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danswartzman.bsky.social
I am a former lawyer, an ethicist, a political analyst and a policy advocate. I have a full time faculty position at Loyola University Chicago. However, all opinions expressed are my own. I know quite a bit about public health and healthcare policy.
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submitted 14 days ago • 394 comments

Everybody needs to listen to Stewart. Yes, everybody!

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

I asked what I should tell my students, to get them to think about what policy actions they should take in furtherance of social justice. OK, this is my list. I'd love to hear your reaction. And your recommendations for what else we can do. "What to do?" danswartzman.blogspot.com/2025/02/what...

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Everyone who can should stop what they are doing and watch “Apple Cider Vinegar” on Netflix. This series perfectly captures the lies, grift, and outright manipulation that is done by paid wellness performers. And that is what they are: performers and cons.

submitted 23 days ago • 8 comments

@govpritzker.illinois.gov is using his "state of the state" speech today to bring the fight straight to Trump/Musk/MAGA. "My oath is to the Constitution of our state and of our country. We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one."

submitted 23 days ago • 15 comments

I try to teach my students about the future of American social justice. What am I to make of Trump's plans: cutting scores of necessary federal programs which benefit millions to keep tax cuts for the rich and powerful, /1

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

Jimmy Carter was the first big name candidate I worked for. (I drove people around.) But of all I have worked for or voted for, he was the most decent, values-affirming among them. He made a series of unpopular decisions that the public didn't like. For that, maybe the first modern president.

submitted 75 days ago • 1 comment