One of the arguably cool things about defending personal injury cases throughout my legal career is that it necessitated my learning to read and understand medical records — and medical jargon — along the way. Of course, defending numerous car accident cases, a common injury encountered was “whiplash,” or what opposing medical experts often referred to as “coup-contrecoup” in an attempt to sound extra expert-y.
Even as someone who lives and breathes politics and media, trying to follow and keep up with the recent developments surrounding Joe Biden and his candidacy and presidency has been whiplash-inducing. Then, too, I’ve seen or heard many describe the ouster of Biden from his campaign (and, perhaps, presidency) as a “coup.”
Between that and the recent attempt on Donald Trump’s life and all the questions surrounding that…well, perhaps this moment in our politics and our history is our coup-contrecoup moment. We’re being jostled about in dizzying — almost nauseating — fashion, subjected to a constant onslaught of often contradicting rumors and innuendos masquerading as “news.”
And perhaps, in order to mitigate against it, we should take our cues from the standard treatment protocol: Rest — physically and mentally; drink plenty of water; limit screen time. And if necessary, take pain meds.
This “Moore to the Point” commentary aired on NewsTalkSTL on Wednesday, July 24th.
