Medical errors now third leading cause of death in United States

Nightmare stories of nurses giving potent drugs meant for one patient to another and surgeons removing the wrong body parts  have dominated recent headlines about medical care. Lest you assume those cases are the exceptions, a new study by patient safety researchers provides some context. Their analysis, published in the BMJ on Tuesday, shows that “medical errors” in hospitals and […]

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Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq were all created from Ottoman land after WW1

Why would there be a UNSC resolution against Israel but not one demanding Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq to return occupied Ottoman land? The land was part of the Ottoman Empire before WW1. If there is a UNSC resolution against Israel, there must also be one against Jordan. “Why exclude Jordan? Jordan was created in British Mandate Palestine, […]

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A Look Into Washington’s Crony Dealmaking Process

New Balance Athletic Shoes, which manufactures some of its shoes in the United States, has recently been pushing Congress for a “Made in the USA” sneaker mandate for new military recruits. Reps. Bruce Poliquin, R-Maine, and Niki Tsongas, D-Mass., (who just happen to represent states where New Balance factories are located) eagerly are behind the […]

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Foul Play Suspected in Four Orthodox Churches burnt in the past 2 days

Investigators in four cities are looking into large fires at Orthodox churches that occurred around the religion’s Easter celebrations and caused widespread damage. The blazes in New York City, Russian Monastery in Russia as well as Melbourne and Sydney in Australia, caused only minor injuries, according to multiple reports. The New York City conflagration on Sunday at […]

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Nationally Ranked School Counters Complaint of Transgender Discrimination

A nationally recognized charter school in Minnesota is fighting a complaint filed by the parents of a transgender kindergartner who allege the school enabled discrimination against their child. Nova Classical Academy administrators said they will deny the allegations, filed last month with the city of St. Paul, while continuing their push to improve school policies […]

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Will Decline In Voter Stupidity Derail Hillary’s Presidential Bid?

Hillary Clinton’s continued, and inexplicable, popularity among old feminist women living in the past gives credence to the political philosophy of MIT Professor Jonathan Gruber, which holds that voters are so inherently stupid that any politician really interested in winning has the right, or obligation, to subvert transparency at all costs. Gruber’s sinister theory worked […]

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