June 8, 2015 Now that the Democrats have succeeded in massively increasing our taxes, Republicans are outraged.Some are blaming the media, claiming biased liberal journalists misled the voters by covering up Governor Dan Malloy’s obvious lie when he pledged not to raise taxes. Others are blaming Republican Party Insiders for manipulating the Convention System and denying electable candidates access to the ballot in order to receive lucrative consulting gigs and yacht rides from unelectable Greenwich millionaires running vanity campaigns. Both are wrong. The real problem is a lack of education. Journalists do not have to take classes in mathematics; thus, they are unaware of some basic concepts. For example, let’s say Sally has 4 apples. She would like to have 5 apples. How many apples does Johnny have to give Sally so that Sally has 5 apples? This problem can be solved by employing what is called subtraction. Since Sally wants 5 apples but she only has 4, we subtract the number 4 from the number 5. 5 – 4=1. This means Johnny must give Sally one apple. Most journalists will get this correct after several attempts. The problem occurs when … [Read more...]
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In Defense of Freud
As a medical student, I immortalized myself with my classmates when I informed a lecturing psychiatry professor that I considered Freud's theories slightly more credible than the nuns' tales about guardian angels. The lecturer ignored my obnoxious comment and continued his lecture. But, Freudians have been on the defensive for the past decade. This trend culminated when the Library of Congress was forced to cancel a tribute to Freud in the name of political correctness. Freud has always been viewed with suspicion by cultural conservatives. Freud rejected the concept of sin and explained abhorrent behavior in terms of unresolved conflicts among competing brain factions — id, ego, and superego — that stemmed from childhood experiences. His treatment was to delve into an individual's childhood and attempt to resolve these conflicts — psychoanalysis. But it wasn't pressure from the religious right that canceled the Library of Congress tribute; rather a combination of feminists and neuropsychiatrists. Freud theorized that unflattering female behavior could be attributed to "penis envy," a verboten concept in the age of political correctness. But what is truly destroying Freud's … [Read more...]
Happy Michelle Bentivegna Day
April 27, 2015 Many of you are still unaware that April 27 is Michelle Bentivegna Day. It was proclaimed in the year 2007 A.D. by the Honorable Ken Flatto, First Selectman of Fairfield on the occasion of Ms. Bentivegna receiving her Gold Award from the Girl Scouts of America. Ms. Bentivegna saw the need to bring soccer to rural Haiti and collected used soccer balls and equipment. She even managed to obtain a huge amount of soccer equipment from a store that was closing. This equipment was then packaged in a container thanks to the efforts of Dr. Jerry Lowny. It was sent to Haiti and to this day, soccer remains very popular in that area thanks to Ms. Bentivegna. It has been widely assumed that Ms. Bentivegna was once a highly accomplished soccer player. Ms. Bentivegna has discouraged such speculation. However, there is little doubt that she distinguished herself as a goalie and popularized what is known as the “face block,” the ability to stop high velocity shots with her face. Whether this was due to Ms. Bentivegna’s legendary fearlessness or due to a slow reaction time is still fiercely debated among soccer historians. Like Earth Day and Kwanza, … [Read more...]