Tag Archives: A. Joseph Layon

Some Maudlin Thoughts on the 4th of July – A Comment to Steve Schmidt

Posted on 4 July, 2022 by AJ Layon

Hey Steve – I read your piece – and it was beautiful – on our country and the 4th of July. Riffing from your piece, these are my thoughts on this day. Im older. I’ve some years left – I … Continue reading →

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An Important Piece from the NYT: A Black Marxist Scholar Wanted to Talk About Race. It Ignited a Fury.

Posted on 17 August, 2020 by AJ Layon

By Michael Powell Published Aug. 14, 2020Updated Aug. 16, 2020 Along the way, he acquired the conviction, controversial today, that the left is too focused on race and not enough on class. Lasting victories were achieved, he believed, when working … Continue reading →

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Where and What are We? Re-Posting A Quora Piece, as the Time is RIght

Posted on 15 August, 2020 by AJ Layon

What an odd query! How likely is an authoritarian state – in the United States – if we, finally, get a national health system, a rational educational system, and UBI? Really? Firstly, in case you haven’t noticed, the present US … Continue reading →

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Comment: Problems with Student Health Services

Posted on 13 July, 2020 by AJ Layon

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2020/07/13/college-health-centers-problems/?arc404=true I have practiced medicine – in the OR & ICU for almost 40 years. Any of us – including me – can misdiagnose a problem with which one of our fellow humans presents. Yet, the article’s clarity as to … Continue reading →

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Working in the Virus’ Shadow: SARS-CoV-2 18 April, 2020, 0209 Hrs

Posted on 18 April, 2020 by AJ Layon

It has been some days since I wrote. Too many night shifts; the desire to simply fall into a bed and sleep is too great to be denied. But this morning, I write. For the past several days I have … Continue reading →

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Working in the Virus’ Shadow: SARS-CoV-2 4 April, 2020, 1600 Hrs

Posted on 4 April, 2020 by AJ Layon

One can gain a brief view of the specter sweeping our country – indeed the world – by walking the halls of our medical centers. There is concern and fear everywhere. Firstly, one sees health care workers – nurses, physicians, … Continue reading →

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