First, Do No Fraud: The Unworthy Pardoning of John Davis
John Davis’s pardon is easily overlooked, with the more noteworthy names like Bannon making the headlines.
Category: Healthcare
Thankful Just to Be Here
There’s nothing like a near death experience to fix your attitude on life! This year, I have SO MUCH to be grateful for.
Neurodiversity and the Dignity of Work
Our meritocratic society believes that people with neurological disabilities are worthless weeds. Nonsense. We are flowers that can be beautiful.
Ritalin and Me
The obvious problem is that putting children on an amphetamine with side effects that are hard to verbalize means effects that will be undiscovered.
Thursday Throughput: Missing COVID Deaths Edition
The initial wave of infections was massive, much worse that it looks if you only use confirmed detections. But the resurgence is bad and getting worse. This is not just testing; this is an actual resurgence of the virus.
Election 2020 Chapter 4: The White Heat Of The Summer Campaign
Since I last wrote about this race in April, the President’s chances have only gotten worse and a blue wave is now in play as much as a Trump squeaker is.
Hydroxychloroquine, COVID Truthers, Trump and Science
If Hydroxychloroquine fails-and it’s not looking good-my only response will be massive disappointment. Not entirely unexpected, but also a tragedy.
The Last Confession of Jane Roe
The most passionate of all our political debates is about to get a whole new, ugly chapter in it’s long history opened up.
Whither An Old Problem: Sweden, New York, and Problems with Elderly Care
People are going to die, and there is going to be economic pain. The final numbers of both are what has been, and still is being, negotiated.
The Ballad of Gregory Rigano
Gregory Rigano is no different from any other clown-show grifters. But at the end of the day, he may end up with the biggest body count
COVID-19: A New Black Plague?
Not everything in America is about race. But when it comes to the coronavirus, race very well could play a factor.
Wednesday Writs: Mandatory Vaccination Edition
L1: We recently discussed, in this space, the quarantine power of the state, hearkening back to the very early 1900s and the southern scourge of Yellow Fever. Today, while some fervently hope for the...
Protecting Workers Is How We Protect the Economy
Why do we keep talking about “the economy” as though it’s not made out of human lives?
Wanderers: On Reading a Book About a Pandemic During A Pandemic
I realize the idea is to not discuss current events due to how morbid things have become, but wow, never read about a pandemic during one.
I Almost Died from the Flu. Please Don’t Expose Me to COVID-19.
A lot of people are claiming that COVID-19 is “no worse than the flu.” Do you have any idea how bad that is?
Colorado Is Testing Potential New Model for Revamping Health Care
America faces a health care crisis, and Colorado is one state that is leading the way in addressing it.
The Director of the CDC Might Have Lied To Us
The likely reason the United States will not get drive-through testing is because we lack the testing capability, not because we want to preserve the provider-patient relationship.
President Trump Speaks on Coronavirus
President Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office about the coronavirus outbreak
Toeing the Line: Why Fear of the Unknown Fuels Panic, and Awareness Saves Lives
You don’t need 100 rolls of toilet paper. But, any American household living through flu season should have backup supplies.
