January 1st, 2034, The Pacific Ocean somewhere near Hawaii: It had been ten years since Elon Musk realized colonizing Mars was not the answer to his deep concern regarding the survival of humanity. When his mind searched for an alternative answer, he took notice of how the people of Iceland had solved their energy problem.
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Jim Betti
The World Needs a Star
Why Elon Musk allowed Walter Isaacson 2 years of unfettered access and to write a biography that Musk did not in any way change is a mystery. It could be that Steve Jobs did the same and Musk felt a need to share his story similarly, but it does not matter.
The Future of Obama Care and America
The insurance company CEO reflected on how Obamacare had delivered everything his industry could have hoped for. The new massive bureaucracy had strengthened his industry’s monopoly on private healthcare dollars.
Flush with Our Money. The US Healthcare System has Never Cared Less.
The politician’s stump speech on how to control private healthcare costs began with the tired bromide that Americans spend 30% more per individual for private healthcare than the rest of the world and had worse outcomes. Fixing the problem required the use of “market forces”.
The Brit who Brushed Up his Accent and Brushed Off the Conniving Elite Imp
It had been quite some time since the native-born Englishman had returned to the far-east end of Greater London. Nothing had changed. Dagenham was still a socialistic stronghold, a horror hole populated by the embittered and resentful members of Britain’s lower working class. The expatriate spotted an old acquaintance and started up a conversation.
Vivek Ramaswamy Vaults the Polls to National Prominence
When the first Republican primary debate ended people knew things were never going to be the same again. The exact time it happened cannot be pinpointed but the onstage career politicians had figured it out. Something dynamic had happened.
America Is Sick, and We Need a Second Opinion.
The 70-year-old man was several years into testosterone deprivation therapy {Lupron Acetate injections} for advanced Prostate cancer; and although he was in remission, there was a price to extend his life. The bothersome hot flashes came almost daily, and his bones had started to thin.
The Anesthesiologist Always Wins
Albany New York Medical Center Emergency Room: 1987 – The urology resident waited for the hospital administrator’s decision on whether to reattach the severed penis. Several hours prior, a psych patient managed to break open a safety razor and severe his penis at its base.
America Could Get Stuck With a Sununu-Like “Booby Prize”
The contest was about to start, and the two coin bank prizes were on display. One coin bank was the coolest ever. It was a mechanical Rooster that when presented with a coin, would reach down with its beak, pick up the coin and deposit it into a nest-like bank.
D.E.I. Must Die or a Loved One Might.
November 1980: New York City’s WASHINGTON HEIGHTS – The Columbia Medical School applicant was walking out of the parking garage. A semi-comatose man lay across the sidewalk. People gave him no notice and walked by and over him.
Warriors against Wokeism
Vivek Ramaswamy is visiting elderly family relatives when he is informed that they are having health issues because the cuttings from the neighbor’s lawn work are being blown {along with pollen} onto his relative’s driveway. Vivek decides to act.
Doubling Down on Dumb
July 1990
The young Urologist just finished his residency and there was new hope for men with prostate cancer. A protein referred to as prostate-specific antigen (PSA) had been identified and seemed to be a useful screening test to look for early prostate cancer.