by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 29, 2024 | Conservative Values, Donald Trump, Featured Post, Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, J.D. Vance, MAGA, Political "norms", Politics and Healthcare, Robert Kennedy Jr., Sean Illing, Social Determinants of Health, The 2024 Presidential Election, The Gray Area, The Triple Aim, Trump's Cabinet Appointments, Trump's cabinet selections, Trump's plans for radical changes, Zach Beauchamp
November 29, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Anxious Times. Can It Get Weirder? Can a candidate claim a landside if they got less than fifty percent of the vote? Can you say you have a mandate if your raw vote margin was smaller than any popular vote...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 9, 2024 | a woman's right to make reproductive health choices, ACA, Ezra Klein, Featured Post, Governor Tim Walz, healthcare for the rural and urban poor, J.D. Vance, Kamala Harris, MAGA, paid family leave, Social Determinants of Health, The 2024 Presidential Election, the Harris campaign for president, weird politics of Donald Trump and J.D. Vance, Wildflowers
August 9, 2024 Dear Interested Readers, Governor Tim Walz Understands The Social Determinants of Health I was delighted when Vice President Harris chose Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate on Tuesday. I had been only vaguely aware of...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 19, 2024 | A personal history, ACA, Atrius Health, Bill Rodgers, Boston Marathon, Build Back Better Bill, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Dr. Paul Batalden, Featured Post, Global Warming, healthcare disparities, Inequality in Healthcare, Joe Manchin, LEAD, MAGA, Moral sensibilities in healthcare, Politics and Healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The 2024 Presidential Election, The conflict in Gaza, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, The Public Option, The Supreme Court and Healthcare, The Triple Aim, Trump's Trial In New York, Workforce Shortages in Healthcare
April 19, 2024 Dear interested Readers, What Can We Do? I should give you a warning that what follows is just personal opinion and speculation based on many years of observation and substantial frustration. As I think back over what I have observed in...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Dec 22, 2023 | 2024 elections, A personal history, Advent and Christmas, Atrius Health, Burnout, Christian Nationalism, Featured Post, Global Warming, Gun Violence, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Ken Paulus, MAGA, Moral Injury, Social Determinants of Health
December 22, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, A Reader’s Response Sometimes when I am writing these notes I wonder if I am writing to myself. It can feel as if I am talking into a closet, and then I get an email that lets me know that there is at least one...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 3, 2023 | A personal history, Christian Nationalism, Conflict in Gaza, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Don Berwick, Dr. Paul Solomon, Dr. Robert Ebert, Featured Post, Gun Violence, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Vanguard Medical, Illiberalism, MAGA, Mass shooting in Lewiston, Mike Dukakis, Physician Council of HCHP, Putin's war in Ukraine, Speaker Mike Johnson, The sixth extinction
November 3, 2023 Dear Interested Readers, After Comments on Recent Events, My Story Continues I have been amazed by how long it has taken me to tell my story. The truth is, I am grateful that I have had something to write about other than the...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Nov 11, 2022 | 2022 midterm elections, A red wave, A story from my life, Children in poverty, Critical Race Theory, Democracy on the Ballot, Donald Trump's Reluctance to accept the outcome of the election, Economic inequality, election denial, Equity, Featured Post, Global Warming, healthcare disparities, Illiberalism, Inequality, MAGA, Poverty and healthcare, Social Determinants of Health, The impact of a conservative majority on the Supreme Court, The threat to women's reproductive rights, Trump's lies, Universal Basic Income
November 11, 2022 Dear Interested Readers, It Was a Beautiful Day To Vote, and Hope and Democracy Survived. I usually love to vote. This year as election day approached, I was very apprehensive about what life would be like after the “red wave” washed...
