I needed an inexpensive large wall clock. A local merchant had many available. All were made in China only. The thought of future tariffs entered my mind. Now, since these were the only ones available, perhaps there should be labels or signs printed informing customers: NAME, in other words, no other choices, “No American-made equivalents”? […]

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection have refrained from conducting raids in churches, mosques, synagogues, schools and hospitals for decades. The new administration, however, on day three, issued an order suspending these protocols in its relentless pogrom of nativist performative cruelty. The recent announcement of the directive, by acting Homeland Security […]

It’s hard to follow Trump’s many moves, as he continues to mold himself even more into an odd mix of Vito Corleone, Hitler, Mussolini and Joseph McCarthy. However, as a physician, I think it’s important to emphasize, amongst all the lies and bluster and showmanship, one fact: Trump’s actions in health care will cause millions […]

In the words of Captain Jeffery Monroe, who was recently granted an undeserved public platform in an interview on Maine’s CBS affiliate, “a large ship running aground is far more catastrophic than the loss of one whale.” By all measure, the 370 remaining North Atlantic right whales should be emulated as a rare and precious […]

A devout capitalist on Facebook claimed Trump’s economic performance was superior to Biden’s (except for COVID), and flatly declared “consumers have choices.” I replied: “It’s very glib to say ‘consumers have choices.’ Many choices have been systematically reduced by capital concentrations now starving the lower classes. Increasingly dominated by monopolistic and military interests, U.S. capital […]

I waited with bated breath in the emergency department for Heather to arrive. She was on her way, suffering from H Flu epiglotitis. Would she make it in time to have her life saved? And what about Max, who was in the next examining room? Do we need to admit him to the hospital and […]