That's because, with the exception of NY, Medicaid pays nothing, so no one has any incentives to accept Medicaid.

Yes, I read the articles. I've also read the more objective Chicago Times.

No one is saying that unions aren't great. They're saying that unions have become bloated, their loyalties misplaced, and they argue collectively for teachers' rights to a degree that it hurts the (a) children they're supposed to be protecting and (b ) overall budget, and that money then gets cut elsewhere.

Ok. I'm pro-teacher, though granted, I've always been a teacher in the private school system. So tell me why these teachers need to be special snowflakes with regards to:

I don't discount your research. I'm curious, though, which peer-reviewed journals have published such accounts. At the very least, it's not a popular stance, and most journals are aware of such.

Do you still feel that way, after reading many of the responses that say otherwise?

Good point. No one is entirely sure which one is the chicken and which one is the egg. Especially considering the fact that many parents are reporting a decrease in autistic symptoms/behaviors when their children receive anti-inflammatory medications.

You're so sweet! Have a wonderful new year!

When I lived in Israel, I didn't watch all that much television. Once, visiting relatives, I turned on the tv to see what there was to watch. The ads were. . . not to be believed.

Well, I'm a very religious woman. Why don't you ask me why I continue to stay? I'll answer why you don't: Because it's easier to make snap judgements on a large group of women with no historical context, no knowledge of religious texts, no interactions with a very insular community, and so you largely have no idea…

First of all, try not to classify an entire subset of people with different beliefs than you as "crazy". Secondly, your "demographic time-bombs" rhetoric sounds eerily close to the Republican stance on "immigrants", who are just waiting to take over America with their crazy, job-snatching, welfare-eating ways. I…

Rule of the internetz: Any mention, in any form, of the word "Israel", even in an article talking about a business company, commercial, model, food, or even social relationships, must garner at least two (2) separate comments about the Palestinians.

Very succinct. I liked it.

And most of the swaths of text in the Talmud dedicated to discussing orgasms is designed to tell you how to conceive a certain gender of child.

Except you didn't read the article:

It was a joke. The happy smiley face wasn't enough to indicate that, obviously.

THIS - this scenario - is a PERFECT example of WHY we need sex education, real sex ed including relationship topics, not mere abstinence classes.

If it isn't my place to say whether or not it was rape, why is she submitting her essay about it in a workshop, and asking people to "open a dialogue" about rape? What kind of dialogue did she expect?

I disagree with this 'mooching' of which you speak, as there are many, many articles written by the ultra-orthodox in which they bemoan the fact that many employers (who are not religious) have been so inculcated with ideas of the ultra-orthodox that they're discriminated against in hiring practices. Which. . . I can…

And yet. . . if small minority factions were as vocal and voted in unison in the United States, they would gain more power over laws.