Nat's essays on politics, civics, cancer and medicine
Nat PernickEssays about politics, civics (the responsibilities of citizenship), cancer and medicine.
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Detroit Public School graduates speak
Below are short excerpts from essays by some of our 2026 Detroit College Promise scholarship recipients, written in response to two prompts:
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How I have made Detroit Public Schools better
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How I am working to make the world a better...
This Jew supports Dr. Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate
I am voting for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in the November 2026 election for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat. In fact, I’ll cast my absentee ballot for him on September 24, 2026.
El-Sayed is a traditional progressive liberal. He is also, as I’ve descr...
Strategic plan to substantially reduce cancer deaths
I have updated my strategic plan to substantially reduce cancer deaths. The update includes an Executive Summary and expands the discussion of complexity science and how we understand cancer.
This strategic plan proposes a complementary...
How cancer arises - CNS diffuse adult type gliomas
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Twenty-five years after launching PathologyOutlines.com, Dr. Pernick has begun a second free online medical textbook, How Cancer Arises, with a focus on complexity theory.
The section on CNS diffuse adult type gliomas is now compl...
The 2026 Voter Challenge
In Michigan, absentee voting begins Thursday, September 24, 2026.
The 2026 Voter Challenge is the fifth voter turnout contest I have run (see results for the 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024 elections). It covers eight communities near me: Berkl...
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I am a pathologist, retired attorney, business owner and political activist who seeks to make the world a better place. Comments are welcome but writers of personal attacks or hate speech will be muted.
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