Daily Archives: March 31, 2017

Andrew Tobias: The Thrice-Stayed 90-Day Travel Ban is Now Moot

Posted on March 31, 2017 by davidbruceblog

RECOMMENDED READING: Andrew Tobias: Agree? Disagree? Discuss.  2. The thrice-stayed 90-day travel ban is now moot.  It was designed to keep the bad hombres from flooding in while we did an emergency assessment of the current 18-to-24-month vetting system to see whether it was … Continue reading →

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We don’t eat enough fruit, nuts and seeds, and vegetables, and we eat too much salt and processed meat.

Posted on March 31, 2017 by davidbruceblog

Michael Gregor: How Many Meet the Simple Seven? (Nutritionfacts.org; YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky2uZfINSyA Michael Greger, M.D.: The Five Most Important Dietary Tweaks (Nutritionfacts.org) According to the Global Burden of Disease study, the worst five things about our diet are: we don’t eat … Continue reading →

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Dante’s Paradise: Canto 24 Retelling — Gemini — Saint Peter Examines Dante’s Faith

Posted on March 31, 2017 by davidbruceblog

Chapter 24: Gemini — Saint Peter Examines Dante’s Faith Beatrice said to the lights, “O saved souls who feast at the banquet, help this man. With God’s grace give him a few crumbs that fall from the table. Consider his … Continue reading →

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Long-Term Medicare Spending Projections have Fallen Dramatically

Posted on March 31, 2017 by davidbruceblog

RECOMMENDED READING: Harry Stein and Alex Rowell: New Data Deliver Good News for Health Care and Bad News for Speaker Ryan’s Tax Reform Plan (Center for American Progress) The projected costs of federal health care programs have fallen dramatically since … Continue reading →

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