
Naomi Kaufman Price
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Naomi Kaufman Price
@writeo
Opinionated retired Op-Ed editor. Will quibble for chocolate. Typos my own.





What blows my mind about the Roman Empire is that lack of technology is far easier to overcome than lack of freedom from bureaucrats Like unironically these guys built the most insane civic architecture and still hold the record We have to technology to build something a hundred times bigger than ever but instead we chose to employ bureaucrats and allow them to micromanage every detail of buildings down to toilet spacing and the number of fasteners per foot They were willing to spend a significant portion of their GDP on making their civilization epic, and we have cheap bullshit and decay Terrible trade Absolutely humiliating





Sorry, I don't like Mark Kelly's remark that "In my opinion, we have a disabled president right now." Disability is not an insult.




Washington Post/Ipsos poll | 7/9-7/13 President Trump approval (registered voters) ❌Disapprove 59% ✅Approve 40% —— President Trump approval (adults) ❌Disapprove 63% ✅Approve 37% washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

CMS is proposing reforms to Medicare’s physician payment and value-based care programs that would expand accountable care, modernize physician payment, reduce administrative burden, and help shift the healthcare system’s focus from treating illness to preventing it. More: cms.gov/newsroom/press…










