Two weeks ago I posted a piece on Huffington Post that criticized some of the critics of the current administration (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/evan-handler/who-are-we_b_737515.html). As usual, it was sarcastic, bombastic, and more than a little self-righteous -- because each of those qualities lives, to some degree, within me.

As usual, the comments...

So, we've killed a woman with an IQ of 72. Does that mean we've prevailed? Has justice prevailed?

"Who are we?" I wonder at a time like this. Who have we become?

And, according to many polls and many media outlets, the populace is "fed up," "angry," and we're...

The U.S. Congress seems to have taken the first steps toward offering government protections to American citizens in regard to their health care. This is being accomplished via an extremely imperfect set of inconsistent regulations, cobbled together as a result of courage, compromise, and cowardice, in ways that will infuriate...

I'm riled up about the situation with Governor Paterson, because it's a ludicrously clear example of the worst aspects of humanity and shucked responsibility increasingly on display in our country. A person in a position of power and authority commits an indefensible breach of trust, then makes the breach of...

Many commenters poo-pooed my earlier posts about Anthem Blue Cross's intention to dramatically lower reimbursement rates for Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Therapy. Some said, "Physical Therapy? Who cares?" Others, of course, mocked my model in which the federal government might take any action to merely oversee or -...

I own three cars. All of them are Toyotas. The first one I bought is a 2000 Solara, purchased when it had 12,000 miles on it. I drove it for six years, then passed it on to my wife. The second one I bought is a 2006 Prius that I...

This post is a call to arms, and a warning. The U.S. government's, and the U.S. citizenry's, unwillingness to embrace universal health care coverage (which, as my last post emphasized, is enjoyed by citizens of every other industrialized nation on Earth) is only the first assault on your wallets, and...

I'm going try to be brief, since I'm a living human being, with a certain number of health problems, who's continuing to age and deteriorate as I approach antiquity. This fall, besides the usual respiratory infections, it's been a severe cervical radiculopathy, which was almost certain to need spinal surgery,...

Now is the time to let Senators and Congressmen/women know you support and insist upon a public option for your health insurance purchases. It's an "option," remember, and the more options, the better. Everyone is still free to purchase what they like. It only means there'll be a government subsidized...

I have found the last week to be one of the most politically dispiriting of my adulthood. After President Obama's address to the nation on health care, I posted an opinion piece on Huffington Post which garnered well over 600 comments, as well as dozens of emails sent directly...

I'm pretty invested in this health care bill battle. First, twenty-four years ago, when I was 24 years old, I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. My medical treatments lasted over four years, cost close to half a million dollars, and were largely paid for by insurance coverage from my...

I'll try to be brief. People should do whatever they choose. Get married, get divorced. Run for office, resign from office. Volunteer to clean up a highway, run screaming naked down the street. Have your fun, baby, and don't let no one keep you from it.

What people should not...

It's been oodles of time since I posted, and I don't really have much to say today. I'm saddened by the passing of Farrah Fawcett, as no one should have to suffer such medical indignities - at any age, much less prior to 60 years old, as Ms. Fawcett was...

I've heard a loud public outcry from prominent gay Americans about the passage of Proposition 8, but not as much from the so called "straight" community. I think it needs to be said as loudly as possible, by as many people as possible: the passage of Proposition 8 in California...

It's good! It's great! It's all fantastic, and I'm thrilled! Really. I do mean it. But something seems to be escaping our attention amidst the exaltation. In spite of the wars, the lies, the torture, the stacking of the courts, and the rollbacks to civil liberties; in spite of the...

Strange to say? Well, it struck me while I watched Barack Obama voting on television yesterday. I saw a family, young and vital, made up of believers in the possibility of a better society. A smiling man of shining intelligence. A beautiful, well-spoken wife, with whom he seems to actually...

Yesterday I pleaded that Barack Obama might begin the process of framing, or labeling, his opponent in all the ways Republican candidates have successfully done to recent Democrats. Instead, he did more. His approach, to this point, was more subtle than what I suggested. But his speech was more masterful...

Senator Obama:

It's 2008, and I'm wondering: is Karl Rove the only person in the United States who knows how to win an election? Criticize his tactics however you like. Lambaste him, like John Kerry did last night. Call him names. But he's won the last two presidential elections for,...

A lot has been written and said since the West Virginia primary about what recent results indicate in regard to Barack Obama's chances in a general election. Some of it's been said by pundits, in print and on television, and some of it's been said by mere citizens. A lot...

Two months ago I wrote a piece for Huffington Post in which I carefully and delicately expressed my growing desire to see Barack Obama win the Democratic party's nomination for president. The main reason I outlined in that piece was my admiration for Obama's call to action from the...