Stories aside, today, an array of fact-checking organizations have been built, and accusations of fake news or misinformation fly with reckless abandon. Yet, the news, easier to consume than ever before, retains the same problems Dumas wrote about.
My experiences in ID indicate that while some of the policies/practices and collaboration between healthcare professionals may have been better back then than they are today, some of the seeds of the wrongheaded Covid response were also in evidence.
My Professional Journey through Infectious Disease Read Journal Article
The policy agenda should commit to restoring sovereign decision-making, shrinking government, strengthening free speech, reducing immigration, and cutting the administrative state down to size. Reform can do this more credibly than the discredited and derided Tories after fourteen wasted years.
The Chevron doctrine deference to agencies violated the Administrative Procedures Act, a federal law that sets forth the procedures that agencies must follow when carrying out their work. This was the main reason the majority struck down the doctrine.
SCOTUS Delivers a Victory for the People Read Journal Article
Are there any indications that this change in direction for medical education is worthwhile? Fortunately, there are. In two widely separate locations, a focus on fostering capability made a significant and measurable difference.
Medical Education: A Critical Crossroads Read Journal Article
Less meat and more fruits and vegetables is probably a first step to a healthier gut. And it’s one that would be appreciated by the friendly bacteria that think of you as the known universe.
But for X, the last 24 hours would have looked very different: nothing but propaganda, apart from a few marginal places here and there. Therein lies another irony: the way X is managed is increasing trust rather than reducing it.
During the Crisis, Free Speech Worked Brilliantly Read Journal Article
My base case has been that we’re repeating the 1970s disaster driven by out-of-control government spending and out-of-control Fed money printing. The official numbers are matching that almost to a tee.
The court basically determined that, just because Congress fails to do its job, it is not acceptable for executive branch administrative agencies to step in and substitute their opinions in the absence of clearly stated Congressional intent.
Administrative State Power Suffers Major Blow Read Journal Article
The biggest breakthroughs in the history of science usually come from the outsiders. So there’s a paradox in that proper science often dies when it makes an unholy alliance with the state.
The Fraught Relationship between Science and Power Read Journal Article
Regarding the Murthy v. Missouri aftermath, I’m hearing a lot of confusion about the ruling and its implications on Americans’ everyday lives, so I’m going to explain it here to help clear up the misconceptions that abound.
National political leaders and thought leaders are scared, going quiet, and complying in the wake of Steve Bannon’s arrest, hoping that this silence will buy them freedom from a similar fate.
The Political Imprisonment of Steve Bannon Read Journal Article
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