Part II: Winged MonkeysA violent tornado snatched Dorothy and Toto from the Kansas prairie, still in their farmhouse. They set down in Oz; the farmhouse landed on the…
Wall Street And Minimum WagesNicholas Kristof repeated a stunning comparison in his New York Times column yesterday:[T]he Wall Street bonus pool in 2014 was roughly twice the…
Big Data in medicine is a faith-based initiative. True believers know, deep in their hearts, that the Church of Big Data will solve all miseries that beset…
Paving the WayThe TaoTwo stories converged unexpectedly in yesterday’s news. The first was an article in the New York Times discussing income inequality and shortened life expectancies.…
Part I: CycloneCyclones or tornadoes are awesome forces of nature. Winds spin into funnel clouds, roaring across the landscape, wreaking destruction. Dorothy and her dog were whirled…
Death Is Women’s WorkDeath is women’s work. Most people who care for the dying are women. Low-paid health workers who care for dying patients in home hospices…
New Kind of EngagementYour doctors want you engaged. Your insurance company wants you engaged. The wellness crew at work wants you engaged. (Your mother may want you…
Probably Not The One You’re Thinking AboutPlus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. The 19th-century French author Jean-Baptiste Karr was right: The more things change, the…
In Harm’s WayBrian Williams flew into harm’s way. At least that’s the tale he told. Williams was reporting from Iraq in 2003. He was aboard a Chinook…
Health Care Reform As Crowd ControlPersuading your doctor to care about you just got harder. People want docs who care about them. Nothing matters to people as…
