Romney's gaffe; Affordable Care Act

http://www.salon.com/2012/01/09/romney_defends_his_fire_people_gaffe_with_a_lie/ I appreciate the diligence of reporters and pundits who have pointed out that when Mitt Romney said “I like being able to fire people,” he wasn’t talking, literally, about firing people....

America's Medical Mess: Economic Solution

The medical crisis in America in all its manifestations is all due to one underlying problem: There are not enough doctors. And no solution is going to be adequate until this problem is fixed. The low number of doctors limits supply of medical care. This causes three...

Social Values and the Health System

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" There are as many health systems and models as there are countries. This is because healthcare is a public good and, thus, reflects the social and cultural values of the societies that design and adopt...

Scientists Grow New Urethra in Lab?

" Watching human organs take shape in a lab dish is no longer the realm of science fiction: as scientists get better at applying engineering techniques to living cells and tissues, lab-grown organs are increasingly becoming a reality. And this week, researchers at Wake...

"Liberal elites" and Communist Conservatives

There is constant shouting among Republican constituents about "liberal elites." It is time that this shouting be seen for what it is.  We have of course heard anti-elite talk before. Hatred of upper classes and anti-elite rhetoric was central to Communist message. For...

True sources of tyranny and corruption

While right-wingers and libertarians continue to howl about "statism" or "socialism," in reality in America neither exists. American government, especially under Obama and Clinton, has been one of the most benign, most unobtrusive, most gentle governments on the planet. There...