No, Call Me "Jay"

Help on Health Care Presentations...

Here are some links that should help.  Please read them all carefully:

The Nation on single-payer health care

A Doctor's Take on Single-Payer insurance

The Obama Plan itself (as stated by Obama, read to end of page)

The New Republic on Obama's Plan

The Heritage Foundation on Obama's Plan

2 Leading Economists Supporting Obama's Plan

The American Prospect on the current health care system

The AMA's (modest) proposal for reform

A Study of American Health Care System Verse Others Systems

Rankings of Health Care Systems in the World (YOU SHOULD PRINT THIS OUT FOR CLASSMATES)

FactCheck: Do People Wait in Long Lines in Canada for Health Care, and Is it Better?

"The Visitor" - Great Film

I saw "The Visitor" over the weekend--blu-ray baby--and it was wonderful.  It explores the joys of music, the pain of American immigration post 9/11, the ennui of academia, and the thrill of falling in love with the "other." 

Help on POS 2041 Curent-Event Presentations

Here are some journal to help you:

From the Left:

The New Republic

The American Prospect

The Nation

The Progressive

The Brookings Institute

Frome the Right:

The Economist

National Review 

CATO Institute

Heritage Foundation

Good Centrist or Informational Resources

Politico

The Atlantic Monthly

FactCheck

 

Random Thoughts

... I started teaching today and the students seemed really cool.  Some of my UF students seem to really be interested in theory.  My SFCC students are cool, though I surprised how few high school students I have. 

... I do not know what to think about the changes in Obama's economic plan. It seems like he is taking a little Reagan and mixing it with New Deal-ism.  I guess the times are urgent enough to try everything.  Hopefully it makes the economy grow enough in the next three years that he can then slightly raise taxes and we can work on the defecit.  At that point some of his investments might pay off too.  It would also be nice if the economy was growing enough to raise the cap on payroll taxes to tax up to 250,000 or 300,000 of income.  (I think payroll taxes should be applied to all of your income, but lets take step-by-step.)  One good thing about embracing tax cuts is that it makes it likely that a BUNCH of Repulicans will come on board and it is "sink or swim" for both parties.  Plus, the compromise might help us get national health care and some kind of banking super-regulator as part of the deal. 

... I cannot wait until Lost and Battlestar come back. 

... Just seat the damn Senators already.

... Mad Men on Blu-Ray is amazing.  I cannot wait until season 2 comes out on Blu-Ray too. 

Jay

American National Gov SFCC - Spring 2009 - Maggio Syllabus and etc

Hi Guys:

Attached is J. Maggio's syllabus for American National Government, SFCC Spring 2009

Download ANG Maggio Syllabus Spring 2009

See you guys in class

J