Left and Right Appear To Agree On Something That Will Produce Better Health and Pensions John C. Goodman, PhD, Contributor Given the increasing polarization of American politics, readers may be pleasantly surprised to learn there are some public policy alternatives where the left and right seem to agree. An example is called “auto enrollment.” When […]

Leaving Canada for Medical Care, 2016 by Bacchus Barua, Ingrid Timmermans, Matthew Lau, and Feixue Ren Summary In 2015, an estimated 45,619 Canadians received non-emergency medical treatment outside Canada. Physicians in British Columbia reported the highest proportion of patients (in a province) receiving treatment abroad (1.5%). The largest number of patients estimated to have left […]

Economy, Liberty Articles | Sep 12, 2016 By Harold Pease, Ph. D “White Americans need to do a better job of listening,” said Hillary Clinton recently with respect to problems in our black communities. We agree. Progressive policies of the last fifty years, which she champions, notably welfare, have done much to return our black […]

By Wayne Grudem, Posted: Jul 28, 2016 I offer the following article, “Why Voting for Donald Trump Is a Morally Good Choice” by Wayne Grudem, without comment other than it is a perspective that ought to be considered in the 2016 presidential election and has not been adequately treated in the establishment press. It is […]

In Depth Dialogues with public, civic, national and international leaders, cultural, educational, political and religious commentary to broaden your perspective of our country and world in which we live. Michael Medved, http://www.michaelmedved.com/ The Greatest Country on God’s Green Earth. The Michael Medved Show gives you insightful columns and commentary about culture, politics, videos, movie reviews, […]

Obituary: Geoffrey Hill Geoffrey Hill, an English poet, died on June 30th, aged 84 The Economist | From the print edition | Jul 30th 2016 IT WAS, he said, like falling in love. When Geoffrey Hill was ten years old he was given a Victorian anthology of English poetry, an award to mark his punctilious […]

A wise skepticism is the first attribute of a good critic. –James Russell Lowell, 1970 If you can’t stand the heat you better get out of the kitchen. –President Harry S. Truman, in speech Dec 17, 1932 If you say you can or if you say you can’t, either way you’re right. –Henry Ford Those […]

On October 5, 2015, California became the fifth state in the nation to allow physicians to prescribe terminally ill patients medication to end their lives. ABX2-15, the “End of Life Option Act,” permits terminally ill adult patients with capacity to make medical decisions to be prescribed an aid-in-dying medication if certain conditions are met. The […]

By Julian Simon Fact and Fiction about Environment, Resources, and Population, 1999, Published Posthumously Most people in the US believe that our environment is getting dirtier, we are running out of natural resources, and population growth in the world is a burden and a threat. Why do the media report so much false bad news? […]

WHY WE ARE HERE Russ Granich, MD, President San Mateo County Physician | July-August 2016 We live through turbulent times for medicine. The government is trying to cut what they pay, they add on regulations, insurers are often difficult, etc. It is easy to get lost and focus on the business of medicine instead of […]