Recently Admiral Brett Giroir, pediatrician and assistant secretary of Health, declared that Dr. Tony Fauci could not truly understand the national response to coronavirus: “he looks at its from a very narrow public health point of view.” Dr. Fauci did not necessarily “have the whole national interest in mind.”(https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2020/07/12/us-testing-czar-fauci-doesnt-have-the-whole-national-interest-in-mind/#12f86316569c) Admiral Giroir’s statement helps explain the […]
Defending the Right to Walk
Why is it acceptable that walking is dangerous? Sarasota, where I live and walk, is a pleasant place, but ranks tenth among American municipalities in pedestrian deaths. That’s not unusual, for eight of the top ten most dangerous cities for walkers are in Florida. Every work day I walk to my office located two blocks from the main […]
Unsafe: Surviving the New Age of Anxiety
A different, new age of anxiety is brewing. To understand why, look around. One of the world’s favored centers of “chill” just burned to the ground. In the peacefully pleasant California wine country residents woke to winds whipping fire. Within minutes their homes reduced to ashes, their vehicles melted. They had no warning. In the morning light […]
How to Kill People Twice (Walking in America)
How does America protect public health? A clear example can be seen in national pedestrian deaths, up twenty percent from 2009 to 2014. Presently five thousand walkers a year are mowed down by motor vehicles, with tens of thousands seriously injured, and hundreds of thousands maimed. In a recent study by Smart Growth America, a […]
Are Americans Getting Enough Sleep?
Seven In 24 How much sleep is enough for American adults? After a long and difficult debate, the American Sleep Disorders Association finally agreed on a number last year. Their answer – seven hours or more in 24, including naps, will make the cut. So how do Americans stack up? Not too well. In a report […]