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Score Settling by Canceling Cancer Research (unabridged)
January 2026 (13-minute read) Keywords: Cancer, National Institute of Health (NIH), DEIA, Woke Culture, Cancer Moonshot, Medical Research Cancer is about life, death, and hope. The Trump administration is pulling the rug out from under those of us living with this and other chronic, life-threatening diseases.* A National Treasure Since World War II, the United States National Institute of Health (NIH) budgets increased steadily, ushering in a biomedical research ecosystem r
William Romanowski
13 min read
Score Settling by Canceling Cancer Research (abridged)
January 2026 (10-minute read) Keywords: Cancer, National Institute of Health (NIH), DEIA, Woke Culture, Cancer Moonshot, Medical Research Cancer is about life, death, and hope. The Trump administration is pulling the rug out from under those of us living with this and other chronic, life-threatening diseases.* A National Treasure The National Institute of Health (NIH) is the largest public funder of health-related research and considered the “ crown jewel ” of the federal gov
William Romanowski
10 min read
The Firing of Stephen Colbert and Hiring of TikTok. What’s the Deal?
October 2025 (8-minute read) Keywords: TikTok, Stephen Colbert, Bytedance, Skydance, Paramount, Oracle Corporation Actions and...
William Romanowski
8 min read
Cancer Is Like This (Part 2): Being Human Together
October 2025 (5-minute read) Keywords: cancer, Rocky, triumph, metaphors, American myth Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, and Michael...
William Romanowski
5 min read
Cancer Is Like This (Part 1): An American Tale
Americans have a love affair with “self-made” success stories. The story you tell yourself about life affects the way you make sense of...
William Romanowski
6 min read
Breaking News (Part 2): How’s That Working Out For You?
Did you know Fox News pundits, Laura Ingraham and Tucker Carlson, got their start on MSNBC ? Hmm. DATE 2025 (6-minute read) Keywords: Fox...
William Romanowski
6 min read
Breaking News (Part 1): Oh, So That’s Why News Channels Don’t Have To Be Fair And Balanced
What we are experiencing is a phenomenon known as cultural lag , when rapid technological advances outpace social and cultural norms and...
William Romanowski
6 min read
That’s Showbiz: The Evolving World of Media Entertainment
April 2025 (7-minute read) Keywords: broadcasting; narrowcasting; streaming; media consolidation Remember Bruce Springsteen’s...
William Romanowski
7 min read
A Menu of Metaphors for Living with Cancer
April 2025 (5-minute read) Keywords: cancer; metaphors; battle; journey; crucible To describe feelings and experiences that are...
William Romanowski
6 min read
Playing Jedi Mind Tricks with Cancer
January 2025 (5-minute read) Keywords: cancer; Catherine Middleton; Princess of Wales; vulnerabilities; fatigue; perfectionism After...
William Romanowski
5 min read
What’s a ‘Media Bubble’ Anyway? Here’s What You Need to Know
January 2025 (5-minute read) Keywords: media bubble; confirmation bias; illusion of explanatory depth; algorithm; echo chamber; media...
William Romanowski
5 min read
The Discovery of Harveys Lake (Abridged)
October 1, 2024 (6-minute read) Keywords: Wyoming Valley; Harveys Lake; Benjamin Harvey; Zebulon Butler; Sons of Liberty In opposition to...
William Romanowski
6 min read
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