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Swampland

The Left-Blogosphere Melts Down

My reaction to today's sudden silliness is here. But both Jonathan Cohn of the New Republic and Ezra Klein of the Washington Post have weighed in as well — and they are two of the wisest, best-informed health care wonks extant. Read more

Business & Technology

Techland

Iron Man 2 Trailer: World Peace. Privatized.

Yes. This is the way the Iron Man 2 trailer should start. Cocky Tony Stark, talking smack to Congress Read more

Entertainment

Tuned In

Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place*

Last October, Maureen Ryan, Alan Sepinwall and I met at John's pizzeria in midtown Manhattan to divide a margherita pie and talk about TV. Read more

Health & Science

Wellness

U.S. Life Expectancy Reaches High of 77.9 Years

Data released this month by the Centers for Disease Control shows that average U.S life expectancy at birth has reached an all-time high of 77.9 years. Read more

U.S.

The Detroit Blog

Do Detroit Public School Students Deserve 4th Amendment Protection?

Got into a passionate exchange with a good friend over this. Our argument wasn't over whether the Detroit Public Schools are indeed conducting random, mass searches of the student body at Mumford High School. Read more

Business & Technology

The Curious Capitalist

New Numbers Tell Tale of Many Inflations

New numbers out today from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show consumer prices unchanged from last month Read more

It's Your Money

Cheapskate Wisdom from ... Garrison Keillor

"The most wonderful Christmas of my life was 1997, a quiet day with no gifts and no tree, waiting in a New York apartment for my daughter to be born." Read more

Photos

White House Photo Blog

Michelle Obama carries a bag of toys which have been donated by White House Executive Office staff to Marine Toys for Tots, in Stafford, Virginia.View more

Don't take the bait.

• - Posted by slowp on Swampland in response to Karen Tumulty's post "Health Care: The Industry Steps Up. Maybe"