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Category Archives: Government
A vaccine injury initiative, a contested hepatitis B trial, and edited CDC COVID-19 vaccine guidance
The State of U.S. Vaccine Policy Thanks to our vaccine expert Ed Marcuse. This is a bit long but an excellent summary. Click here for the article on Substack.
Posted in Government, Health, Politics, Vaccines
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We Know How to Fix Homelessness. Look at Denver.
by German Lopez in the NYT Homelessness, all appearances to the contrary, is a long-solved problem. We know both the causes and the cure. You wouldn’t think that’s the case from visiting many U.S. cities. Stymied by political and financial … Continue reading
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The War on Cartoonists
From the Borowitz Report (Thanks to Pam Peterson) In January 2025, Ann Telnaes, the Pulitzer-winning cartoonist for the Washington Post, announced that she was quitting the paper where she’d worked since 2008. She did so after her editor killed her … Continue reading
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Approaching the midterms…
from the New York Times (thanks to Charlotte Lin) New York Times reporters have fanned out across the country, chronicling the highest-profile Senate contests that will decide who controls the chamber and the tiny municipal disputes about data centers. Five … Continue reading
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A Blue Wave
David Remnick, Editor, The New Yorker (thanks to Charlotte Lin) Signs of a midterm blue wave are everywhere, and yet it would be journalistic malpractice not to attach some nervous caveats to any prediction. Polls are sketchy. Campaigns have never … Continue reading
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Heather Cox Richardson’s Commentary
From historian Heather Cox’s Letter From An American Judging from his social media posts, Trump is panicking. Shortly after noon yesterday, he posted that it was “no longer the Strait of Hormuz” driving up gasoline prices, but Ukraine’s strikes on … Continue reading
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Smoke Jumper turns politician and may help to flip the House
Submitted by Ed Harrison
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The dangers of AI and why regulations are needed
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Medicare for All: Separating the slogan from the substance
by Katelyn Jetelina and Hayden Rooke-Lev in Your Local Epidemiologist People are fed up with the U.S. health care system, and rightfully so. Medical premiums and debt are rising, clinicians are burned out, and patients have less access to care. … Continue reading
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Patagonia Offers $100 to Customers Who Help Others Plan to Vote
The outdoor apparel brand, which sued the Trump administration this month, is ramping up its environmental activism before the midterm elections. By Kim Bhasin in the NYT (thanks to Pam Peterson) Patagonia is offering customers a financial incentive to encourage … Continue reading
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The Kennedy Center — This Building Belongs to American History
by Deborah Cardona (thanks to Charlotte Lin) I don’t think people understand what we are talking about when we say the Kennedy Center needs to be protected. This isn’t just a theater. It isn’t an old building somebody can gut, … Continue reading
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JD Vance, Here’s a Catholic Politician You Should Get to Know
By David Gibson who is the director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University. (in the NYT) Andy Burnham, Britain’s new prime minister, is exactly the kind of Catholic that America needs. That might sound odd, especially given … Continue reading
Gloria Steinem
Thanks to Pearl McElheran We’re all old enough to remember these women, aren’t we? Gloria Steinem (1934 – 2026) Just a few years ago she said, “I hope I live to be 100. There’s so much work to be done.” … Continue reading
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The Measles-Stricken Mother Who Lost Her Newborn Son
The family at the center of Pennsylvania’s measles controversy tells their story. By Tom Bartlett in The Atlantic (thanks to Ed Marcuse) When the Amish man emerged from his barn to greet me, he had no idea that his newborn son’s … Continue reading
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MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario
Thanks to Pam Peterson (source from Techcrunch.com) MapQuest stood up to President Donald Trump, and now its app is reaping the rewards. The “OG of online mapping,” as the company calls itself, announced on Thursday that it would not change the name of … Continue reading
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From Louise Penny’s Newsletter
Thanks to Mary Montgomery
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The Cities That Said Yes to Drugs
Policies that gave addicts clean needles and places to use drugs were intended to reduce harm. They created a “zombie apocalypse.” By Michael Powell in The Atlantic Photographs by Dana Golan Late last year, I walked roughly a mile from downtown … Continue reading
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Is it still Lake Erie?
Submitted by friend John Roper Even the sportscasters now mock Trump for his lunacy. Last night Al Michaels, narrating an aerial shot of the Cleveland Browns’ waterfront stadium during the first quarter of last night’s Browns-Patriots preseason NFL game, pointed … Continue reading
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Getting to the bottom of our bizarre war with Canada
By Danny Westneat Seattle Times columnist It won’t go down as one of the higher moments in foreign diplomacy. It did hint, though, at how low relations with our northern neighbors might go. At a news conference, Ontario provincial premier, Doug Ford, … Continue reading
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Switzerland’s doomsday law
Submitted by Bob Peterson
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Think about it! Words of Pete Buttigieg
On August 17, former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg recorded a video to assure those Americans who oppose the Trump administration that they are in the large majority. He noted that the strategy Republicans are pursuing shows how unpopular they are. … Continue reading
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The White House Freak-Out Over Natalie Harp
The West Wing’s explosive response to a fleeting jab didn’t kill the story. It enabled days of coverage. By Jonathan Lemire in The Atlantic. You are reading this story only because the White House didn’t want you to. I’ll explain. This past … Continue reading
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Woodrow Wilson by Patricia O’Toole
Inspiring words can carry a leader to the loftiest heights. Then what? “I doubt if there is any man in America,” the muckraking journalist Ida Tarbell said of President Woodrow Wilson, “that can talk… with such precision and at the … Continue reading
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William Howard Taft by John G. Roberts, Jr.
In Pursuit with Colleen Shogan, Maintaining your dignity and principles through defeat can pave the road for future success William Howard Taft holds the distinction of being the only person in the history of our Nation to have served as … Continue reading
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First mRNA flu shot gets FDA approval, raising hopes for a more effective vaccine
Submitted by Ed Marcuse Sarah Boden August 6, 2026 Influenza VaccineA first-of-its-kind flu shot using mRNA technology has been approved for adults 50 years of age and older by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Moderna’s mFlusiva is the company’s … Continue reading
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