The work of Gail Seiler and Teresa Cichewicz reminds us that even in the face of systemic failure, truth, conscience, and human dignity can still be defended. It feels fitting that the Betrayal Project’s emblem is a lighthouse.
To Bear Witness after Institutional Betrayal Read Journal Article
On Oct. 10, Trump’s physician, Dr. Sean P. Barbabella, announced that he found that our president “remains in exceptional health” and that he had received “updated Covid-19 booster vaccinations.” It’s likely the president received a Pfizer mRNA shot.
As it turns out, machines do a better job than anonymous oligarchs at getting us close to the truth. Welcome to the post-Wikipedia age. It was fun while it lasted. All hail its deprecation and replacement with something much better.
The Rise and Fall of Wikipedia Read Journal Article
Government UBI will happen – it already does to some extent. It will not be cash handouts but digital currency. Your UBI will be yours as long as you use it for what the government allows.
Universal Basic Income: Make Slavery Great Again Read Journal Article
Consistent with the belief that every crisis is also an opportunity, the current global flux created by the crisis of multilateralism provides an exceptionally favourable confluence of circumstances for a transformative redesign of the architecture of international health governance.
Connecting the Dots between the WHO and UN Security Council Reform Read Journal Article
Ultimately, we need to reform the stranglehold that the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) and its Application Service (AMCAS) have on medical education. This whole process is worthy of study by the NIH.
The Perverse Incentives in the US Healthcare System Read Journal Article
If “new things” are what have brought us to this crisis, then it is “old things” that become the weapons of the counter-revolution. Faith, family, community, and nature itself ground us in the reality of who we really are as humans.
To Reclaim Our Nature Read Journal Article
The FDA’s treatment of NOAT stands out as a case study in inconsistency: a quiet, adult-focused brand approved in Europe yet effectively banned in the US, while flashier and riskier options continue to slip through.
Parity’s intentions were compassionate. Its effects are corrosive. The answer is not cruelty but correction: fund recovery, not lifelong maintenance; support communities, not bureaucracies; reward healing, not helplessness. Addiction is a detour, not a destiny.
The Hidden Cost of Mental Health Parity Read Journal Article
“All models are wrong, but some are useful“ goes a famous saying usually attributed to George Box. Today, he would perhaps say that all models are wrong, and some are even dangerous.
The Covid Re-Review Project: All Models Are Wrong, and Some Are Dangerous Read Journal Article
What kind of economic gymnastics makes soybean farmers think they deserve taxpayer subsidies? Where is the courageous soybean farmer who dares to pivot to something else? Who dares to suggest the farmer can solve this conundrum without government interference?
Don’t Bail out Soybeans Read Journal Article
Thanks to survival on the planet, I now know how to do more things around the house than I used to. Maybe add in YouTube for a few things, and there is a lot of learning available.
The Triumph of DIY Read Journal Article
