…resigns as head of the Secret Service. Good. And an investigation by a “panel of independent experts” has been ordered. Good. But will any of it change anything for the better, or is it just a case of re-arranging the … Continue reading →
In the early 90s I wrote a research paper on HIV and contact tracing. Initially, I had assumed that HIV would be treated in the same way as other diseases spread by sexual contact such as syphilis, and that contact … Continue reading →
I wrote “heartbreaking” in the title of this post. But I could just as easily have written “enraging.” This interview with Canon Andrew White, which I watched on “The Kelly File” last night, is both: Watch the latest video at … Continue reading →
Commenter “Wolla Dalbo” has some questions the CDC should be asking itself. Remember, the Ebola patient in the US went to the Dallas hospital with symptoms and was sent home only to return again several days later, much sicker. Wolla … Continue reading →
It was inevitable that it would happen: a traveler to the US from West Africa has been diagnosed as having Ebola, having begun to exhibit symptoms about four days after arriving in this country. He has been hospitalized in Dallas … Continue reading →
Legal Insurrection’s William Jacobson is having a fundraiser for Mandy Nagy to help with her recuperation from her stroke. To contribute to this worthy cause, please go here.
Continue reading →The axis of evil strikes: A 37-year-old man has been executed in Iran after being found guilty of heresy and insulting prophet Jonah, according to human rights activists. Mohsen Amir-Aslani was arrested nine years ago for his activities which the … Continue reading →
Let me make one thing perfectly clear: I couldn’t care less about George Clooney. I don’t like his acting. I don’t like his movies. I don’t like his politics. I find him a bore, and I don’t follow any of … Continue reading →
Why did it take so long for this story to come out?: An armed man who jumped the White House fence this month made it far deeper into the mansion than previously disclosed, overpowering a Secret Service agent inside the … Continue reading →
I’ve written quite exhaustively about the Obamacare narrow network problem, which I know is especially serious in California, because I spent a goodly portion of my spare time last winter researching Obamacare in California for a relative. It was tooth-grindingly, … Continue reading →
Those of you who follow this blog know that I don’t ordinarily make too many predictions about who will win an election. I didn’t do it in 2012 either, although unlike many other pundits I felt very pessimistic about Romney’s … Continue reading →
One of Obama’s biggest failings as president has been the rise of ISIS under his watch. He can blame it on George Bush, as is his wont, and some will swallow it. But it’s a little more difficult to do … Continue reading →