But first, the uninsured are billed the “standard charges” (which no insured person pays). Then, when they cannot pay, bill collectors are sent, who attach their credit cards or homes (if they have one), and who threaten to report them to the INS. These charges are typically 3-6 times greater than what is normally collected [...]
Archive for October, 2003
You and the Patriot Act
DOJ CLAIM: The PATRIOT Act allows law enforcement to conduct investigations without tipping off terrorists by delaying notification that their homes or offices have been searched. The FBI already had authority under FISA to conduct secret searches in international terrorism investigations. The PATRIOT Act permits the FBI to conduct so-called sneak and peek searches – [...]
Fair and Balanced? FNC insider disagrees
The fact is, daily life at FNC is all about management politics. I say this having served six years there – as producer of the media criticism show, News Watch, as a writer/producer of specials and (for the last year of my stay) as a newsroom copy editor. Not once in the 20+ years I [...]
Fox almost sues itself over Simpsons episode
Hmm, well, I guess it’d be a win win situation except for the extraneous legal fees. In which case, oh yeah, that’d be lose, lose. obligatory link
The Aardvark is Ready for War
This excellent first novel by James Blinn depicts the anxieties and sarcastic observations of a Navy petty officer aboard an aircraft carrier heading toward the Persian Gulf in 1991.
LSAT scores: I’m an idiot
Ostensibly, that rabbit that takes tests isn’t as smart as he thinks he is. I got a 158 — mediocre, I could maybe get into WVU and probably lots of other more indigent state schools. Nevermind.
Meet the new scum, same as the old scum.
…Under the deal, the U.S. Air Force would lease 100 refueling tankers, modified Boeing 767′s, from an entity controlled by the Boeing Corporation. There are intelligent people in Washington who believe the U.S. needs a new fleet of tankers, to refuel jets over places like Afghanistan. But the details of this particular deal have been [...]
Geek care and feeding
Geeks are among the sweetest and most adoring of boyfriends, and the old prejudice of greasy-haired basement dwellers has long since fallen by the wayside. We can dress ourselves and perform routine grooming tasks, and as geeks move into the mainstream, we are becoming more sought after by savvy women. If you don’t share some [...]
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