Category: November 2008

  • THE INTERREGNUM

    In ancient times when one king died or was deposed and there was a period before the new king was crowned, it was called an interregnum. Scholars have told me that this term comes from Latin sources. As I attempt to compose this modest essay today on November 25, the American public wants the interregnum…

  • 11/04/08: AMERICA REJOINS THE CIVILIZED WORLD

    Shortly after the results of the most recent presidential election were confirmed at 11 PM, our eldest grandson called me. Connor Shepherd is a 24-year-old grandson who lives and works in San Francisco. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 2007, and spent the next year in Japan perfecting his use of the Japanese language. Connor…

  • DR. EZRA’S OVER-THE-COUNTER PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES

    Our politicians, economists, and the people who bring us our news tell us that it is quite likely that the world is preparing to enter a second Depression. There are those of us who experienced the first Depression who will tell you that the American economy has been in a depressed stage for quite a…

  • IODINE AND MERCUROCHROME

    Growing up during the Great Depression of 1929 preceded the advent of exotic medicines for all kinds of illnesses.  In every household, in the medicine cabinet of a Depression family was a bottle of iodine.  When iodine was administered to a cut anywhere on the body, you had a very stinging sensation.  But that was…