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You’re About to Be Sworn In As US President After That Shit Show

It’s 19 January 2021, which means tomorrow is the day that President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris can finally remove that -elect from their titles. Not the first person to point this out, but having to wait nearly three months after an election is not great, and something that probably should be changed. Now… Continue reading You’re About to Be Sworn In As US President After That Shit Show

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There is a Disease Outbreak (Part 2 of Who the Hell Knows)

Let’s talk about the decisions leaders of governments are making, and how they can improve their response, shall we? I know, it’s weird to refer to governments collectively as jerks but here we are. Federal Coordination I’m disheartened when I hear people who don’t like Trump talking about how he’s done the right things here.… Continue reading There is a Disease Outbreak (Part 2 of Who the Hell Knows)

Essays · Strangers

Debating Health Care for a Few Hundred Million People

Others have written much about the current U.S. health care debate, but today I wanted to spend some time discussing it as well, with the special focus that this site brings: people acting like jerks about something. In this case, about health care access. The U.S. system is definitely broken. It doesn’t work well for… Continue reading Debating Health Care for a Few Hundred Million People