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Starting year THREE of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and its public and health policy responses, it would seem appropriate for physicians, scientists, politicians and the public to be able to discuss and debate any details of the ongoing crisis, mandates, varying … Continue reading →

I believe this is part of the vital conversations that every adult should be able to understand, if not continue with family and peers. Legacy media outlets have been very narrow (to be kind) in their coverage of data, studies, … Continue reading →

“… with a rubber hose!” used to be a childish insult from my kindergarten years. What I’m considering putting up my nose is a dilute Betadine (povidone iodine) spray the next time that I get viral upper respiratory tract infection … Continue reading →

While I have been actively trialing myriad social media sites (Gettr, Gab, Parler, MeWe, Minds) as I search for means to communicate with other humans in ways that minimize coercion, censorship, cancelation, de-platforming, weaponized politics, etc., I still have some … Continue reading →

I have long noted that “The Everything Bubble” has been used to describe our era’s financially unjustifiable malinvestment into the stock and bond markets, resulting in nosebleed over-valuations, that must correct again at some point. While certainly true and potentially … Continue reading →

As an anesthesiologist, and a proponent of free markets, I’ve been interested in ways to promote and join transparent and low-cost health services movements for a number of years. Direct Primary Care (DPC), and transparently priced surgery centers, like Surgery … Continue reading →

“Lower Your Expectations!” “You’ll own nothing and be happy.” I came across a thought-inspiring blog this morning, “Marketing the Decline,” which prompts some exploration. You are being lulled (or demoralized) into complacency as your systems are failing (and/or are purposefully … Continue reading →

Last weekend, I attended the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) annual conference, this year in Pittsburgh, PA. Of course, the events, illnesses, political exploitation, ongoing hysteria, mandates, coercions, etc. of the past 18+ months were recurring points of … Continue reading →

A moral and ethical thought experiment based on headline issues of the day: What is the parallel between abortion being illegal by government decree (or not legal to be funded by tax dollars), and the mandate to receive certain medical … Continue reading →

Our worldviews tend to be infinitesimally small and skewed, especially when we do not read to understand history, travel to experience and witness the lives of others, or purposefully contemplate the limitless ways in which we may think incompletely and … Continue reading →