Posts Tagged ‘alienation’

A Natural Experiment Restricting Non-Nutritious Foods in SNAP

January 4, 2026 — The new year has brought a new natural experiment on the effects of restricting availability of “non-nutritious” foods. That’s a euphemism for junk foods. Policymakers who are opposed to regulating the availability of junk food – “a threat to freedom” – have no reluctance about regulating the freedom of people who need food assistance. Thus, […]

Rage and Contempt Are Not Good for Health or Healthcare

December 8, 2024 — A man was murdered this week in a manner of cold determination. As of this writing, we do not know why. But because he was the CEO of UnitedHealthcare – America’s largest health insurer – many people are interpreting this murder as an expression of rage and contempt for the health insurance industry. Some are […]