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Who rejects allopathic* medicine? Quacks
*Allopathic medicine, or allopathy, is an archaic and derogatory label originally used by 19th-century homeopaths to describe heroic medicine, the precursor of modern evidence-based medicine. — Wikipedia My mom used to slam the term “quack” on any practitioner of non-scientific … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Medical care in the US, Mishegas, political campaigns, Racism, The Facts of Life
Tagged allopathic physicians, allopathy, America's primal wound, Anton Chekhov, apocalypse, Charles Eisenstein, COVID, homeopath, homeopathic, John F Kennedy assassination, Marianne Williamson, Michelle Goldberg, New Age, New York Times, quacks, Robert F Kennedy Jr
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Trump’s arraignment, in three sentences
Two from New York Times headlines: Donald Trump had called for protesters to converge on Manhattan, but the crowds were mostly journalists. You Could Have Walked a Block Away and Had No Clue Trump Just Got Arrested — Michelle Goldberg’s … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Punishment, Journalism, Judiciary, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Michelle Goldberg, New York Times, Trump arraignment
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Strongman!
Today, Paul Krugman published a Times column analyzing why the “strongman,” as typified by Putin, is so admired and desired by the current GOP. I learned something about this “strongman” thing years ago, while in a taxi heading to JFK … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Government, Immigration, The Facts of Life
Tagged Basque, Brooklyn Bridge, Guernica, JFK Airport, MoMA, New York Times, Paul Krugman, Picasso, Ronald Reagan, Russian Jews, Stalin, strongmen, USSR
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