In a 1993 two-part article at a height of the liability crisis, particularly with medical “malpractice” lawsuits,(1) I wrote that rampant litigation had become a malevolent trend threatening to unravel the fabric of society and individuals. The trend has recently cranked up to high gear as attorney-litigators have found yet new venues for enacting disruptive […]
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This outstanding book by a black American journalist for The Washington Post recounts the emotional and spiritual awakening of the author upon his fateful visit to his ancestral home, Africa. He vividly recounts his adventurers and journalistic travails on the Dark Continent, and finds he belongs happily and unregretfully in America. He thanks Providence for
Out of America: A Black Man Confronts Africa by Keith B. Richburg Read More »
This political booklet subtitled “How Republicans Can Fight to Win,” despite its optimistic tone, carries a disturbing message — namely, that because we live “in a democracy,” for conservatives to win they will have to, in my words, “demagogue” themselves to victory. Politics is war and politics is about winning. This brief book by renown
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This is a great book. It shows how American medicine is being socialized to the detriment of patients. On managed competition/care, the author observes, “Government cannot preserve high quality health care, prompt service, and freedom of choice without allowing health care providers the freedom to meet demand; Government cannot reduce the regulatory burden…government cannot apply
Code Blue: Health Care in Crisis by Edward R. Annis Read More »
Something is rotten in Washington’s corridors of power. And we aren’t talking about lying about sultry sex (and alleged private matters that may or may not be high crimes and misdemeanors), but corruption in the highest circles of our government — the Departments of Navy, Justice, Defense, Commerce, culminating with bribery and potential treason involving
On June 23, 1995, a swarm of armed men invaded the Mason, West Virginia medical office of Dr. Danny R. Westmoreland. With their guns drawn, the intruders ordered everyone, including a nine-year-old child, to stand against a wall while the office was ransacked. The marauders were agents of the federal “health police,” and they had
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