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The Corpus Callosum is an occasional journal of armchair musings, by a suburban, reality-based, slightly-left-of-center guy, who reserves the right to be highly irregular at times. Topics: social commentary, neuroscience, politics, science news. Mission: to develop connections between hard science and social science, using linear thinking and intuition; and to explore the relative merits of spontaneity vs. strategy.
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Category: economy
Just goes to show how lobbying reform hasn't gone anywhere near far enough: Bank Lobbyists Are Not Only Trying to Kill NEW Legislation, They Are Trying to Weaken EXISTING Regulations By George Washington of Washington's Blog. Everyone knows that the...
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Category: Social Commentary
This is a bad sign. Specifically, it is an instance of the mainstream media starting to hint at the truth. I take this as a sign that things are getting worse, as the effort to keep up the pretense is...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 2:50 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Politics
There is an interesting parallel between the fight over rural electrification, in 1935, and the current health insurance debate. (HT dangerousmeta) How FDR Enacted his "Public Option" By Bob Simmons, Crosscut.com, Guest Writer, 9-13-09...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 8:57 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Medicine
The SEIU website makes an astonishing claim: But, in DC and nine other states, including Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming, insurance companies have gone too far, claiming that "domestic violence victim"...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 8:18 AM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Politics
I understand as well as anyone, that the health care finance reform process has been dispiriting so far. Congressman Joe Wilson of South Carolina has brought the process to a new low. So low, in fact, that his website is...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 1:37 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Medicine
The health care reform process is getting extremely ugly. Healthcare insurers get upper hand Obama's overhaul fight is being won by the industry, experts say. The end result may be a financial 'bonanza.' LA Times By Tom Hamburger and Kim...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 9:05 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Politics
A fair amount has been written about the topic of motivated reasoning. Jonah Lehrer explains the relationship between motivated reasoning and the political process; Orac addresses the issue with regard to quantum woo. (Plus more at Mixing Memory, here)...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 8:59 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Medicine
It was the second-most-blogged article on the NYT when I got up this morning; now, it is the first-most-blogged. It is the article that reports on a survey that shows 72% support for a government-run health insurance program. The program...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 8:24 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Politics
Last night I heard a snippet of an interview with some Senator, who expressed fear that the Supreme Court candidate, Sonia Sotomayor, would let her feelings interfere with her judgment. Evidently, this was based upon Obama's characterization of Ms. Sotomayor...
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Category: Politics
Patti Smith reads the Declaration of Independence, in a rousing performance. She follows it with an indictment of George W. Bush. She speaks in English, but with German subtitles. In a way, I'm hesitant to dignify Bush by mentioning him...
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