Obamacare has come under intense criticism for harming businesses, which will see their employee costs rise as a result of the ACA employer mandate. A recent New York Times article reported that complying with Obamacare regulations would “cost about $1 per hour per employee” for agricultural companies paying people to work in the fields. That is a…
Whether you believe in God or not, belong to a specific faith or not, it is hard to deny the logic of the following statement: “All those religions. They can’t all be right. But they can all be wrong.” – Anonymous member of utopian Zoar community, on her deathbed. (Click here to view comments)
Prior to taking a trip to the Galapagos, I was talking to a friend who, as we went our separate ways, said: “Well if I don’t see you again, have a great trip.” Am I the only one who hears those nice words and then wonders whether I need to avoid that person until my…
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends, and a great week to the rest of you. I will not be blogging for a bit, because I’ll be vacationing in the Galapagos, with my favorite evolutionary biology books no doubt at my side.
It is pretty easy to be against Obamacare these days. The federal government can’t come up with a working website to help people buy health insurance. The President misled people about whether they could hold onto their old insurance plans. And come next tax day, the least popular provision of the Affordable Care Act –…
Here is a discussion I had with Tess Vigeland of Los Angeles Public Radio about the psychology of choosing health plans. (Click here to view comments)
I am participating in a panel presentation, here at Duke University’s CIEMAS center, helping faculty think about when or whether to use social media to promote their work. I’ll be talking about blogging and tweeting and all that other stuff. Here are some details: Duke faculty are invited to take part in a two-hour social…
I have done a fair amount of research exploring people’s ability to adapt to a wide range of illnesses and disabilities, too emotionally recover from these difficult circumstances more than the could have imagined. But chronic pain is one of those health conditions that many people find very difficult to adapt to emotionally. One reason…
I want to share a wonderful blog post with you, written by one of “my” students, Laura Mortimer – a student in the Masters in Public Policy program at the Sanford School at Duke, who also happens to be a talented writer. In linking to her post, and then calling her my student, I of course…
“Advertising is legalized lying.” – H.G. Wells (Click here to view comments)