Politics has become so polarized that people are refusing a highly effective vaccine for COVID – risking their lives and others. First some facts: 1. COVID is a nasty disease. At least six hundred thousand Americans have died in the past year and the numbers are so staggering that average life spans have dropped – one year for Caucasians, two years for Hispanics and three years for Blacks. Furthermore, those who survive often have permanent health issues such as decreased lung capacity, weakened cardiac function, neurological deficits and the loss of taste and smell. 2. The vaccines are highly effective and have minimal risk. Those who are vaccinated have a less than 1% chance of dying from COVID and immunity is achieved in over 90%. Over 177 million Americans have received at least on dose and side effects such as myocarditis (heart swelling), pericarditis (swelling of the lining around the heart) and thrombosis (blot clots in the arteries and/or veins) are so rare that they are measured in cases per million. From a risk/benefit analysis, getting the vaccine … [Read more...]
President Obama Should Serve as Interim President of Haiti
Anyone who has ever done humanitarian work in a poor country quickly realizes that their efforts are of little benefit unless there are political and economic changes. I lived in Haiti for a year in 1983 as a volunteer physician and was no exception. I met a Baptist minister who had lived there for two decades and opined to him that there could be little progress unless the corrupt Duvalier dynasty was overthrown. He responded “And replace it with what?” He was correct. Baby Doc Duvalier was sent packing in 1986 but the Haitians have been unable to establish a stable government since. This was highlighted by the recent assassination of President Moise. Haiti is now spinning into anarchy with various bailiwicks controlled by violent gangs carrying automatic weapons. Most Americans are unaware that the Republic of Haiti was established in 1804 after the only successful slave revolt in history. Many of the imported slaves were from fierce warrior tribes in central Africa, especially the Kongolese. They … [Read more...]
Good Riddance to the Connecticut Legislative Session
The Connecticut legislative session is thankfully over and its main accomplishment was to increase public support for the restoration of the British monarchy. Queen Elizabeth, how would you like to move into the Governor’s mansion? You will even be near to eponymous Elizabeth Park. Your corgis will love it. We will even take Harry and Megan if you are unavailable. Unlike previous sessions, there was no attempt to pretend that any social pathologies could be remedied. The towel has been thrown in. Rather new legislation merely made it possible for the poor and urban minorities to become more addicted to drugs and gambling so as to finance the fat pensions and Cadillac health insurance of our political class. Watching these battles was entertaining for us political junkies. It was all about the money. Legalizing weed required one page of legislation. Instead, we ended up with a 270-page monstrosity that enables Big Marijuana to front minority entrepreneurs and aide them in the development of clever … [Read more...]
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