The Moral Healthcare Blog

• Inevitable. April 7, 2023
  As I mentioned in my last post, I am very keen on the idea of framing our political arguments and positions as inevitable. It comes from Anat Schenker-Osorio (ASO) and … Continue reading "Inevitable."
• Reconciling Anat Schenker-Osorio, Mariana Mazzucato, Jonah Berger, Dan Ariely, Anand Giridharadas, and me. February 22, 2023
  I have been following the work of Anat Schenker-Osorio, hereafter ASO, for quite some time. But lately I’ve become more of a fan. I found an interview with her from … Continue reading "Reconciling Anat Schenker-Osorio, Mariana Mazzucato, Jonah Berger, Dan Ariely, Anand Giridharadas, and me."
• Supporting Progressive Ideas and Messaging for the Next Generation. November 11, 2022
  I am very worried that we progressives have strong majority support on almost every major issue facing America and yet we keep letting the Right Wing Noise Machine define us … Continue reading "Supporting Progressive Ideas and Messaging for the Next Generation."
• Showing my work – why cognitive psychology and why a Kefauver-type commission? May 1, 2022
  In the interest of “showing my work,” and showing the process that got me to here, it occurred to me after writing my post about Political Sustainability of the US … Continue reading "Showing my work – why cognitive psychology and why a Kefauver-type commission?"
• Rethinking Conservatives Views on “the Undeserving” April 25, 2022
  In my post Friday, the discussion turned to conservatives’ views on universal healthcare, specifically about the deserving/undeserving paradigm. I have written about this before a great length, including in a … Continue reading "Rethinking Conservatives Views on “the Undeserving”"
• Show Your Work and become a “Scenius!” April 20, 2022
  So I watched this video, How Writing Online Made me a Millionaire, because I like the YouTuber and have been looking for tips on how to grow my YouTube Presence … Continue reading "Show Your Work and become a “Scenius!”"
• How Equal Do We Want To Be – in Healthcare? April 1, 2021
  Along my journey in Cognitive Science I came to discover Dan Ariely, and then came across a TED talk he gave called How Equal Do We Want To Be?  He … Continue reading "How Equal Do We Want To Be – in Healthcare?"
• What Are Physicians Willing To Give Up To Achieve Universal Healthcare? April 1, 2021
  One of the things that has troubled me for more than a decade is the way the medical profession declares that we favor an equitable distribution of healthcare resources and … Continue reading "What Are Physicians Willing To Give Up To Achieve Universal Healthcare?"
• Using Catalyst as framework for Moral Healthcare Chapter 1: Reactance January 29, 2021
  [These blog entries are my notes and takeaways from Jonah Berger’s amazing book, The Catalyst as I apply them to Universal Healthcare.] The Need for Freedom and Autonomy Berger, Jonah. … Continue reading "Using Catalyst as framework for Moral Healthcare Chapter 1: Reactance"
• Using Catalyst as framework for Moral Healthcare Chapter 2: Endowment January 29, 2021
  [These blog entries are my notes and takeaways from Jonah Berger’s amazing book, The Catalyst as I apply them to Universal Healthcare.] Endowment (Wikipedia): people are more likely to retain … Continue reading "Using Catalyst as framework for Moral Healthcare Chapter 2: Endowment"