Brent Hill the past President Pro Tempore of the Idaho Senate is a good man. The few times I have had the privilege of interacting with him he has treated me with dignity and respect. He announced yesterday that he…
Medical Winners and Losers for Covid-19
“We want to thank Dr. Livingston for taking the time to enlighten us” I have been asked to write a review of the impact of the Covid-19 national triage strategy on the financial status of large and small hospitals and…
The Awful Truth about Republican Legislators
Can we make “Ada Great Again”? Maybe… What most of the people of Idaho don’t get including the Republicans involved in the “Make Ada Great Again” movement is that the problem is not with the democrats but with our RINO…
Op-Ed: Security is an illusion and certainty is a mirage
It has been inaction rather than the actions taken by this governor that are endangering the rule of law and the fabric that binds us as a civilized society. Nothing this governor has done has provided any security let alone any…
Fear vs. Faith: What Will Our Children Learn?
Cannon Charles Martin was the Headmaster of The St. Albans School for Boys at the National Cathedral in Washington DC from 1947-1977. I met Cannon Martin on several occasions when I as a Sr. medical student at Bethesda Naval Hospital…
Decisions You Make Could Determine if You Contract Covid-19
The Common Good and Individual Self Interest have oftentimes been portrayed by modern-day academics, politicians, and media experts as being on opposite ends of the political and economic spectrum. History dating back to the ancient Greek Philosophers and up to…
2020 Idaho Republican Primary Legislative Endorsements from the Gem State Patriot
Legislative District #1 STATE SENATOR: Uncontested GOP Primary STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A: Uncontested GOP Primary STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B: Sage G. Dixon Legislative District #2 STATE SENATOR: Uncontested GOP Primary STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A: Vito Barbieri STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B:…
Sheep Rancher Fleeces Idaho’s Economy
“Where was the Legislative Approval for this Shutdown?” It’s difficult to fathom how fast Idaho’s thriving economy could become a thing of the past in such a short time but it has happened. Governor Little a former sheep rancher turned…
License to Kill
One thing is becoming clearer with each passing day that governments lock-down its citizens, deprives them of their ability to make a living, trample the unalienable rights of citizens to peaceably assemble, practice their religion, receive due process by trial…
OP-ED “Uncertain Times”
We are currently living in uncertain times. I don’t think any of us would have ever thought we would have seen a time like this in our lifetime… Yet here we are, avoiding each other like the plague; spying on…
Governor Little “No risk is the most risk”
I was told this by a patient who was also one of my closest physician friends. I announced my retirement date 6 months in advance and did not schedule any big surgery cases 3months out from my retirement date. Over…
The Milgram Experiment: ‘The Perils of Obedience’ with COVID-19
Ever since our Idaho’s Governor’s 2nd “stay in place” order I have talked to many conservatives who cannot begin to fathom not only the bases of the 2nd order, but the willingness of so many people to turn over basic…