The Winners Are… We have the Oscars. There’s the World Cup, the World Series, the Super Bowl. But despite their increasingly important role in our lives, sociopaths lack sufficient recognition. In a competitive world where achievement is readily celebrated, sociopaths need their own public competition. Now is the time for the Madoff Prize. And not just […]
When Fake Is Real
Does Faking a Fake World Make It Real? Is the fake of a fake real? People are having a harder and harder time figuring that out. The implications for personality and character are significant. Leading technologies will lead the way. To understand the new “realities” we should consider changes in social media – like the […]
“Post Office Taken Over by Aliens” – (The Audacity of Hype)
Hyped Out With apologies to punk composer Jello Biafra, hype today is more than alive and well – its popularity is surging. From politcs to economics to health care, what “just might possibly be true” is crowding out the dusty, dull details of reality. So let’s examine why audacious hype appears so preferable to cautious hope –and the nasty […]
Dirty Secrets of Health Care II – Preauthorization
We Know How to Say No Nancy Reagen was right. You just say no. Except health care companies have learned new, exciting ways to say no – for their bottom line. And how they do it will receive understanding winks from bureaucrats around the world – give the appearance of due process, of fair hearing, […]
Dirty Secrets of American Health Care – Drug Pricing
If you need a drug to live, you will do what you need to get it. This “secret” has been exploited by drug companies for many years. Now this form of exploitation has turned particularly obscene. Hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli took over a small drug company, Turing Pharmaceuticals, because he sensed an “opportunity.” What was […]