Delaware Faces Another Health Care Cost Surge Delaware’ residents are bracing for another spike in health care costs next year, with projections showing an 8.5% increase in spending on hospitals, pharmaceuticals, and medical care for 2026. That’s bad news for Delawareans already shelling out over $10,500 a year—far beyond the pace of inflation. Why Should Anyone Care? WhenContinueContinue reading “Another Spike in Health Care Costs”
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Public Health Dark Age
The United States is entering a period many are calling a new Dark Age for public health, as sweeping changes at the CDC and federal health agencies create unprecedented anxiety and disruption. While some argued the CDC needed reform, the recent shakeups, marked by mass firings, controversial new leadership, and abrupt data blackouts, represent the wrong approachContinueContinue reading “Public Health Dark Age”
Projection
Projection is a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously (or in politics, maybe consciously) attributes their own unwanted thoughts, feelings, or impulses to someone else. For example, a person who feels hostile toward others might accuse others of being hostile toward them. This allows the individual to avoid acknowledging or dealing with those uncomfortable emotionsContinueContinue reading “Projection”
Healthcare or Profitcare?
Why the U.S. Healthcare System is a Mess The U.S. healthcare system consistently underperforms compared to other high-income countries. According to a Commonwealth Fund Report and article in Harvard Business Review, even the best U.S. states fall short when measured against nations like France, Germany, the UK, and Australia. Key Points Performance Gap: The U.S.ContinueContinue reading “Healthcare or Profitcare?”
America’s ‘AI Action Plan’
For better or worse, the Trump administration has released a sweeping AI Action Plan outlining 90+ policy actions aimed at securing U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence. Shaped by over 10,000 public comments, the 28-page plan focuses on accelerating innovation, expanding infrastructure, and strengthening global influence. Key concerns include dismantling of safety and ethical guardrails, favoredContinueContinue reading “America’s ‘AI Action Plan’”
Interesting Development, Long Overdue
Some doctors won’t be happy 🧐 But will they now just make everyone underpaid? For decades, the prices Medicare pays doctors for different medical services have been largely decided not by Medicare itself, but by a powerful industry group, the American Medical Association. An A.M.A. committee meets in secret to determine the difficulty and timeContinueContinue reading “Interesting Development, Long Overdue”
The end of the anti‑liberal moment
After 9/11, the 2008 financial crisis, and Trump’s election, critics from both the right (e.g. Sohrab Ahmari’s post‑liberal movement) and the left (e.g. Samuel Moyn’s critiques of tyrannophobia) declared liberalism outdated and broken . Right-wing drift and retrenchment: Post-liberals like Ahmari originally advocated discarding liberal pluralism in favor of a socially conservative, Christian-ordered state. WithContinueContinue reading “The end of the anti‑liberal moment”
Summary & Analysis of Proposed AMA Resolution on ACIP — A-25 (2025):
Core Issue: This resolution is a strong, urgent response by the American Medical Association (AMA) and several major specialty organizations to recent actions taken by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. involving changes to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)—a critical scientific advisory group within the CDC that helps set U.S. vaccine policy. KeyContinueContinue reading “Summary & Analysis of Proposed AMA Resolution on ACIP — A-25 (2025):”
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the Third Earl of Shaftesbury
A pivotal figure in early 18th-century moral philosophy, aesthetics, and political thought. Though less well-known today than contemporaries like Locke or Hobbes, Shaftesbury’s ideas had a profound impact on British Enlightenment thought, particularly in shaping moral sentimentalism and the emerging discourse on aesthetic judgment and virtue ethics. Key Works His major work is Characteristics ofContinueContinue reading “Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the Third Earl of Shaftesbury”
Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” – A Ticking Time Bomb for American Families
Donald Trump has proudly labeled it his “big, beautiful bill.” But behind the bluster and branding lies sprawling legislation that could devastate millions of Americans. 1. Health Insurance for 13.7 Million – Gone This bill would strip at least 13.7 million people of their health insurance coverage. That’s not just a statistic—it’s cancer treatments postponed,ContinueContinue reading “Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” – A Ticking Time Bomb for American Families”
Dr Bob, Brain Mechanic 