It's devastating to read not only what the nurses saw, but also what they went through for speaking up about it: harassment, job loss, lawsuits, the necessity to move, death threats and open ridicule and scorn from the press, social media, doctors and their fellow nurses.
Book / Essay Reviews
What the Nurses Saw by Ken McCarthy
See page for author, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and altered with text.Monsters Among Us
A brief summary of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Who are the real monsters? Plus, three new memes
C.J. Hopkins and the Rise of the New Normal
"You do not do that by being polite, conciliatory, or avoiding conflict. You do that by generating as much internal conflict within the cult as you can." — C.J. Hopkins
Ed Dowd’s Book “Cause Unknown”
Some thoughts on Edward Dowd's book "Cause Unknown"
The Nature and Value of Satire by Edgar Johnson
"Last week," says Jonathan Swift, "I saw a woman flayed, and you would hardly believe how much it altered her person for the worse." In this post I give you quotes from one of the best essays on Satire I have ever read.
Gasoline: Observations After New Covid Inoculations, in Layman’s Terms by Deanna Kline, AGNP-C, MSN, RN
Deanna Kline tells patient stories that must never be forgotten. We cannot let these governments, companies, schools, people and institutions around the world who participated in this, sweep these people under the rug as if they never existed.
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American Pravda by James O’Keefe
American Pravda: My Fight for Truth in the Era of Fake News by Jame O'Keefe is an excellent book. It's fun too. Undercover journalism sounds both exciting and stressful.
Righteous Indignation by Andrew Breitbart
Republicans and conservatives have been playing defense for far too long. It's time to put the offense on the field. Andrew Breitbart has a game plan.
Love, Law and Civil Disobedience by Martin Luther King, Jr.
King evaluates the student movement against racism and explains why it was succeeding.
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Freedom From Fear by Aung San Suu Kyi
What if you have not been born courageous? What if the fear of the power of the state paralyzes you? What can you do?
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