If You Survived The Plague, Are You Destined For An Auto-Immune Disease?

Mike Magee This Fall, I am teaching a 4-week course on “How Epidemics Have Shaped Our World” at the President’s College at the University of Hartford. It is, of course a timely topic, but also personally unnerving as we complete a third year under the shadow of Covid-19. Where does one begin on a topic […]

Promises Made – Promises Kept. Biden on “Obamacare.”

Mike Magee As the saying goes, “History repeats!” This is especially true where politics are involved. Consider for example the past three decades in health care. It is striking how many of the players in our nation’s health policy drama remain front and center. And that includes President Biden who recently commented on the 12th […]

Imagine’s Lyrics 51 Years Later – On National Indigenous Peoples Day.

Mike Magee John Lennon‘s Imagine was released as a single today 51 years ago. Many of the comments in response to last week’s Hcom question (“How civilized are we humans?”) focused on aspirations for hope, peace, and mutual understanding. Yesterday was the 8th national holiday on our calendar – originally Columbus Day, now Indigenous Peoples Day. […]

How Civilized Are We Humans?

Mike Magee “These are unprecedented times.” This is a common refrain these days, from any citizen concerned about the American experiment’s democratic ideals. Things like – welcoming shores, no one is above the law, stay out of people’s bedrooms, separation of church and state, play by the rules, fake news is just plain lying, don’t […]