Is preventive care cost effective? Of course it is. How else could France, Britain, and even Cuba achieve better health outcomes than us at a fraction of the cost? The irony in this debate is that the question only makes sense in the context of the enormously inefficient and pricey American healthcare system.

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I always wondered how recognizable a much lauded “paradigm shift” would be while it was actually underway. Would one be able to sense the tides of public opinion reverse? Would some kind of collective mass exhalation be audible one the shift was complete? “Oh, we’ve evolved again. Sigh.”

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We recently took a trip to London to visit my sister and brother-in-law. I love San Francisco, but after a week of exploring the parks, promenades, and museums of London, home always feels like a sleepy beach town. Thanks to the pansy-ass strength of our currency at the moment, most of [...]

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Menu Labeling: a scrumptious piece of legislation
I live near the intersection of 24th and Mission streets, a part of San Francisco that’s “colorful”, in the parlance of my soon-to-be-in-laws. The corner boasts a plethora of visual and auditory stimulants that some of us prefer to battle with noise-canceling headphones and sunglasses. [...]

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