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ReportingInstitutional Decay

3 min readJune 30, 2026

Parents charged after 7-year-old Michigan boy who weighed 255 lb dies — accountability, institutions, and hidden decision chains

Michigan prosecutors charged a boy's parents with murder, torture and child abuse after a seven-year-old weighing about 116 kg (255 lb) died. The case spotlights potential failures by child-welfare agencies, medical providers, and other institutions and raises questions about whether criminal prosecution is substituting for preventive oversight and reform.

Why it matters: Michigan prosecutors charged a boy's parents with murder, torture and child abuse after a seven-year-old weighing about 116 kg (255 lb) died. The case spotlights potential failures by child-welfare agencies, medical providers, and other institutions and raises questions about whether criminal prosecution is substituting for preventive oversight and reform.

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ArchiveInstitutional Decay

2 min readApril 10, 2026

Measles is surging again because the public health system let protection slip

Measles is ripping through the U.S. again, and the country has already passed 1,600 cases this year. That matters because this is a disease we know how to stop, which means the...

Why it matters: Measles is ripping through the U.S. again, and the country has already passed 1,600 cases this year. That matters because this is a disease we know how to stop, which means the...

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ArchivePublic Impact

2 min readMarch 26, 2026

Landmark verdicts put Meta’s “addiction machine” platforms on trial

Two juries in New Mexico and California just handed Meta major losses over how its apps treat kids. The rulings matter because they test whether Big Tech can keep selling “safet...

Why it matters: Two juries in New Mexico and California just handed Meta major losses over how its apps treat kids. The rulings matter because they test whether Big Tech can keep selling “safet...

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