by design | May 11, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
There is no distinctly American criminal class – except Congress Mark Twain By Dr. Jim Ferguson Perhaps the reason I became an internist is because I notice details, differences or a divergence from the typical or standard. Some years ago, I became...
by design | May 4, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
Physician, heal yourself! Jesus Christ By Dr. Jim Ferguson Perhaps I should stop trying to make this once-a-week column contemporaneous. Instead of writing about current events, maybe I should just write about things that interest me, like poetry, science, history,...
by design | Apr 27, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
He didn’t kick the can down the road, he crushed it. Greg Gutfeld. By Dr. Jim Ferguson When I was admitted to medical school, I thought I was pretty hot stuff. That is, until I realized my medical school classmates were every bit my equal and more. This scenario of...
by design | Apr 20, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness … it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope. Charles Dickens By Dr. Jim Ferguson Every spring, my sense of hope is renewed as I marvel at...
by design | Apr 13, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
War is hell. War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over. Union General William Tecumseh Sherman By Dr. Jim Ferguson I am glad that I had to start over on this essay, which I began before President Trump’s...
by design | Apr 6, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
A Spiritual perspective makes life better now and there is the hope of then. James V. Ferguson, MD, FACP By Dr. Jim Ferguson Here we go again. The fools are marching and proclaiming “No Kings.” These rubes apparently don’t realize that the last king we had was 250...
