U.S. veteran health care is a maze of inadequacy. As reported by a brand new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the medications are not working as advertised.

So, today I did the math and realized that in about sixteen weeks I'll be back in the U.S. again. It's a strange feeling. It's so close and so far away at the same time. I barely remember the last time I was home. In fact, it's been so long I can't even remember what life in the states is like.