Journalism, the fourth estate, has been part of the fabric of free societies since Gutenberg printed those letters to the editor claiming Black Death was just a a hoax made up in the basement of a pizza parlor in Dusseldorf. Framers of the Constitution saw fit to address free ...
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When I was a kid, I assumed that MATH stood for Mental Abuse To Humans – it was not my best subject. But that got me interested in acronyms, which comes in really handy when you’re trying to communicate lengthy, complicated things in a briefer way. The problem is those ...
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Gloom, despair and agony is pretty easy to wallow in for a lot of peple these days, but if you pay attention, there is light at the end of the tunnel....
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The idea of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is not just under attack in the U.S., it’s in the process of annihilation. It’s been repackaged and branded, along with the term “woke”, as vile concepts that have no place in society. And, as of this writing, the concept of empathy ...
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Before I cancelled my subscription (in a hissy-fit protest against billionaire owner Jeff Bezos), I found the facts of the following from the Washington Post: Michael Protzman, a former Seattle demolition contractor, attracted a following of QAnon conspiracy believers who were so devoted to his prophecies that hundreds of them ...
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Just about anyone who knows the subject will tell you that climate change is a big deal. In fact, it’s a BFD. Most of the perusers of this little newsletter already know that we’re talking about huge impacts to public health, coastline changes and geographic population displacement beyond anything we’ve ...
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You’ve heard it said that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. A very wise young friend of mine once corrected that statement for me by explaining that the better explanation is in fact that power attracts the corruptible.
I believe that he was right, and there’s no shortage ...
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Anyone working in the public health space in the U.S. is facing interesting times for the foreseeable future. The newly installed, thoroughly unqualified, top health czar is a vaccine opponent, propagandist, scam artist, brain worm host and roadkill enthusiast.
I think of him as the Tommy Tuberville of public health. ...
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In working with one of the advisory type groups that I facilitate, there are frequent occasions when invited speakers are given a finite amount of time to present whatever information needs to be shared with our folks.
This often poses a challenge because: (1) experts love to talk at length ...
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Kurt Gray is a professor of psychology and neuroscience who has written a book with an interesting explanation about why people fight about morality and politics and how we might find common ground. Outraged explains that we all have competing views about harm, and the real victims.
Believing you’re going ...
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