Women Vs. Feminists A populist movement—the antifeminist crusade of the mid-1970s—stymied a supposedly inevitable progressive victory. Sound familiar? Kay S. Hymowitz reviews “Divided We Stand” by Marjorie J. Spruill. WSJ | March 9, 2017 The scene may feel familiar: an out-of-touch Republican establishment, bitter debates over gender roles, an angry populist rebellion. In “Divided We […]

WINE AS MEDICINE Winemaking with a Medical Bent Rachel Friedman, MD . . . It’s a Saturday afternoon, and after a busy week of seeing patients as a family physician, I am behind the bar at the winery my husband and I own, guiding guests in a wine tasting. When I explain that I not […]

Dr. Rosen:      Our new president has been sworn in and the party that lost is in a beastly uproar. Dr. Edwards:  This is more than we expected. Dr. Milton:      It’s probably more than any prior president had to put up with. Dr. Ruth:         I think he’s a strong enough man to withstand the onslaught. Dr. […]

Of all the myths that have been generated, the greatest myth, which borders on fraud, is that people will save money if the purchase is free. Anyone devising such a ludicrous concept, must have an ulterior objective. The entire world is built on obtaining a discount, on saving money, on paying the least possible amount. […]

Now, for the first time, a leading healthcare clinician – the Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society – Dr. Otis Webb Brawley is breaking ranks – literally and figuratively.  His new book is squarely aimed at the Hippocratic oath and aptly titled – How We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Ranks About Being Sick In America. […]

Far-Reaching Medicare Part B Changes Violate Separation of Powers — And With CBO’s Blessing By Grace-Marie Turner | Forbes | September 21, 2016 | Medicare, | Prescription Drugs Members of Congress expressed outrage at the Congressional Budget Office during a recent House hearing for assuming that sweeping, untested changes to Medicare will save $34 billion […]

End free care and tuition, urge Scots Jason Allardyce and John Boothman The Sunday Times | February 12 2017 Ministers are under pressure to scrap Scotland’s increasingly costly free universal public services, with a majority of Scots keen to abolish free university tuition and personal care for the elderly. A Sunday Times investigation has found […]

The Exhaustion of American Liberalism White guilt gave us a mock politics based on the pretense of moral authority. By Shelby Steele | WSJ | March 5, 2017 2177 COMMENTS The recent flurry of marches, demonstrations and even riots, along with the Democratic Party’s spiteful reaction to the Trump presidency, exposes what modern liberalism has […]

A Pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity: An Optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. –Abraham Lincoln 

Colonel William Frasier Fortner II 1942 – 2017 The Hero’s Legend [William Frasier Fortner made an appt in my office in October 2001. He stated that he had no medical problems and was just evaluating this office and our relationship to his several consultants. He returned for annual examinations yearly through 2015 when this office closed at […]