My 2009 Ridealong with Pinellas County Sheriff Komar

My 2009 Ridealong with Pinellas County Sheriff Komar

Years ago, I posted this commentary to Facebook. Today, I decided to include it in my personal blog. I thought my observations were worth sharing again. Riding with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office: We see them on the roadsides, lights flashing during a traffic stop. We see them in parking lots of stores, with some…

The Rio Grande
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America’s Border: Do We Really Need Greater Security? (A report from my trip to the border in 2012)

In the 2016 election, border security is a big issue. One candidate wants America to move toward a One World paradigm with open borders. The other candidate claims that our borders need to be secured. He’s talked about building a border wall between Mexico and the U.S., greatly boosting the number of border agents, and…

Preparing for the Future of Medicine: More mechanical? Less personal? Definitely.
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Preparing for the Future of Medicine: More mechanical? Less personal? Definitely.

I interviewed an insurance professional the other day and was told some rather startling and alarming facts about health insurance. He told me that the whole concept of a health insurance company’s networks is changing. To keep costs down, health insurance company providers are likely to change the members of their networks every year. If…

Q: What Has Pfizer Been Up To? A: Basically, Figuring Out How to Keep the Billions Rolling in
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Q: What Has Pfizer Been Up To? A: Basically, Figuring Out How to Keep the Billions Rolling in

In the last year, it looks like Pfizer has been busy raking in billions and spending many of them to acquire other companies. In a quick search, here’s what I found about their earnings. This was a very quick search, by the way. You can find links in each section and I recommend that you…

Volcanic explosion
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How to Subvert a Culture Gradually and Invisibly

My brain sort of exploded this morning so I jotted this down. Start with entertainments: Introduce television so that gradually, people are no longer spending as much time outdoors or talking with each other. As they get accustomed to this pattern of staying home and watching television, they will have less willingness to talk to…

The Danger of Relying on Evidence-Based Medicine

The Danger of Relying on Evidence-Based Medicine

I recently interviewed Dr. Richard Amerling on a variety of topics, including the harm caused by relying on evidence-based medicine. Dr. Amerling is a nephrologist, a doctor specializing in diseases and disorders of the kidneys. He is also the Director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons and Chief Academic Officer of The Wellness…

Zuckerberg, Chan, Gates, Rockefeller, et. al.

Zuckerberg, Chan, Gates, Rockefeller, et. al.

In Dr. Anthony Fauci’s deposition last week, there is some discussion of the CZ Biohub and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. I thought I would look into these groups a little more.  CZ Biohub From their website:  We support collaborations among some of the best minds in science, medicine, engineering, and technology. Our scientists, engineers, technologists,…