by Ron Barak | Feb 18, 2016
How are things working these days with your doctors? I thought we might take a few minutes and compare notes. I remember the old days. When doctors made house calls. Now, they barely make office calls. Think I’m kidding? When’s the last time you were able to call your...
by Ron Barak | Feb 16, 2016
Believe you me, this is going to be one locked grid. And indeed, shouldn’t it be? Whether you’re a liberal or a conservative, the Supreme Court has just lost one of its all-time stalwarts (some might say bulwarks), singularly devoted to the Court and to the...
by Ron Barak | Feb 11, 2016
Ever wonder what explains how society has such a propensity to generalize and overreact? Do you think that’s because it takes less time and energy to function on automatic pilot rather than . . . using your thought processes? In California, a former physician was just...
by Ron Barak | Feb 9, 2016
Editor’s Note: I don’t usually use tables in my blogs, but the one below came with the news piece I was reviewing and it offered a good capsule summary and was easy to incorporate. Only one problem: It’s not very user friendly for someone viewing the...
by Ron Barak | Feb 4, 2016
Whose legacy is it anyway? President Obama’s? The U.S. Supreme Court’s? Our government’s in the form we know it? Separation of Powers? Checks and Balances? Executive Power? Abdication of responsibility? Usurpation of authority? Our President may be a lame duck, in the...
