Politics

Although the federal mental health parity law became fully effective January 1, work remains to ensure the law works as Congress and advocates intended.

At the end of last month, the three federal departments charged with implementing the law issued interim regulations. Read More

President Obama's State of the Union speech on Wednesday, as well as a strong editorial in today's New York Times, both call for the end of the pernicious policy in force in the military since 1993 known as "don't ask, don't tell".  The psychological damage caused by  this regulation is serious and supports the need for a reversal of the policy. Read More

Thomas Malthus, the world's first professional economist, will always be with us. Read More

Haitian orphans are both in the news and in the hearts of Americans who want to help.  Before considering adoption as one way to ease these children’s heartaches, read this blog! Read More

The Apple iPad: It's slim, comfortable, and you can take it anywhere.  And no, it's not a feminine hygiene product. Read More

 Really? You are only 5'4. And you think laziness caused you to not make it to the National Basketball Association (NBA)? Read More

In the next few days, expect a heap of news articles and talking heads blathering about the State of the Union. What's fascinating is how so many people interpret the same event differently (each through his or her own prism of values and beliefs). Read More

 When spiritual thinking (faith in the evidence of things un-seen) is properly mixed with empirical thinking (knowledge of the seen) miracles appear. Read More

 More than 20% of Americans have used, or are using, an illicit drug of some sort. Still, most seem to be okay with it. It's time we changed our focus in the newly re-thought drug-war and started looking at the critical issues of addiction. Read More