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by | Dec 16, 2025

In July 1988, the Piper Alpha oil rig in the North Sea exploded into fire. A worker on the rig,…

by and | Dec 4, 2025

Imagine a doctor who treated low blood pressure with medication that lowered it further. When treating a patient with high…

by and | Dec 3, 2025

President Donald Trump sent out a surprising statement on Truth Social last week. Though it applied to a specific policy…

by | Oct 30, 2025

In 1980, America’s publicly held debt reached more than $712 billion (about $2.8 trillion in 2025 dollars), or roughly 25…

by | Oct 23, 2025

I’ll start with an apology to those of you who crave Five Quick Things columns in this space on Fridays….

by | Oct 12, 2025

The government shutdown is ostensibly a battle over healthcare: what to do about the expense, healthcare’s unaffordability. Republicans want to…

by | Oct 11, 2025

Aesop’s Fables have been a tool to shape the morals and minds of children for generations, possibly none more than…

by | Sep 9, 2025

Medicare will pay for OxyContin immediately, no questions asked. But the new FDA-approved pain medication, which doesn’t risk addiction? That…

by | Jul 16, 2025

Britain’s House of Commons recently passed a bill legalizing assisted suicide for terminally ill adults expected to live less than…

by | Jun 16, 2025

In Washington, budget debates often seem abstract. But the proposal to slash Medicaid is no mere policy disagreement — it’s…

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