Last weekend the civil war in the House Republican Caucus over a new speaker managed to upstage Donald Trump to become the most embarrassing spectacle on the political right. The self-styled Freedom Caucus, a group of about 40 Republican representatives … Continue reading
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I feel about doctors the same way I feel about the police and the armed forces of the United States. I am surrounded by hostile forces whose goal is to kill me. It is their job to protect me. But … Continue reading
In “Oliver Twist,” published 177 years ago, Mr. Bumble’s wife has acted questionably and he is told he’s liable because “the law supposes that your wife is under your direction.” To which Mr. Bumble replies, “If the law supposes that, … Continue reading