Tag: republicans
Can We Talk? Anthony Fauci and the Great American Scapegoat
ecthompsonmd August 15, 2026

Can we talk? Can we make an honest assessment of the United States and our response to COVID-19? One of the truly great comedians of the last 50 years was Joan Rivers. She had a routine that would start with “Can we talk?” Whenever she said that, you knew that she was going to reveal some embarrassing truth that was somewhat cringe-worthy—but also really funny. So can we talk honestly about Anthony Fauci? Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), was called before the US Senate to be a punching bag. Long before

Read More
Facing Reality, Again
ecthompsonmd October 20, 2024

Last month, I argued as vociferously as possible that debates don’t matter. Debates don’t tell us anything about how a president will govern. I huffed, puffed, and pleaded with my fellow Democrats to focus on the big picture. We needed to win the election. Yet many of my colleagues did not agree with me. In their eyes, President Joe Biden looked weak and vulnerable. Little by little, we began hearing news reports that prominent Democrats were asking Biden to withdraw from the presidential race. Suddenly, President Joe Biden announced that he was withdrawing from the presidential race. I was shocked. I

Read More
Facing Reality
ecthompsonmd October 14, 2024

(Disclaimer – I wrote this right after the first debate. I never, in a million years, thought that Joe Biden would drop out of the race. Clearly I didn’t know Joe. Joe loves America the way we all should. Anyway here is my argument to get behind Joe!) I stopped watching debates 12 to 15 years ago. What exactly is the point of a presidential debate? What are we going to learn? Are we going to learn how the candidates will govern? No. A debate is an artificial situation that has nothing to do with governing the country. Phony, irrelevant “debates”

Read More
Subscribe for updates!
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.

Books

A Letter to America

Get a copy now

The Thirteeneth Juror

Where is The Outrage Topics
Categories
FOLLOW ME ON
Facebook Twitter Youtube