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A more plausible story for how U.S. healthcare got so messed up
And a plea to sit with complexity.
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Andrew Doris
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Profit is not the problem with American healthcare
Health insurance companies are closer to scapegoats than murderers.
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There is no “late-stage" capitalism
Capitalism does not progress through predictable stages, is not nearing collapse, and is an overbroad boogeyman for complicated problems.
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December 2024

My best writing of 2024
Six posts I'm proud of
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Move past the progressive v. moderate framing
Voters thought Democrats were too… both. Today's elections are less about policy than authenticity and reading the room.
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Why do we feel more comfortable cheering a CEO’s assassination than Trump’s?
Exhausted and resigned, we are teetering on the edge of a very bloody slope. Also, single-payer healthcare is Democrats’ lowest-hanging fruit.
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November 2024

October 2024

Jeff Bezos fuels the real victim mentality
The media’s loss of trust was primarily the result of a conservative persecution complex.
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Elections are not about neoliberalism
If people don’t vote on policy, they definitely don’t vote on abstract elite catfights.
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Optimization *is* integrity
Givers cannot avoid comparing apples to oranges. They can just choose to do so explicitly, or subconsciously; honestly, or selfishly.
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September 2024

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