You may think, as I did, that neo-conservative insights primarily apply to foreign policy. But after a partially sleepless night due to terrible coughing from a cold, I have had a flash of insight! Neo-conservative ideology is just as applicable to dealing with germs and viruses as with Islamo-Fascists. You see my wife has urged me to stop eating sweets while I am sick (I have a legendary sweet tooth) because she alleges that the sugar will prolong the sickness. What I realized is that she is merely expressing an attitude of appeasement. To stop eating sugar is exactly what … Continue reading Neocon Medicine