100 Years of Contrary-ness
A summary of the long life of a dedicated contrarian, William Blau.
Opening Up The Economy: A Crap Shoot
Dan Mason Do ya feel lucky punk? Ladieees and Gentlemen!!!” Gather ‘round the table and place your bets! Everybody gets a chance, everybody is REQUIRED to make a bet. The only bets accepted are your lives… or one of your family members (the older the better), or the life of a neighbor, an acquaintance, or…
What Taiwan Got Right – But We Got Wrong
Michael Murry A few cases of the corona virus here in Taiwan, but the government and society have handled things quickly and well. With our excellent single payer health care system, testing and necessary quarantining went into effect with little or no political grandstanding of the sort that typically characterizes the U.S. We all wear…
The Coronavirus Is Immune to Lies
W.J. Astore Investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion, physicist Richard Feynman reached a famous conclusion: “For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled.” The COVID-19 virus is not going to be fooled with lies. It’s not going to be fooled by a denial of medical science. You…
Corner Store Healthcare
Robert W. Morrow, M.D. Are you ready for industrial medicine? Profit-driven chains looking to sell candy, cosmetics, and your personal healthcare? Ready or not, the transformation of US healthcare is underway. Retail chains are ready to make policy and provide our health services. And they know the best legislators and regulators that money can buy.…
Is the Doctor In?
Robert W. Morrow, M.D. A couple of weeks ago, the New York Times took a stab at documenting one of the radical transformations that is happening in the delivering of healthcare in the US, i.e. the advent of the store-front urgent care facilities. This is how they introduce the topic: “Is the doctor in? “In…
When An Illness Doesn’t Count in Making America Great
Jamison Hill is an amazing young man. By following links on Jamison’s blog I have learned how there are many people in our country living with severe chronic illnesses that there are no cures for. They live below the radar. Yet they have this amazing courage that is hard for us to even imagine in…
Doctor Burn Out and the Electronic Record
Robert W. Morrow, M.D. Among doctors, “burn out” discussions are all the rage. Hold on a moment here! Aren’t doctors rich professionals who like to pick on their staff and patients, and complain about their stock brokers? The Doctor in the Little White House I was asked a few years back to travel around NY…
Healthcare Money-Go-Round
Robert W. Morrow, M.D. New York Times, February 3, 2018: Interest rates that are set every day in the global bond markets are already leaping higher, in anticipation of central bank rate increases later this year. On Friday, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note — a widely used gauge for overall interest rates —…
$1 Primary Care = $6 Saved on Healthcare
Robert W. Morrow, M.D. That is a simple equation that is truer now than ever, since the cost of care once someone is really sick continues to rise quickly. Primary care decreases the need for expensive tests and procedures, and focuses on preventing and managing chronic health issues. Catch things early and over time, with…
The Contrary Perspective 