Obituary: Ernst Neizvestny died on August 9th The sculptor, artist, philosopher and defier of the Soviet regime was 91 The Economist | Print Edition | August 20, 2016 THE two men were about the same size, sturdy and short. Both had fought in the Great Patriotic War, worked in foundries; they could knock each other […]

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot changed their minds cannot change anything. ~ George Bernard Shaw “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” ~ Buckminster Fuller “It may be hard for an egg to turn into a […]

Jan 20, 2017 was the inauguration of Donald J Trump. The newspapers of the world high-lighted this as the top headline in large print. The Sacramento Bee chose not to. Remaining true to its form, the BEE headlined the election morning to 1.3 million guns sold in California last Year. The second headline for the […]

Dr. Tom G. Palmer, Editor | Executive Vice President for International Programs | Atlasnetwork.org “Life is full of difficult choices. It requires courage to take responsibility for your own life and carve your own path. However, that’s also the best way to ensure a successful future and a prosperous, healthy society. If I were a […]

What If Sick People Lose Their ObamaCare? By Jane M. Orient, M.D. As Republicans contemplate repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA or “ObamaCare”)—seriously, not just as a political gesture—alarms are sounding about millions of individuals losing coverage. So soon we have forgotten about the millions who lost coverage they had had for years because ObamaCare […]

Dr. Rosen:      The Inauguration has now been completed. The Missouri State Choir and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir were a good choice. The Military bands and the entire parade were truly marvelous. The Liberty, Freedom and the Military Balls were beautiful as the bands played “Doing it My Way” when the Presidential Party arrived. First Donald […]

In the 1970s, a group of physicians planned the first managed care contract. It was sold on the basis using a Bell-shaped curve, the right half was unnecessary spending. They sold this to hospitals and some physician groups that they could eliminated the right half of the curve in their managed care scheme. They would […]

Americans Experience Personally ObamaCare’s Broken Promises Republicans and Democrats sparred during a hearing on Tuesday before the House Budget Committee on “The Failures of Obamacare: Harmful Effects and Broken Promises” (testimonies and video are here), showing the division between Democrats who continue to defend the law and Republicans who heard clearly the call of the electorate […]

Donald Trump Looking Beyond Traditional Medical Experts for FDA Commissioner Meeting with Silicon Valley investors backed by billionaire investor Peter Thiel By THOMAS M. BURTON | The WSJ | Jan. 14, 2017 President-elect Donald J. Trump is reaching beyond traditional medical experts in his search for a new Food and Drug Administration commissioner, scheduling meetings […]

Seldom does a presidential election mark a permanent shift. The last time it happened was 1932. By JOHN STEELE GORDON | The WSJ | Jan 15, 2017 For all their noise and news dominance, presidential elections typically don’t change the country all that much. That isn’t a bad thing but a sign of how strong […]