Uh oh, big trouble; all signs point to the occurrence of one of modernity sexiest crooners having ‘gone done it again’. The latest album, Octahedron - a shape with eight different yet equally sized faces, is most aptly named. Simply put, The Mars Volta beautifully juxtaposes the melodic seductiveness of simplicity with the infinite mathematical complexity of superior musicianship in a way that could hardly escape the reach of even the most untrained ear. Infinitely attainable, thi... Read Full Story

Oh George, how I miss you! So much could be said here about why you should purchase the newly released George Harrison collection Let It Roll - Songs of George Harrison but you know why. If not, just take a listen to “Someday” and you’ll know. Sigh, only 58 years old when he died. Is there any more proof needed to see this world is unjust? Post from: TheAmericanBoy. Make sure to follow on Twitter! Comments/love can be sent here. Thanks for reading! The Quiet One - Viva Ge... Read Full Story

April 12, 2006 marked a historic day not only for the people of Massachusetts but also for state and federal policymakers and the national populous as a whole. On the aforementioned date, Mitt Romney, then governor of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, signed into law the Massachusetts Health Reform Bill. According to John Holahan, director of the Health Policy Center, Urban Institute, in Washington D.C., “the essence of the legislation is a mandate that everyone in the state have heal... Read Full Story

Not sure if anyone else noticed that Bacardi has a really catchy song in their new mojito ad. It’s called “Day Light” by Matt and Kim I’d heard it a few times but was too lazy to get up and go searching around for the artist. Against all odds I got off my ass this morning despite possibly having taken part in drunken sublime sing-a-longs last night and did a lil ’soul’ searchin. Anyways, I grabbed the album from iTunes and am enjoying the rest. Check it out... Read Full Story

Throughout his campaign and subsequently during the initial period of his term, President Obama has made taking action in health policy reform a priority for his administration. In his most recent weekly Presidential address he again stressed the necessity for paying attention to healthcare and promised the imminency of congressional action. (Obama, 2009) There exists extensive research and statistical reporting indicating President Obama’s analysis of necessity for reform is spot on. F... Read Full Story

Consistently rising demand for care and concurrently high barriers to entry for would be health services providers are two areas that successful cost containment strategies should address to lower the escalating costs associated with record expenditures. Previous policies targeted toward these issues have been somewhat successful in providing meaningful results in their own terms and arenas but have been largely ineffectual dollar for dollar in the macro market. By permitting physicians assis... Read Full Story

The two stakeholders responsible for legislating the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act whom, to date, are receiving the most benefit from its passage are certainly the managed care and pharmaceutical companies. While other stakeholder groups were made to compromise and tender meaningful concessions in order to achieve a solution palatable to all the constituents of the legislative body, neither the managed care nor pharmaceutical companies were made to do so. In a... Read Full Story

Is anyone truly surprised by the recent allegations of steroid use surrounding baseball wonder boys, Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez? I doubt it; you may think so, but I’m pretty sure you’re confusing shock with disdain, contempt, and disappointment. You have to be pretty naive to be surprised now-a-days, especially when you can’t remember the last three month period of your life free of cheating, corruption, scandal, and malice. Think about it; it’s really no shocker... Read Full Story

The policy and law making process set forth by Jefferson, et al. in the constitution of the United States is designedly difficult and time-consuming. While it is true that many avenues to policy creation exist, the delicate intricacies of constitutional checks and balances on which the system relies, makes an outwardly simple process more complex than perhaps those unfamiliar might have anticipated. (Teitelbaum, 2007) Briefly stated, any party wishing to make policy must contend with three go... Read Full Story

Let me mitigate my comments by stating that I know this is a touchy subject that has affected many families by snatching away their dream of raising a child. I just wonder if this is really a good battle to pick in the ‘you can’t yell fire in a theater’ free speech argument. CNN is reporting that there’s been some hoopla about an application for the Apple iPhone that critics claim pokes fun at shaken baby syndrome. Apple has since pulled the application in what I can o... Read Full Story