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Trump's coronavirus mask standoff reveals the dangerous ripples of fragile masculinity
It's an editorial which begins:
Imagine being so scared of appearing vulnerable (to a deadly virus) that you're willing to potentially hurt yourself, or others — or even die — to keep up the masquerade.
It's a powerful statement, but it would have been more effective if the editorial had been written by a man. Trump's disdain for women as anything but adornments, means he wouldn't stop and think about this the way most of the rest of us do. Of course if a man had said it, Trump would just say something more damaging and less true about him, in a lame attempt to keep his tough guy image the same way not wear a mask does.
Private equity firms now control many hospitals, ERs and nursing homes. Is it good for health care?
Not exactly news and of course it's not good for health care. The failure of Democrats (who then controlled both the House and the Senate) to unite behind public health care when Obamacare was being debated was a major disaster. And I'm convinced it's harmed health care around the world.
It's an editorial which begins:
Imagine being so scared of appearing vulnerable (to a deadly virus) that you're willing to potentially hurt yourself, or others — or even die — to keep up the masquerade.
It's a powerful statement, but it would have been more effective if the editorial had been written by a man. Trump's disdain for women as anything but adornments, means he wouldn't stop and think about this the way most of the rest of us do. Of course if a man had said it, Trump would just say something more damaging and less true about him, in a lame attempt to keep his tough guy image the same way not wear a mask does.
Private equity firms now control many hospitals, ERs and nursing homes. Is it good for health care?
Not exactly news and of course it's not good for health care. The failure of Democrats (who then controlled both the House and the Senate) to unite behind public health care when Obamacare was being debated was a major disaster. And I'm convinced it's harmed health care around the world.
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On the second point? Yeah, except the problem wasn't the Democrats or the Republicans but our idiotic Insurance lobby. I did a research paper once - tracking a health care bill through the Kansas State Senate - my Senator (who I was interning with at the time) was pushing it. What killed it in committee was the Small Business, American Medical Association and the Insurance lobby. They don't want universal health care - because they are afraid it would cost them - and they preferred the system we had in place.
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The other difficulty is the bureaucracy involved - which is a problem, and is the reason there was such a struggle getting supplies. But bureaucracy is not exclusive to non-profit or government organizations - it's also very prevalent in private industry - particularly insurance companies.