There’s a woman I know who makes chicken pot pie every Tuesday. Last week, she forgot the chicken. Not because she’s losing her mind, but because her mind […]
Ethics / Finance / Healthcare / Policy
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Small Towns Deserve More Than Empty Promises
Washington debates often revolve around numbers. Trillions in spending. Billions in cuts. A line item here. A policy adjustment there. Out in rural America, the numbers feel less […]
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What Happens When Washington Forgets the Heartland
Every so often, Congress confronts a decision that seems technocratic on the surface but reveals something deeper about our national character. The current debate over Medicaid funding for […]
Healthcare / Policy
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Biosimilars Are the Billion Dollar Solution We Keep Ignoring
The United States pays more for prescription drugs than any other country. That is not a function of better drugs or better care. It is a result of […]
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Art’s Journey to Wisdom Travels the Path of a Public Good
Modern economies reward efficiency, not reflection. Our institutions—schools, platforms, governments—are calibrated to deliver outcomes, track progress, and benchmark success. In this landscape, the arts are often treated as […]
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Why the Next Superpower Will Subsidize Daycare
NYC has one of America’s most watched mayoral races ongoing. Perhaps the most surprising issue dominating headlines is not crime or housing. It is childcare. Candidates are proposing […]
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How Measles Came Back to America
It began with a cough. Then a fever. By the time the red rash appeared on Ian Rojas’s neck, the pediatric unit at Dallas Methodist had already started […]
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Who Pays for Dinner?
The House Agriculture Committee just passed a $300 billion proposal that answers one question with brutal clarity: Who pays for dinner in America? The answer is not the […]
Climate / Healthcare / Policy
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Lines on Maps
Maps have always been powerful tools for understanding our world, but with the rise of computational cartography, they are evolving into something even more dynamic and insightful. Computational […]
Education / Healthcare
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Bridging the Gap: How HRSA and Local Initiatives Are Transforming Rural Healthcare
A couple of years ago, I wrote a piece on a comparative analysis of 3 rural health literacy programs. Today, we revisit the topic. The rolling plains of […]