The lovely, the strong, and perhaps the objectional

Governor Schwarzeneggar was re-elected, immediately moved about 1,5000 medium-security inmates to private prisons outside of CA (with the promise of many more to go), plans to "early-release"…

I read Frank Rich's The Greatest Story Ever Sold, and am finishing Bob Woodward's State of Denial. This is not a political post, though the…

Last night, I was reading New York Magazine about a recent interview of David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam serial murderer who terrified the five boroughs…

I have been busy and pre-occupied; students, changes, ethereal thoughts. Brand new on the desk: Harry G. Frankfurt, Taking Ourselves Seriously:Taking ourselves seriously presupposes an…

I was standing at the front desk, looking to see who had checked in to see me. As usual, the assigned staff sat at two…

Today was an odd day to being with. Mid-September, yet overcast, breezy, and cool. The road to work is also the truck route to the…

So, here I am, again, riffing off of a ShrinkRapper. Veracity among known liars. When is truth just truth. First, read the ClinkShrink, and we'll…

Are We Clear? Crystal. My first patient had me thinking of a number of things at once. The first thought was of one of…

A member of our clinical team did an assessment of an inmate two years ago, whose diagnosis was Major Depression. A year latter, apparently after…

I saw a transgendered inmate today, and it caused me to inquire how she fared in an all-male prison. She said, "I'm really harassed by…

I was at San Quentin State Prison doing my usual business. It was an interesting several days that included being forced to see patients in an extraordinarily…