prescription medications on an ad hoc basis will prove cheaper than the $500-plus per month they'd have to shell out for health insurance. But most of America's 47...

Between the Lines: Hitting the Fan

It began with the pigeon poop, which for years had accumulated on the fourth floor of Springfield's South End Community Center. Officials reportedly knew about the problem at the city-owned building but believed the mess didn't pose any risk, since the floor...

What do you think?

Ad Lib(ertarian)Thanks for the feature ["The Book on Paul," June 28, 2007] depicting Ron Paul, "not your typical Republican presidential candidate." I wonder if Phil Maymin ever saw the movie About a Boy, in which the lead character, played by Hugh...

Got You Covered

Massachusetts has just begun an historic experiment in health care coverage. As of July 1—just two days after the nationwide opening of SiCKO—everyone 18 or over in the state was supposed to have health insurance or face possible loss of their personal...

First Shot: Libby at Liberty

[Editor's Note: This is a longer version of the same editorial that appeared in the print edition.] Amnesty lives, after all. A week after the conservative base of the G.O.P. rallied to block the Senate’s plan for comprehensive immigration reform,...