If so, then those parents are probably just as, if not more, uneducated. In any case, teaching people to think clearly and independently is the best education and is more important than teaching them "stuff" - facts and/or fiction - and I believe that this is what people (including the media, politicians, religious leaders and corporate overlords) really fear.

The more uneducated, the more easily manipulated.

Pretty much all over the planet, with a few people in orbit. :-)

Or... Theo has been praised for occasionally not being a (total) dick - especially when he's right.

[ You say tomato... Perspective is everything. ]

As is Quantum Mechanics or one of them isn't sure they're your parent?

If only the NSA had the resources and some sort of process by which they could have kept track of Snowden, like his phone, email, computer and internet usage. Oh wait...

Viagra is the "little blue pill". The "purple pill" is Prilosec / Nexium.

And by "we ... all" you obviously mean those people with jobs offering health insurance, people w/o preexisting conditions and children 18 and under, because w/o the ACA insurance - or at least good, effective insurance, that cannot be canceled on a whim by the insurance company - isn't affordable to most people otherwise, or certainly if they actually get sick and need/use said insurance.

Yes, I understand that some people will see a rise in their premiums, but - as far as I understand - that is usually accompanied by better or more comprehensive coverage. Many/most people will see a drop in their premiums (when comparing apples to apples), despite what Fox News and the Republicans would have your believe. Granted, I don't understand why coverage for males must also include OB/GYN care, but I suspect it's to spread the costs around (whether that make any sense is another discussion).

I imagine we'll continue to disagree about this. For perspective, some people bitched about Medicare when it started, but w/o it most (retired) people over 65 would not have any health insurance as *no* company would provide affordable coverage to old, sick people by choice - not very profitable, you know.

It's interesting that the drawing of Ringo Star's drum set in the WSJ article has "The Beatles" emblazoned on the bass drum skin and not simply "Beatles"...

In any case, do not name your dog "Stay"; it's confusing for the dog ... "Come here Stay"

Yes, yes... because the Republican solution to the country's healthcare issues (and/or anything else having to with people who are not rich and/or white and/or corporations) was/is *so* much better. Remind me what that was/is again, other than "let them eat cake"?

Easy. Assume we're all guilty until we can each prove our innocence - oh, wait...

All kidding aside, if "the" is actually part of the band name, then grammatically/syntactically , one should refer to them as the "The Beatles" - as Stephen Colbert often does with the "The New York Times".

I think Obi-Wan felt something like this when Alderaan was destroyed.

It becomes a purple pill and your acid reflux gets better. (Which, coincidentally, is what would happen if the red/blue states and red/blue Representatives actually started working together - you know, for the good of the *whole* country.)