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Trump and the Nobel Prize

I want to spend a few minutes discussing the Black Church. The Black Church is something that I’ve taken for granted. Until recently, I haven’t really studied the matter. The Black Church was just something that existed. As most of you know, I grew up in Dallas. Almost every Sunday, our family worshiped in a Black Church. I never thought much about it. Like nearly everything in this country, race and racism are at the core. After the American Revolutionary War, Baptists and Methodists spread across the South. Ministers evangelized and established churches. The initial idea was to create unified churches,

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Autism and Acetaminophen

There is a reason that Trump and RFK, Jr. chose acetaminophen as opposed to any of the other medications that have been studied. Acetaminophen has complex and conflicting data.   First, if there were a clear link between acetaminophen exposure and autism, there would have been a HUGE announcement from the American Association of Psychiatrists. This would have been a eureka moment. There would have been dancing in the streets. No, I’m serious. Think about this just for a second. We have this mysterious disease. We have found genetic markers associated wth autism. Genes. A nice study from UCLA performed DNA

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Tariffs and IncompetenceGate

The amount of chaos and confusion is unnecessary and overwhelming. For those of you readers who are avid consumers of the news, you need to find a different hobby. Following everything that the White House is doing minute by minute is probably unhealthy for anyone. The blizzard of dizzying information that is coming out of the White House is mind boggling. Unfortunately, confusion is the point. Tariffs Please tell me if you understand what Donald Trump is doing with tariffs. And, by the way, please explain it to Wall Street, because Wall Street doesn’t understand his steps either. For some reason,

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ABOUT AUTHOR
Errington C. Thompson, MD

Dr. Thompson is a surgeon, scholar, full-time sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats.

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A Letter to America

The Thirteeneth Juror

Where is The Outrage Topics
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