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On July 17th Sherman Mellinkoff died at his home in Westwood He was 96 years old and was the former Dean of UCLA School of Medicine.He was the longest tenured…

As the opponents in this year's presidential election get squared away, it's time to examine the powerful role of the media in swaying public opinion rather than reporting events.Ivanka Trump's…

  The republican convention clattered to a close last night with the coronation of the Trump...eter in chief.I was prepared for the dog whistles and the red meat oratory, but…

Thanks to SB&JT, I saw the Tony Schwarz revelation to the New Yorker (Mayer) re:"The Art of The Deal" and his (the true author thereof ) assessment of the Donald through the…

Yes,the media sure are pouring on the smoke these days: talk about Teflon politics,the man's dirtiest trickery are presented as the works of a saint by CNN.(TRUMP) Over the past…

Demos means of,by,or upon the people.Among the Greek city states only Athens seems to have qualified for less than 200 years.The United States has officially supported the overthrow of "democratically"elected…

As Isis gives up territory,they hasten to remind us that the real battlefield is for the mind.They attacked a Nice celebration of the French 4th of July.We can expect more…

It is time to open up a new space for the heated dialogue for "A Fine Madness".I have been challenged by DS for using a phrase which is unclear and…

The two candidates for presidential office have suspended their activities for the day in deference to the horrors of the Dallas shootings.There had been no thought of suspending campaigns based…

This time it was Baton Rouge LA.Of course there were several others in between.but this police shooting of yet another black man bears an eerie resemblance to the shooting in…