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The Cash Fueling the Crowds

Dauphin Island The biggest threat to a democracy is the latent fear of the people, which allows politicians, policy makers, and special interests to conspire to deprive them of any ability to impact events through voice or vote.  We are deluged by evidence today.

Here’s one from a political scientist quoted in the Times:

“We’re living in [...]

Ethics of Dr. Pay and Cancer Trials

Washington I can’t seem to escape the conclusion that the pay of doctor’s is not only a real problem in the health care insurance debate right now, but also it seems doctors’ pay is a problem in doing what is necessary to create healthy patients.  A story by Gina Kolata in the Times about [...]

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