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Posts published by “Fred Gardner”

A Good Man Fallen Among Falun Gong: Dr. Peter Breggin

The foremost critic of Prozac from the time it hit the market in 1988 has been Peter Breggin, MD. Appearing as an expert witness on behalf of plaintiffs harmed by SSRIs, he has cost the…

The Age of Distracti-pression

A grotesque computer-generated graphic covered the front page of the Sunday Styles section —nothing but bottles of glossy, rainbow-colored pills. It alerted readers to a piece on page 5, where Casey Schwartz mused on why…

Bonus Track: Radar

He wears granny glasses, not to be hip bought him a paperback Tao Te Ching A Specialist 4 on a Korean trip Oh, Radar O’Reilly of thee I sing If Hot Lips is snitching and…

The Routine Bilking of Soldiers

Fort Campbell, on the Kentucky/Tennessee border, is home to the 101st Airborne Division. “Go out Gate 5 at Fort Campbell and Jenna’s Adult Superstore is right across the street.” So begins Ron Lieber’s tour through…

Teleprompter to the Stars

Graphics in the Times are usually mediocre and many take up more than half a page – a total waste of ink and newsprint. But the front-page photo on June 25 was poignant and revealing.…

People Are Still Getting Fired

Working people have inordinate leverage in this economy, according to the corporate media. It’s the time of “The Great Resignation” (a silly pun on “the great migration” of black people from the South seeking a…

The Prankster Stops Laughing

Roger Stone played a key role in stopping the recount of votes in Florida that would have cost George W. Bush the Presidency in 2000. He reprised his role post-Election Day in 2020 on behalf…

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