Libertarian Commentary #16-17E, 21 April 2016 By Nathan Barton
Medicine in the world of the statist
A few articles have passed my desk in recent days, talking about medical advances.
In one, researchers at a university in Hong Kong and one in Glasgow have found what MIGHT be a reversal of Alzheimer’s: a special protein naturally occurring in the brain which is severely deficient in Alzheimer’s patients. First reported in the Daily Telegraph, the Brit’s National Health Service has a good summary. It looks like it could save people.
Mama’s Note: This protein MIGHT help some folks, of course. The test mice were “bred to have Alzheimer’s” and are not human beings, a real concern with such research. The technical information pretty much blows their whole story, however.
“Dysfunction of the innate immune system is involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD); however, the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying these dysfunctions are unclear.”
So, what we learn from this is that Alzheimer’s is another problem related to an unhealthy immune system, which can best be improved with a healthy, natural diet, stress management and very low intake of toxins. A healthy lifestyle is available to any person today. Nobody has to wait five years (or forever) to get shots of a special protein and pay millions of dollars for them. And nothing says anyone will ever understand fully the psychological mechanisms involved anyway, but my long experience tells me that this is a symptom, and can be dealt with best by preventing the disease. Those who choose to make their life healthy will benefit themselves and their families, not the drug companies. Easy choice for me. Continue reading →
The Price of Liberty 
Theatre of the Absurd?
Libertarian Commentary #16-17E, by Nathan Barton
Government SHOULD be a weekly comedy show on some cable channel, sorta like the old “There Oughta Be A Law” comic strip. It’s just that what is so funny (to some) often is sheer misery and terror to those targeted by the minions of the law.
Consider this incident in Houston, as reported by KTRK (ABC 13 Eyewitness News), who recognized it (amazing: mainstream media!) as the lunacy that it is. 13-year-old eighth grader Danesiah Neal, at Fort Bend Independent School District’s Christa McAuliffe Middle School, was trying to buy lunch using a $2 bill given to her by her grandmother when she was stopped by the cops. “I went to the lunch line and they said my $2 bill was fake,” Danesiah told Ted Oberg Investigates. “They gave it to the police. Then they sent me to the police office. A police officer said I could be in big trouble.” Yeah, third-degree felony trouble. And that’s just one of eight counterfeiting charges investigated against high- and middle-school students at Fort Bend ISD since the 2013-2014 school year. And more than forty in the Houston area in the last two years: most of them minorities. She should have tried to pass one of those Clinton or Obummer $3 bills. Continue reading →