Category Archives: Writing & Social Commentary
What it Will Take to Remove Trump From Office
Goodbye Mr. Trump You may have seen me recently as a policy expert on [...]
May
Science vs. Religion
Science vs. Religion; Science Wins! It all started with Galileo. Somehow if the earth rotates [...]
May
Jimmy Kimmel’s Baby and Health Care
It is great that Jimmy Kimmel’s baby, born with a “pre-existing condition,” got top of-the-line [...]
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May
Why Trump Is a Better Storyteller Than Hemingway
I just read an amazing article by Steve Bryant (Dicksandbetties.com) comparing Trump vs. Hemingway as [...]
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Apr
Helen Campbell: A Legacy to be Proud Of
Helen Campbell was a quiet, almost timid woman in her mid-60s who had been a [...]
Apr
Odds and Ends
There is no evidence that Obama wire tapped Trump during the election, say the spook [...]
Mar
Healthcare’s Elephant in the Room
“If this bill (Repeal and Replace) fails, there is only one plan B. [...]
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Mar
The Drag Racing Seminar
In 1973, I was teaching at SF State in a new program for upper division [...]
Mar
The Biggest Laugh of My Speaking Career
Norma McCorvey (1947-2017), the Jane Roe, of Roe v. Wade fame, was speaking in Palo [...]
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Feb
A Trump Tragedy
A TRUMP TRAGEDY Karina was selling Girl Scout cookies in downtown Redwood City last week [...]
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Feb
Abortion
What can possibly be the benefit to society to force women to have unwanted children? [...]
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Jan
My Magical Hour With Gloria Steinem
Melinda Henning and I had just said goodbye to Gloria Steinem as she walked out [...]
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Jan
Trump: The Hair Says It All
Nevermind his insatiable narcissism, his ignorance of major global issues, and his unending insults to [...]
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Jan
Repeal and Replace: The Financial Elite Are So Happy!
“Repeal and replace! Hooray for Donald Trump and our Republican-led government. Finally, we got it [...]
Jan
Tales of a Fake Minister; Why Clergy Must Be State Licensed
A few years ago, I performed a marriage ceremony for my old friend Don Schaller’s [...]
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Jan
Golden Years
The Golden Years The Golden Years have come at last The Golden Years have [...]
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Jan
Religion Will End With A Whimper, Not With A Bang
Interested in Berkeley architecture, I recently took a tour of the Pacific School of Religion, [...]
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Dec
Hidden Beauty in a Juniper Tree
(or, old man on a tall ladder with a chain saw = bad idea) [...]
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Nov
Life in the VD Clinic
RG: “So, Bob, how many sexual contacts have you had in the past year? Two [...]
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Nov
Can Your God Answer the Phone? (Born an atheist?)
Rummaging through boxes of old photos, letters, and newspaper clippings in the basement, I came [...]
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Oct
Cataracts and the “Dark Side”
“So, Mr. Gilbert, do you have any other questions?” asked the fifth person I had [...]
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Oct
Entrepreneur or Sociopath?
The summer between my freshman and sophomore year in college, I had a job as [...]
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Sep
Current Events
Bringing Jobs Back Both presidential candidates go on and on about bringing back high paying [...]
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Sep