by Daniel J. Mitchell President Donald Trump told foreign leaders at the Group of Seven summit that they must dramatically reduce trade barriers with the United States… Trump, in a news conference before leaving for Singapore, described private conversations he held over two days with the leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada. He said […]

APHORISMS Attributing overweight to overeating is hardly more illuminating than ascribing alcoholism to alcohol. —Jean Mayer All that running and exercise can do for you is make you healthy. —Denny McClain A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world. […]

When I was in training to become a physician, I spent my time at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. In one of the introductory lectures, we were told to study diligently and to keep on studying for the rest of our lives. The professors stated that the science of medicine was expanding, and […]

Dr. Rosen:      Social Security and Medicare are projected to become insolvent during the next decade. What are the possible solutions? Dr. Edwards:  It is fairly obvious that both will need to be cut. But will that be possible? Dr. Milton:      It will be difficult if even possible. Dr. Ruth:        The country has gotten so used […]

Government control its own spending has been variable and even rare. There are isolated instances of where this may be true. Robert Sobel in his treatise, Coolidge, An American Enigma, whose low rankings as President was the work of Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr and also Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr and was due to selective mining […]

THE PROGRESSIVE INCOME TAX HAS CAUSED OUR CURRENT ENTITLEMENT GLUTTONY THIS GLUTTONY CAN BEST BE CURBED BY LIMITING CONGRESS’ ABILITY FOR UNLIMITED TAXATION WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THEIR UNLIMITED SPENDING. Constitution of United States of America 1789 (rev. 1992):  AMENDMENT XVI: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever […]

Michael Tanner of the CATO Institute places these entitlements in perspective America’s Entitlement Crisis Just Keeps Growing By Michael D. Tanner This article appeared on National Review (Online) on June 13, 2018. One problem with living in times as interesting as these is that important news often gets lost amid the swirl of rapidly changing […]

During my formative or education years in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine in the 1960s, I had the good fortune of international exposure. While still in the Air Force, I was able to attend the International Union against Tuberculosis (IUAT) in Amsterdam courtesy of the USAF. Tuberculosis was still a global problem, especially in the […]

Mitochondria are the chief energy generators within the cell with diverse functions. Cellular function has come a long way just during my 45 years of Medical and Pulmonary practice. At that time, we were studying and reviewing cells, cytoplasm, nuclei, nucleoli and just beginning with early information on DNA. The ATS was preparing for this […]

ATS 2018 kicked off with the Opening Ceremony, featuring distinguished physician, educator, and medical scientist Darrell G. Kirch, MD, president and chief executive officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges. “It is high time that we exert our leadership for the sake of the people we serve,” said Darrell G. Kirch, MD, “Our patients […]