THE ARCHIVE
OF DOC’S PRESCRIPTIONS AND OTHER WRITINGS
It is my desire that this archive of my writing will stimulate your learning and curiosity.
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BIOGRAPHIES
Imperfect: An Improbable Life – By Jim Abbott and Tim Brown
After 10 years, Jim Abbott retired in1999 with a career record of 87-108. Imperfect relates the spectacular story of [...]
Ernie Pyle (The Greatest Correspondent of World War II)
Ernest Pyle was the best-known, most beloved correspondent during World War II. My mother who was a journalist named [...]
Jane Addams, Great Reformer (1860-1935)
It would be fun to speculate why some of the truly great Americans are forgotten within one hundred years of [...]
Andrew Johnson
In May 1868, the Senate came within a single vote of taking the unprecedented step of removing a president [...]
ECONOMICS
Is President Trump’s Concern About Trade Deficits Misplaced?
After Winston Churchill lost the 1945 general election, his wife Clementine tried to comfort him. According to several accounts, [...]
Ken Griffin, Citadel founder, criticized the Trump Administration for interfering in corporate affairs and making self-serving decisions
Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin criticized the Trump administration’s interference into the day-to-day business of American companies and raised concerns about self-serving [...]
The Attacks on Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, and Senator Mark Kelly
Executive Power, Institutional Independence, and the Boundaries of Lawful Authority Introduction To be transparent, I’ll share my bias. Historically, [...]
GOVERNMENT
The Attacks on Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, and Senator Mark Kelly
Executive Power, Institutional Independence, and the Boundaries of Lawful Authority Introduction To be transparent, I’ll share my bias. Historically, [...]
America’s Quiet Turn Toward State Capitalism
The Wall Street Journal recently observed that the United States is drifting toward a new economic model—what it describes as [...]
Anything Goes America – Abstract from The Economist
“Anything Goes America,” an abstract from The Economist, had a sad commentary on the decline of America. The first paragraph [...]
Majority of Biden’s 2020 Voters Now Say He’s Too Old to be Effective
A New York Times/Siena College poll revealed that even his supporters worry about his age. Among his supporters, 47% [...]
HISTORY
Jan Karski: Conscience of a Silent World (1914-2000)
Context I recently saw a one act play about Jan Karski, a recipient of Yad Vashem’s designation as “Righteous [...]
Acquiescence of the American Government in the Murder of the Jews During WWII
Introduction After reading The Washing War: FDR’s Inner Circle by James Lacey I feel there is sufficient explicit and implicit [...]
Pope Pius XI and Mussolini
The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe by David [...]
MEDICINE
Team Tony Cancer Foundation wins Small Business Award
The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce awarded Team Tony Cancer Foundation the Small Business of the Year Award. For [...]
Rising Coronavirus Infections Weigh Heavily on Europe and the United States
The rapid escalation in the number of coronavirus victims has prompted policy makers in Europe and the United States [...]
Coronavirus Uptick Raises Alarms
The reclosing of eleven Apple stores in four states on Friday highlighted the growing concerns that the coronavirus is [...]
Economic numbers remain in doldrums
Over the past few days, economic releases have highlighted the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, we learned [...]
RELIGION
Acquiescence of the American Government in the Murder of the Jews During WWII
Introduction After reading The Washing War: FDR’s Inner Circle by James Lacey I feel there is sufficient explicit and implicit [...]
Decline of Christianity in the U.S. Has Slowed, May Have Leveled Off
Over the past 20 years, Pew Research has conducted surveys of Americans observance of religion. After many years of [...]
Pop Culture and Politics Propel Surging Stream of Antisemitism
“When systems fail, whether it’s the government or the markets or anything else, leaders often look for someone to blame. [...]
Kindertransport: Into the Arms of Strangers
I saw tonight a documentary, Into the Arms of Strangers. It focuses on the lives of 10,000 primarily Jewish [...]
SOCIOLOGY
Tom Friedman View on Immigration
I recently saw an interview by Walter Isaacson with Tom Friedman. While they covered several topics, Friedman’s thoughts on [...]
UC San Diego and the Crisis of Education
A December 3rd article in the Wall Street Journal exposed the crisis in our educational system. Specifically, the number [...]
German Views of the U.S. – Germany Relationship Turn Sharply Negative
Pew Research recently published an article describing the dramatic decline in the relationship between the United States and Germany. Nearly [...]
Immigration Plan Faces Big Roadblocks
The Wall Street Journal discussed major roadblocks that will prevent President-elect Trump and his team from deporting a significant [...]
SPORTS
How Colleges and Sports-Betting Companies ‘Caesarized’ Campus Life
“I think the reality is that college athletics has become a profit maximizing endeavor for athletics administrators and coaches. And [...]
Imperfect: An Improbable Life – By Jim Abbott and Tim Brown
After 10 years, Jim Abbott retired in1999 with a career record of 87-108. Imperfect relates the spectacular story of [...]
Multiple Legal Abuses involving Florida State Football Player
On November 15th, the New York Times wrote an article Florida State Player Fled Crash but Got Only Traffic [...]
Baseball Highlights Since 1893
Introduction My Extra Inning: This fall there will be a television series that follows up on Ken Burn’s fabulous [...]
THE ARTS
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven remarkable compositions won him favor among the enlightened aristocracy congregated at Vienna, and he enjoyed their [...]
Marc Chagall
Eloise and I recently enjoyed the Chagall exhibit in San Francisco. He composed images based on emotional and poetic [...]
Will Rogers
Will Rogers (1879-1935) had what it takes to tickle the national funny bone. His keen wit and the ability [...]
OTHER
The Next Chapter
As I sit down to write my final article for the Sarasota Herald Tribune after 15 years as a guest [...]
Etymologies & Word Origins Part II
Booze It derives from the Middle Dutch verb busen; meaning to driving heavily, and first appeared in English as a [...]
Etymologies & Word Origins
Bigwig This term for an important person dates to c. 1731. It is a reference to the powered wigs that [...]
SPEECHES
Doc’s 75th Birthday Speech
I want to thank all of you for participating in this celebration of life. I have enjoyed a [...]
Why I Support AIPAC
I want to thank Dr. Ken Stein for taking time out from his busy schedule to share with us his [...]
Joseph Werlin Faculty Award at University of Houston
I wish I could sing the words to the musical Oklahoma, “oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a [...]
