Those who believe that by “investing” a little tax money in government programs, we will reap equitable “healthcare,” affordable housing, and college education for all, plus social justice—and that the programs will “pay for themselves” […]
Volume 75, no. 12 December 2019 Most have probably heard the definition of insanity often attributed to Albert Einstein: “Doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result.” But we still […]
Volume 75, no. 11 November 2019 The federal government has been declaring war on waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare since shortly after it was enacted in 1965. In the 1970s, there was the Professional […]
Volume 75, no. 10 October 2019 In proposing “Medicare for All,” Bernie Sanders and his followers suggest that all Americans will be brought into a popular, successful, functioning program that provides well for seniors. In […]
Volume 75, no. 9 Dr. Robot is visiting patients in some places but could be displaced by Dr. Alexa, the virtual assistant in Amazon smart speakers, who is already able to perform certain health-related tasks. […]
Politicians who are reluctant to immediately go all the way to a complete government takeover of medicine propose the incremental strategy of a “buy-in” to a “public option.” Public programs predictably crowd out private ones. […]
Volume 75, no. 7 July 2019 While “population control” is generally taken to mean preventing overpopulation, it also means subjugating, regulating, and controlling the behavior and thoughts of the people. And the two goals often […]
Volume 75, no. 6 June 2019 Litigation challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has focused on the Commerce Clause and on religious liberty. Litigants and Justices have asked, “What is a tax?”, […]
Volume 75, no. 5 May 2019 How many times have you heard, from organized medicine, that the “train has left the station,” and you need to be on board, or that the train of socialized […]
Volume 75, no. 4 At first, the great transition looked academic and boring. In the late 1970s, protocols for the evaluation and management of the most common presenting complaints at the Tucson Veterans Administration Medical […]
