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One of the fastest growing demographic cohorts in America is men over the age of 60.  Growing with this group, in a majority of instances, is their prostate.  That gland gets much attention primarily as men age and doctors track their PSA number for the potential of being cancerous..  Less discussed, but quite impactful, is … Read More Read More

The pursuit of happiness is a birthright for those of us who are American citizens. It’s right there in the Declaration of Independence, which itself seems rather odd.  We are not guaranteed that state of satisfaction and by recent polling and just a good look around there are lots of unhappy people in this country.  … Read More Read More

Aaron Stein, president of the Foreign Policy Research Institute(fpri.org), shares his insights with us on the Israel-Hamas conflict.  With as many critical issues affected by it, first and foremost the lives of the hostages and citizens on both Israel and Gaza, we wanted to find an expert to help us to better understand these turbulent … Read More Read More

The U.S. Senate has particular Constitutional responsibilities and political duties.  As the deliberative body it is meant to check the impulses of a more rambunctious House of Representatives, confirm judicial appointments, ratify treaties and, when necessary, act as the jury in the event of the impeachment of the President or Cabinet officials.  Ira Shapiro, Senate … Read More Read More

When Alvin Ridley’s wife was discovered dead in their home, residents of the small town of Ringgold, Georgia assumed the recluse, hoarder, and odd fellow naturally murdered her.  His difficulty in communicating what took place added to the conclusion many had drawn about his guilt.  As it turns out, they were proven wrong in a … Read More Read More

While our parties may only from time to time have lived up to the mission of truly organizing our political discourse and developing serious nuts and bolts efforts toward major transformations that benefit our society. Yet when they have, the impact had been remarkable. So says today’s guest Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld, political scientists … Read More Read More