University of Rochester’s Censorship Campaign
The University of Rochester has this on its website:The University of Rochester envisions itself as a community that welcomes, encourages, and supports individuals who desire to contribute to and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pertussis and Measles in the United States
The nurse depicted in this 2006 image was administering an intramuscular vaccination in the left shoulder muscle to a young girl. The nurse immobilized the girl’s arm by clutching it tightly, while the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NY Pols to Ban Anonymous Internet Posts
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Photo credti: dcwriterdawn on FlickrNYS Senate bill 06779AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to protecting a person’s right to know who is...
View ArticleJames Eagan Holmes and the Aurora massacre
As I write this, we know very little about the suspect in the Aurora, CO, movie massacre that took place overnight between Thursday and Friday. There are some pieces of this puzzle that suggest that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The process of growing up
Father Watching His Infant Sleep ca. 2003I got thinking the other night about all the many things our brain does as we grow up. From the moment of birth, the human brain handles so much input and...
View ArticleAdvice for the Romney administration
American foreign policy is dictated, first and foremost, by the need to provide security to the nation along with its citizens at home and abroad. We recognize that the United States has commonalities...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Making Hurricane Sandy Secret
New Jersey National Guard soldiers assist displaced residents at the town of Hoboken Oct. 31. Four trucks and eight soldiers were dispatched to Hoboken at the request of the state Office of Emergency...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Fundraising Notes
This is the fourth time that we have documented private giving in the United States for a disaster. It appears that the fundraising for Hurricane Sandy relief will not, as of this writing, resemble...
View ArticlePoliticians set up their own Hurricane Sandy relief groups
Funds for Hurricane Sandy relief and recovery continue to lag the Katrina effort. The money raised is going to several types of entities, and some questionable ones, at that. Is this disaster just...
View ArticleSpinning the unemployment report
In November 2012, 350,000 Americans dropped out of the work force. Here are some quotes from the media about this truly dismal situation: ABC – “The Labor Department’s report Friday offered a mixed...
View ArticleWaiting for the CDC flu report
Multiple news media outlets are violating the embargo on releasing the week 1 influenza report from the CDC. Here are a few thought, pending the release of the report in about two minutes.The flu data...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pope Benedict XVI and his retirement
The Vatican. Jan. 27, 2004. White House photo by David BohrerThe announcement that Pope Benedict XVI would be entering retirement as of Feb. 28 created a number of questions that remain unanswered at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Election Day Commentary for 2013
Suffrage parade, women march to win their right to vote in New York City, May 6, 1912CREDIT: “Suffrage parade, New York City, May 6, 1912,” 1912. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dengue fever in the United States
One media outlet is reporting 32 cases of dengue in the Rio Grande Valley, primarily Cameron County and the Brownsville area. I am still looking to see how many were acquired in the US and how many...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The end game for Iran
On November 1, 1952, the United States conducted its first hydrogen bomb test, codenamed “Mike,” as a part of OPERATION IVY. U.S. Army photoThe two most important players in the Iranian affair, Israel...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chikungunya in the United States
Map of countries reporting locally acquired cases of chikungunya as of January 21, 2014. CDC imageFearless prediction time: The key to how quickly chikungunya reaches the continental US is Puerto Rico....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Stand up with the people of Venezuela
Demonstrators calling on BBC UK channels to report on protests in Venezuela. Twitter user @mattinlondonOne of the most shameful aspects of U.S. foreign policy has always been the neglect of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ohio Unvaccinated
Graph illustrating the number of vaccine preventable illnesses in Ohio through May 24, 2014. Data from Ohio Dept of Health and the CDC. Click for a larger image.Ohio is nicknamed “the Buckeye State”....
View ArticleClik here to view.
California has another whooping cough epidemic
Protect infants by being vaccinated against pertussis.It’s not cyclical, people. It’s not illegal immigrants. It’s all about parents refusing to immunize their children. White, well-to-do parents. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lazarus, come out
This is one of four early masterpieces by Giovanni di Paolo in the Walters. It was originally part of a predella (paintings on the base of an altarpiece) in the chapel of the Malavolti family in the...
View Article
