Medicare for All Would Abolish Private Insurance. ‘There’s No Precedent in American History.’

At the heart of the “Medicare for all” proposals championed by Senator Bernie Sanders and many Democrats is a revolutionary idea: Abolish private health insurance. Proponents want to sweep away our complex, confusing, profit-driven mess of a health care system and start fresh with a single government-run insurer that would cover everyone. But doing away…

Confirm or Deny: Danny DeVito

Maureen Dowd: Matilda was actually a spoiled brat. Danny DeVito: Deny. It’s not always sunny in Philadelphia. I vehemently deny that. The best cheese steak in Philly is Tony Luke’s. O.K., yes, confirm. You serve rum ham at Christmas? I serve rum ham whenever I can. Michelle Pfeiffer is a better Catwoman than Anne Hathaway.…