Shibboleths: A Great Labor-Saving Device for Rational Thinking
A recent e-mail from a reader said that he could not find the word “shibboleth” in his desk dictionary, even though he had seen this word in my column. That was an unfortunate omission in his dictionary because shibboleths explain a lot about what is said...The SimpleCare Story
I graduated from the University of Washington and am a board-certified Family Physician. I owned five family medicine-integrated medical clinics in the Seattle, Washington area, and as a consequence was very involved with all medical insurances–including...“West Wing” vs. Reality: Bush Dumb, Gore Bright?
President George W. Bush — despite his post-Sept. 11 performance — remains dumb, says “West Wing” producer Aaron Sorkin. Bush’s stratospheric popularity, claims Sorkin, results from our collective refusal to admit Bush’s stupidity:...The IQ Exemption
The never-ending battle of the left to keep people from being held responsible for the consequences of their own actions is now in the Supreme Court of the United States, where the justices are being urged to exempt murderers from the death penalty if they score below...Shame on Casey Martin: Calling for the Government Takeover of Golf
The Americans with Disabilities Act must be repealed–and why Casey Martin deserves to lose his case.
Three Books on The State of Education
Why our disintegrating culture is turning out so many people who are so much less than men can be.

