Dander Up, Down, and All Around
Dander Up, Down, and All Around

Today's topics: VA health care politics; a clear-eyed and sane report from a bastion of managerialism, with related observations on inno...

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The Demise of the Trump Foundation, an Extreme Example of Elite "Do-Gooding" to Prop Up the "Broken System" that Benefits Them
The Demise of the Trump Foundation, an Extreme Example of Elite "Do-Gooding" to Prop Up the "Broken System" that Benefits Them

Big foundations often claim that they are out to improve society.  For example, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation claims to be the nation’s...

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Johnson and Johnson's Latest Ethical Misadventures: Settled Kickback Allegations, Reportedly Concealed  Knowledge of Adverse Effects of a "Sacred Cow" Product
Johnson and Johnson's Latest Ethical Misadventures: Settled Kickback Allegations, Reportedly Concealed Knowledge of Adverse Effects of a "Sacred Cow" Product

Giant pharmaceutical/ biotechnology/ device company Johnson & Johnson has its famous "credo" which starts with We believe our ...

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Mission-Hostile Hospital Management: Quieter, but Still Pernicious After All These Years
Mission-Hostile Hospital Management: Quieter, but Still Pernicious After All These Years

Hospitals exist to take care of sick people, with the goal of making them better.  Hospitals employ and work with health care professionals,...

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The Perils of CEO Worship - What Happens When the Leader Becomes Demented?
The Perils of CEO Worship - What Happens When the Leader Becomes Demented?

Introduction: the Cult of the CEO Although the US and most developed countries are nominally democratic, many of us seem to be again yearnin...

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