Here the NNT Group offers compelling research and specific answers. Narrative: The prostate is a kiwi-sized gland that secretes fluid into male semen. The cells of the prostate have a propensity to become cancerous: U.S. men have a 16% chance of being diagnosed with prostate CA in their lifetime and a 3% chance of dying from […]
Does Aspirin Help Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes?
Here NNT.com’s David H. Newman, M.D has the surprising findings for you. Narrative: Aspirin blocks the action of platelets, reducing clots and ostensibly lowering the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and deaths. This review examined and summarized the magnitude of benefits from daily aspirin when compared to placebo for ‘secondary prevention’, i.e. among patients who have […]
William Buckley: Neocons Overrate the Reach of U.S. Power and Influence
Senator Rand Paul exposes the flawed foreign policy approach of the neocons with particular emphasis on the thinking of William Buckley. In a 2005 interview with Joseph Rago for the Wall Street Journal, Buckley said of conservatives who want to spread democracy, “The reality of the situation is that missions abroad to effect regime change in countries without […]
Rand Paul Soars to the Front for Libertarians
Senator Rand Paul offers the clear best-bet option for small government, anti-intervention-oriented Americans. The New York Times reports on Sen. Paul’s efforts here. Frayda Levin, a New Jersey libertarian activist and former small-business owner, is a woman of many passions: promoting liberty, ending marijuana prohibition and opposing her state’s recent minimum-wage increase. But Ms. Levin has added another […]
War Dogs Barking
Obama Should take the Ukraine military option off the table, Pat Buchanan explains here. What we must recognize is that, Beltway bluster about U.S. troops in the Baltic and warships in the Black Sea aside, the United States is not going to war with Russia over Ukraine, or Estonia. For we cannot defend Estonia either. […]
Is the Russian Federation under Attack?
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov deals with the question here at Al Jazeera America. “If we are attacked, we would certainly respond,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Russia Today, a Kremlin-funded satellite channel. “Russian citizens being attacked is an attack against the Russian Federation.” Lavrov made explicit reference to Russia’s […]
Rand Paul Knows the War on Drugs Is a Loser
Rand Paul is visiting a broad group of voters not normally associated with the Republican party. The big question here is will the leadership of the Republican party move away from the War Dogs’ big government policies of the Bush/Cheney/Rove/McCain/Romney era to a libertarian-based, small government, nonintervention-based template intended by our Founders? NPR reports on […]
Putin Thumbing His Nose at Obama
Russia hasn’t lived up to its agreement on Ukraine, a measure of disrespect to President Obama. The Wall Street Journal reports here. U.S. President Barack Obama said Russia hasn’t abided by either the spirit or the letter of an agreement to de-escalate tensions in Ukraine, and he warned that the U.S. is prepared to impose additional costs. […]
Vermont First State to Force GMO Labeling
The Wall Street Journal reports on Vermont becoming the first state to require labeling for foods containing GMOs. The movement against genetically modified crops scored a signal victory Wednesday, as the Vermont legislature passed a bill that would make it the first state to require food makers to label products made with the technology. The […]
World to End?
My friend Cato Institute’s Richard Rahn writes that my heading would have resulted in more people reading his vital essay. Richard is correct, so I have borrowed the headline on his behalf. You may be shocked by what you will read here. “The Arctic Ocean is warming up, icebergs are growing scarcer, and in some […]
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