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The Rod of Asclepius, symbol for doctors, came from the Greeks. But the Silk Road exhibit would suggest modern medicine really began with Muslims. In more modern times, the Star of Life is the symbol of health. But does sickness pay more than health?

Doctor, Doctor! Where are you?

Six hundred ninety-nine doctors answered a recent survey of doctors’ attitudes about Obamacare, and medicine in general. Nine in ten of them say that medicine is...

The Constitution, which sets forth the principle of rule of law, defines what is unconstitutional, and guarantees freedom of speech and other liberties of a Constitutional republic, and also describes the impeachment power. (How many know of the Jewish roots of this document?) Hypocrisy threatens Constitutional government. Could Israel use a constitution like this? More to the point: would a Convention of States save it, or destroy it? (Example: civil asset forfeiture violates the Constitution.) Quick fixes like Regulation Freedom Amendments weaken it. Furthermore: the Constitution provides for removing, and punishing, a judge who commits treason in his rulings. Furthermore, opponents who engage in lawfare against an elected President risk breaking the Constitution.

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Ayn Rand world: public lands

The Ayn Rand would would have no such thing as public land, except for courthouses, other government offices, police and military facilities, and the like. Gary...

A wheelbarrow of money to buy a loaf of bread, metaphor for inflation. This is what Obama, with his fiscal cliff plan, threatens us with.

Let's Talk13 years ago

Babes in debt land

We hear much about our national debt in the news. Who really wants to listen to that stuff? Our favorite sitcom is coming on the tube....

Statue of Atlas, that became the cover illustration for Atlas Shrugged. Is the Third Option a variation on this theme?

Let's Talk13 years ago

Ayn Rand world: entitlements

The Ayn Rand world has no entitlements, nor “collective commitments.” But that’s not the same as saying, “you’re on your own.” Instead, each person looks after...

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Ayn Rand world: government

Tax season is a good time to review the Ayn Rand theory of government, and what services she found necessary and proper to good order. Those...

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Ayn Rand world: introduction

Gary Weiss (Ayn Rand Nation: the Hidden Struggle for America’s Soul) fears what an “Ayn Rand world” would look like. We should all fear a “Gary...

Nick Purpura, lead plaintiff against the health care reform bill

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In answer to my critics

Saul Alinksy may be gone but his tactics live on. The intolerance of those on the left who preach tolerance is truly astounding. As they seek...

Let's Talk13 years ago

Health care reform part of larger problem

People will talk non-stop about health care reform for three months. That’s how long the Supreme Court will take to decide the two cases that came...

Ron Paul speaks about liberty and safety

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Ron Paul and Mitt Romney allied?

Are Ron Paul and MItt Romney allied? Or is a certain leftist blog suggesting that merely to provoke more dissension in the Republican rank and file?...

A square political grid. Intelligence moves you up the scale. So are libertarians smarter on that account?

Let's Talk13 years ago

Libertarians smarter?

Are liberals really smarter than conservatives? Or are libertarians smarter than anyone else? A recent column in The Daily Mail suggests so. True or not, it...