Dr Rick MathisAutocracy, Inc. — Playing Chess With The Devil“Nowadays, autocracies are run not by one bad guy but by sophisticated networks relying on kleptocratic financial structures, a complex of…Aug 6Aug 6
Dr Rick MathisFinding Your VoiceLately I have been attending poetry readings. I am lucky enough to live in a place where these happen periodically. There is always a…Dec 11, 2023Dec 11, 2023
Dr Rick MathisMeniscus Tears and other InconveniencesFrom an orthopedic perspective, it has not been a pleasant few months. I started the summer with a hip problem that involved excruciating…Nov 29, 2023Nov 29, 2023
Dr Rick MathisMaybe it’s the booksRecently, I was surprised to learn that my wife, who grew up in the South, had never read George Orwell’s 1984. Nor had she read Brave New…Nov 21, 2023Nov 21, 2023
Dr Rick MathisHow to Change Your MindAs a world class ruminator, I know the problems involved with focusing too much upon the recent and not-so-recent past. This is a problem…Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 2023
Dr Rick MathisChinatown HomelessBefore a recent trip to San Francisco my wife and I heard about the homeless problem in the city. It sounded as if the issue had gotten…Oct 16, 2023Oct 16, 2023
Dr Rick MathisTerrance Hayes and Marvin GayeThere are a lot of great poems and lines in Terrance Hayes’ most recent book of poetry, So To Speak. His poem on George Floyd, for example…Oct 12, 20231Oct 12, 20231
Dr Rick MathisIs the Prayer of St. Francis the way to Selflessness?Most of us know the prayer that is attributed to St. Francis. It is the one that begins, “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.” It…Oct 10, 2023Oct 10, 2023
Dr Rick MathisThe Politics of Doing Your JobImagine that you go to a physician that is convinced that everyone has cancer. He or she runs test after test trying to confirm their…Oct 4, 2023Oct 4, 2023