Meritocracy vs. Credentialocracy
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We need to decouple meritocracy from credentialocracy, and we must return to a state in which meritocracy can flourish. This will require unlearning the progressive... Read more.
Will the Walls of Jericho Finally Come Tumbling Down?
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With the release of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, now’s a good time to look at the state of play with regard to all things Covid, and the public health establishment,... Read more.
Needed: Stupid Anonymous
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Admitting stupidity is the third rail of the American psyche. In addition, I have found that stupid actions tend to be based on rigid ideology or fear, both of which... Read more.
Public Health Professionals and Healthcare Providers vs. DHHS
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In sum, public health professionals and healthcare providers in the US have been bought and paid for, and have become too willing to follow whatever shiny objects... Read more.
Have We Lived through a Public Health Holocaust?
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The revelations revolve around confirmation of clear conflicts of interest, deliberate data manipulation, and attribution of adverse outcomes to the virus rather... Read more.
Operation Warp Speed: The Good, the Bad, and the Deadly
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A unique feature of OWS was that it was used by Trump’s supporters and detractors to laud or denigrate the initiative. This bifurcation extended to the healthcare... Read more.
Hope for the Healthcare System
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The confirmation of RFK, Jr. as Secretary of the DHHS, and the expected confirmations of Drs Marty Makary and Jay Bhattacharya as head of the FDA and NIH, respectively,... Read more.
Connect the Dots: Trump, Public Health, and the Third World
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Despite the fact that Trump’s just-announced funding freeze could negatively impact PEPFAR, I don’t believe for a second that he is going to let this program,... Read more.
Nixon Versus McGovern 2.0? Not so Fast!
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In 2024, Trump won all seven battleground states by an average of just over 2%, and his overall popular vote percentage will be approximately 10% lower than Nixon.... Read more.
Nixon vs. McGovern 2.0
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Pundits are looking at the election between Harris and Trump in terms of its historical, societal, or political ramifications. The most useful way of looking at... Read more.
My Professional Journey through Infectious Disease
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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... Read more.
Censorship in Medicine is Nothing New
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Over the past 45-plus years, I have only told this story to three or four other people, so by putting it out there, maybe something more will be unearthed, and with... Read more.












