Author, Doctor, Speaker, Joseph Bentivegna

Doctor Bentivegna is an ophthalmologist living in Connecticut. He has written numerous op-ed pieces for The Hartford Courant and The New York Times regarding health care, tort reform, and the political situation in Haiti.

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An Update on Justice Ginsburg’s Health

             Regular readers may recall that seven months ago, I wrote an article entitled “Justice Ginsburg is Probably Quite Ill.” To recap briefly, Justice Ginsburg had two malignant tumors removed from her lungs and her physicians stated she was cancer free. Unfortunately, she has now been diagnosed with a recurrence of pancreatic cancer, an entity she was treated for in 2010.       According a statement from the Supreme Court:       "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg today completed a three-week course of stereotactic ablative radiation therapy at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. The focused radiation treatment began on August 5 and was administered on an outpatient basis to treat a tumor on her pancreas. The abnormality was first detected after a routine blood test in early July, and a biopsy performed on July 31 at Sloan Kettering confirmed a localized malignant tumor.       As part of her treatment, a bile duct stent was placed. The … [Read more...]

Activist Judges are the Source of America’s Discontent

       With the stock market at record highs, the economy humming along and no involvement in major wars, one would think America would be content. We are not. Why?       It is because America’s elite believe that public policy should be determined by judges, not elected representatives. President Trump viscerally grasped the power of this issue early in his campaign. This non-religious, twice-divorced, well-known Playboy galvanized a large portion of the Republican base – religious conservatives – by promising to appoint judges who interpret the law rather than invent it. He even listed the names of well-known conservative judges that he would appoint. Since his election, he has scrupulously kept this promise, with two conservative Supreme Court choices and 142 federal judge appointees.       But the media, the Democrats, the academic community and the tech oligarchs are livid with President Trump for his success in this area. In their view, many of America’s injustices to women, the poor, minorities and the sexually avant garde are due to what they perceive to be an … [Read more...]

Some Friendly Advice for the Democrats

      Every society has a Ruling Class and The United States is no exception. It consists of the super wealthy, those with Ivy League educations –especially Harvard and Yale; and those who ingratiate themselves with these two groups. The majority of our corporate chieftains, high level judges, star journalists, bureaucratic heads, academic leaders and major politicians come from this group.    Since President Trump won the election in 2016, our Ruling Class has been determined to remove him from office. Having failed to do so, they have finally realized that the ballot box is their only recourse. And they have decided upon the best candidate – Joe Biden. Thus, we are seeing glowing press and bogus polls pointing to his inevitability as the Democratic nominee.    Democrats should be suspicious. Our Ruling Class is not interested in policy, it is interested in power. And they do not like being on the outside looking in. But it was our Ruling Class who dragged us into unwinnable wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan. After trillions of dollars, tens of thousands of lost lives, millions of displaced people … [Read more...]