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The logic of polls and polled populace responses
Got this from Harper’s June 2023 Index. Hang on, it’s a ride: Percentage of U.S. adults who say there is too little government spending on education: 65. Percentage of U.S. adults who say there is too little government spending on … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Medical care in the US, The Facts of Life
Tagged education spending, government spending, Harper's Index, health care spending, infrastructure spending
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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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Mysteries of Life: “A pep talk in every drop”
That is the motto? sales pitch? for Halls Cough Drops. I am well versed in the phrase because I am a dedicated user of Halls, given that my chronic lung condition can display itself through coughing. I find it useful … Continue reading
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