Month: December 2009

Government Regulation of Medicine is Ridiculous

State & federal government regulation of medicine is utterly ridiculous.  Such regulation leads directly to abuse by special interests groups (mostly doctors advocacy organizations like the AMA or insurance interests groups).

How is government regulation abused?

Consider the case of chiropractors versus physical therapists.  Due to the fact that mainstream medicine shuns chiropractic care (it’s not based on the scientific method and instead claims metaphysical properties), chiropractors have set up their own separate branch of healing that competes with regular doctors. … read more “Government Regulation of Medicine is Ridiculous”

Dinner with Friends

Cooking dinner tonight for my friends in Los Angeles. Kenny, Jeremy, Levi, and JJ are going to enjoy the following with me:

Appetizer. Pugliese bread served with Delice de Bourgogne cheese and an olive tapenade.

Salad. Fresh organic spring mix with a spicy balsamic vinagreitte, sliced bell peppers, tomatoes, chopped pistachios, cranberries, thin apple slices and oranges.… read more “Dinner with Friends”

Concussions

The NFL is being pressured into taking steps to reduce the occurrence of concussions by the media and fans right now.  Reducing concussions is a great goal, especially since concussions have been shown to cause brain damage, alter personalities and cause Alzheimers later in life.  Football players at every level from Pee-wee on up through high school, college and the professional leagues should be required to wear better protective gear and use tactics on the field that reduce concussions. … read more “Concussions”

Good Piece on Climate… by ESPN???

Below an excerpt from an article by Gregg Easterbrook, a writer for ESPN.com.

Heads of State Pause Their Limos at Their Personal Jets to Denounce Fossil Fuel Use: As the Copenhagen climate summit grinds on with — big surprise! — nothing specific agreed upon, here’s my summary of what you need to know about the global warming issue, bearing in mind yours truly is the author of an 800-page book about environmental policy (that book was so fast-paced, it only seemed like 700 pages):

• There is indeed a strong scientific consensus regarding climate change.… read more “Good Piece on Climate… by ESPN???”

Resource Use

I go back and forth sometimes between two schools of thought on resource usage:

A) Conservation- resources are limited and must be saved (environmentalists, energy & water conservation, etc.)
B) Exploration & Development- the universe holds infinite resources and we should focus on finding new ways to exploit these rather than waste time on conservation.

Lately I have been leaning towards B. … read more “Resource Use”