I was wrong. In my last column, while writing about gerrymandering, I noted that more than 53 percent of N.H. voters supported Democrats in State House races, but that Republicans won 55 percent of the seats due to the way districts were drawn. In fact, 51.2 percent of votes went to Republicans but 55 percent of seats went to that party. I asked a poorly worded question of an AI and understandably got the wrong answer. For fun, I checked on the Executive Council races and found that 52 percent of voters went Republican in those races, but 80 percent of the seats (4 of 5) were Republican. The conclusion that gerrymandering deprives voters of proportionate representation in N.H. remains the same, but what credibility would I have if I failed to acknowledge that I overstated the degree of the problem?
The collapse of the credibility of America’s national institutions does not come from those institutions making mistakes. It comes from their failure to acknowledge their errors, take responsibility for them, and do their best to correct them.
I respect George Epstein’s willingness to admit mistakes in his recent column, but I question why he chose to write about vaccines. His professional background is in mental health administration, where we face urgent, local crises.
New Hampshire continues to struggle with too few treatment beds for people with addiction, civil rights barriers that prevent adults in crisis from getting timely help, and widespread misdiagnosis when substance abuse, poor diet, or environmental stressors are the true cause of distress. Too often, people are medicated for life while the root issues go unaddressed.
Mr. Epstein’s long experience in behavioral health could help shine a light on these pressing challenges. If more voices in the field focused on solving these systemic problems, instead of weighing in on unrelated national debates, we might make real progress toward helping our neighbors heal.
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I respect George Epstein’s willingness to admit mistakes in his recent column, but I question why he chose to write about vaccines. His professional background is in mental health administration, where we face urgent, local crises.
New Hampshire continues to struggle with too few treatment beds for people with addiction, civil rights barriers that prevent adults in crisis from getting timely help, and widespread misdiagnosis when substance abuse, poor diet, or environmental stressors are the true cause of distress. Too often, people are medicated for life while the root issues go unaddressed.
Mr. Epstein’s long experience in behavioral health could help shine a light on these pressing challenges. If more voices in the field focused on solving these systemic problems, instead of weighing in on unrelated national debates, we might make real progress toward helping our neighbors heal.
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