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With one war in Afghanistan, another in Iraq, a possible war with Iran, and an environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, it seems bizarre that the biggest political issue…
‘We insist: leave your conscience at the door’
Pharmacists dispense advice to a colleague who will not sell the morning after pill. I recently wrote an article expressing my delight that Washington State pharmacists will no longer be…
Waiting makes the heart grow fonder
It is always gratifying when research coincides with common sense and everyday experience, as in the case of a new study showing that a relationship in which sexual intimacy is…
China’s crisis conundrum
Despite the government’s attempts to regulate consumer safety, corrupt business practices are deeply rooted in Chinese culture. China lurches from one man-made catastrophe to another, despite the efforts of its…
Who respects the human body? Not homosexuals
The ruling by Judge Vaughn Walker to strike down Proposition 8 raises a host of issues that go far beyond the California case. Especially troubling is Walker’s view of gender.…
What’s driving earlier puberty in girls?
Evidence that girls are reaching puberty as early as seven years of age is in the news this week following the publication of an article in the journal Paediatrics. It…
THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS IDEA
We have asked several of our contributors to respond to a question in our occasional series of forums. This time the question is: What is the world’s most dangerous idea?…
Flawed evidence about gay marriage
In one sense, Judge Walker can’t be blamed for his decision since he was provided a great deal of inaccurate and incomplete information through the trial process. I hope that…
Girls On The Edge
American family doctor turned writer Leonard Sax talks in his latest book about what’s driving the new crisis for girls. When Leonard Sax, doctor, psychologist and promoter of single sex…
Prop 8 judge displays ignorance of marriage
Jennifer Roback Morse, foundress and president of the Ruth Institute, laments the overturn of Proposition 8 by Judge Vaughn Walker, who is widely reported to be g*y. The Ruth Institute…
Asia’s fragile families lead to parent-child suicides
A recent article in Time magazine highlights a rising number of suicides involving a parent and child in Hong Kong. These “filicide-suicides” are not a new phenomenon in East Asia,…
Who can heal a guilty conscience?
We are familiar with the idea that the psychiatrist’s couch has taken over from the confessional in dealing with mental or spiritual distress. And yet, says says psychiatrist Aaron Kheriaty,…