Continues the Secretary: “Gratitude ultimately is a choice … We can change our attitude on a dime if we just say, ‘okay, instead of being fearful, instead of being anxious, instead of being worried, I’m going to be grateful.’ And it’s a much better use of your time.”

In the 1980s, I represented fishermen on the Hudson River. Polluters had captured regulatory agencies and externalized their costs onto the public. I later saw the same dynamic in pharmaceuticals and processed food. My mission at HHS is to end corporate capture.