Maverick Philosopher

Footnotes to Plato from the foothills of the Superstition Mountains

Category: Medical Matters

  • Trump’s Magnificent MAHA Team

    MAHA goes back a long way. Some of us are old enough to remember John F. Kennedy's stirring call to national fitness. It made a difference in our lives. If only Uncle Jack could see his nephew Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. teamed up with four distinguished medical doctors, Jay Bhattacharya, Marty Makary, Vinay Prasad, and…

  • The Left’s Ideological Capture of the American Academy of Pediatrics

    Here: At the same time, the organization [the AAP] began uncritically embracing political positions popular on the left, calling for “the strongest possible regulations of handguns for civilian use,” for example, and going all-in on diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. The AAP’s “sample language for office forms,” for example, lists nine possible gender identities, eight…

  • Is There a Right to Health Care?

    Arguments contra. Top o' the Stack.

  • The Coronal Threat is Overblown . . .

    . . . and is being exploited by the fascists of the Left to clamp down on our civil liberties, weaken the Trump economy and with it President Trump's re-election chances,  and to destroy the Republic to prepare the way for socialism. Or is it the multi-pronged claim I just bruited that is overblown?  You…

  • Coronavirus and Secession

    F. H. Buckley maintains that the first could hasten the second.  We might have hoped that the pandemic would give us a respite from the nastiness of our politics, but not a bit of it. There’s a mild Trump bounce, as the president takes charge of leading the nation through the crisis, but the Trump…

  • Did the Obama Admin Deplete and Fail to Replenish the Supply of N95 Masks?

    Seems so. I wonder if Chris Matthews, now that the Left has turned on him, still feels the thrill up his leg. That's probably as likely as that Nancy Pelosi is still praying for Donald Trump.

  • Arizona Governor Issues Stay-at-Home Order

    Here: Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday issued a statewide "stay-at-home" order to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, preventing Arizonans from leaving their residences except for food, medicine and other "essential activities." The directive, which also allows for outdoor exercise, will take effect upon close of business Tuesday [3/31] and apply through at least April…