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“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
― George Washington

The Medical Sentinel — A Breath of Fresh Air by Miguel A. Faria, Jr., MD
A History of Censorship I was struck that particular morning when I heard on the radio from Paul Harvey (and later CNN) that on January

Medical Warriors: Fighting Corporate Socialized Medicine in America
Under the present developing system of medical care — i.e., managed care and HMOs (corporate socialized medicine), physicians today (including neurosurgeons) are subject to cost-effective

HMOs Taking Us in the Wrong Direction
Your March 3 [1999] editorial “Health Care Industry Wearing Blinders,” brings to light much that is transpiring today in health care delivery — from “cowardly”

England and Gun Control — Moral Decline of an Empire by Miguel A. Faria, MD
Et domus sua cuique est tutissimum refugium.Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634) The Legacy of Revolutions It seems that when it comes to the issue of gun

Boundary Violations — Gun Politics in the Doctor’s Office by Timothy Wheeler, MD
Imagine this scenario: you visit your doctor for back pain. Your doctor asks if you have firearms in your home. Then he announces that your

The Founding Fathers, High Crimes and Misdemeanors, and Impeachment
When our Founding Fathers met during the deliberations of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia (May-Sept. 1787), they established the impeachment process as the constitutional remedy