That’s so Canadian! I’m trying to learn in case I need to flee north.

But do they?

Love to, unfortunately I’m not in Boston! Stay awesome Data Bear.

I can’t be the only one who wonders if I’ve gone insane and been hallucinating shit the past year or so.

It’s almost lunch time so here’s something to read that isn’t about vice presidents. It’s a cute story that follows the classic trope: boy meets girl, boy brews beer, girl helps, boy and girl end up married. It’s my version of “How I met your mother.”

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How I met your mother A belated Valentine's Day Throwback Thursday

Need some light afternoon reading? I alway say it’ll be light reading—this time I’m telling the truth. No deep political analysis, just a little meet-cute as a belated Valentine’s Day post.

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As a JAG they may not know the bureaucracy and be able to obtain those ID docs. What a lousy position to be in.

I thought this administration wanted to increase American exports?

Maybe by a liberal Democrat writing about their faith helps show religious conservatives that he can understand a relate to them—meet them where they are rather than come off as a contemptuous elite. Because that certainly hasn’t been a problem before.

For your evening reading pleasure, my Presidents’ Day post, mostly about our greatest president’s VP Hannibal Hamlin. But it’s also about Presidents’ day itself and its meaning, or lack thereof.

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On Presidents’ Day I considered the VP to our greatest president. A skilled politician and decent man, and in so many ways close to greatness, but ultimately consigned to history as a footnote. There are lessons in that.

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It was pretty clear that RFK Jr's objective was to destroy the market for vaccines so they would become unavailable, all the while framing it as "personal choice".

In the Shadow of Greatness: Lincoln's VP Hannibal Hamlin President's Day Special

Presidents’ Day is almost over, but I had to write something. So here’s a look at the vice presidency in the shadow of our greatest president. Perhaps Hannibal Hamlin was little more than “an honorable mediocrity,” but if so, we could use more of them.
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We took another deep dive into FDA decision-making after the agency was criticized for not approving an eye medication. But we also used this as an opportunity to consider the technical and theoretical bases of these decisions.

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Another Questionable FDA Decision? Not Quite Comparison between an FDA analysis done right and the Moderna decision

There was another very public criticism of the FDA, so my in-house expert and I took a look. The Moderna call was political, this one shows a bureaucracy making a complex technical decisions. There are lessons in the contrast.

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Fox New Alert! Live from my backyard!

As a leading student of the vice presidency, I know the feeling. I'm trying to figure out how JD Vance works. Doesn't mean I like him.

Bryan Fish is our true President

Inside Baseball on FDA rejecting Moderna Vaccine Super-sized Throwback Thursday on Public Health

With help from my wife (former FDA), I've done some analysis on some of the administration's public health decisions. The Moderna decision was clearly Prasad and clearly a lousy decision. Unsurprising that he is also an awful human being.

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Public Relations in Times of Dissensus Public relations are entering an era marked by increasing societal dissensus, where shared narratives are breaking down and contentious communication defines th…

Yay! Thrilled that the volume I co-edited with Saima Kazmi and Burton St. John is available for pre-order: Public Relations in Times of Dissensus: Narratives, Artifacts, and the Challenges of Meaning. It’s a pretty timely exploration of how we can communicate with the public when we all disagree.

According to our FDA expert, the recent decision to not even review Moderna’s new flu vaccine reeks of inappropriate political meddling. This is bad for public health and trust in science.

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The FDA rejection of Moderna’s flu vaccine stinks according to my FDA source. We go deep into how and why—and the broader implications for public health of these types of decisions.

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Inside Baseball on FDA rejecting Moderna Vaccine Super-sized Throwback Thursday on Public Health

Took a break from Veepology to consult w/ my in-house expert on the FDA to look at recent decision-making. Since it’s Throwback Thursday I’m also sharing a report on the administration’s vaccination advisory group. For public health—it’s all really bad!

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This is excellent. Thank you.

iRockets need their special dongle. But the interface is pretty smooth.

What was a rocket launcher going to do with your phone charger?

I really do think this is an excellent metaphor for the moment.

Why Trump’s Attack on Refugees Could Hurt Grandma It’s immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries who care for our elderly, and nobody’s lining up to take their place.

"The [nursing home] director said many of her Jewish residents were distraught at the prospect of losing their Haitian caregivers—and asked if they could hide them, as some gentiles had done for Jews during the Holocaust."

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Thank you Budweiser for redeeming pretty meh Super Bowl commercials.

Puerto Rico is definitely getting statehood w/Bad Bunny’s half-time show.