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The Legal and the Low-Risk: The People Insurance Markets Can’t Afford to Lose

Posted on November 11, 2025 Updated on November 11, 2025

A late October evening in Denver, and a software designer named Marcus sits at his kitchen table scrolling through his… Read more

Posted in Finance, Healthcare, Policy     


The Wisdom of the Ward and the Decline of Institutional Memory

Posted on November 7, 2025 Updated on November 7, 2025

There is a county clerk in Wisconsin who can tell you, without looking, which precincts always flip their absentee tallies… Read more

Posted in Education, Healthcare, Policy     


The Battle Over Healthcare Insurance Subsidies

Posted on September 15, 2025 Updated on September 15, 2025

Rep. Jen Kiggans of Virginia is hardly the person you’d expect to be leading the charge to save Obamacare subsidies…. Read more

Posted in Healthcare, Policy     


Three Blueprints for Healing Rural America

Posted on September 11, 2025 Updated on September 11, 2025

The story of rural healthcare in America is always a story of distance. Distance between patients and providers. Distance between… Read more

Posted in Education, Healthcare, Policy     


What Happens When Your 401(k) Speaks Fluent AI

Posted on September 2, 2025 Updated on September 2, 2025

Margaret Chen has spent thirty-two years teaching fourth grade in San Bernardino. She retired last June with a comfortable pension… Read more

Posted in Finance, Healthcare, Policy     


Burnout, Boundaries, and the Battle to Balance Care and Career

Posted on August 19, 2025 Updated on August 19, 2025

There’s a woman I know who makes chicken pot pie every Tuesday. Last week, she forgot the chicken. Not because… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Healthcare     


Small Towns Deserve More Than Empty Promises

Posted on July 7, 2025 Updated on July 7, 2025

Washington debates often revolve around numbers. Trillions in spending. Billions in cuts. A line item here. A policy adjustment there…. Read more

Posted in Ethics, Finance, Healthcare, Policy     


What Happens When Washington Forgets the Heartland

Posted on June 18, 2025 Updated on June 18, 2025

Every so often, Congress confronts a decision that seems technocratic on the surface but reveals something deeper about our national… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Finance, Healthcare     


Biosimilars Are the Billion Dollar Solution We Keep Ignoring

Posted on June 5, 2025 Updated on June 5, 2025

The United States pays more for prescription drugs than any other country. That is not a function of better drugs… Read more

Posted in Healthcare, Policy     


Art’s Journey to Wisdom Travels the Path of a Public Good

Posted on May 29, 2025 Updated on May 29, 2025

Modern economies reward efficiency, not reflection. Our institutions—schools, platforms, governments—are calibrated to deliver outcomes, track progress, and benchmark success. In… Read more

Posted in Art, Education, Ethics, Healthcare, Policy     


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