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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Are you a fraud?
All of us, I believe, should try to be the best person we can be. That means owning our shortcomings.
I don’t know each of my readers personally, but I believe everyone should be regularly saying, to themselves and to others, two things:...
The war against women continues
I hope we all find the courage to stand up for the rights of women and to oppose efforts by Donald Trump and the Republican Party that undermine these rights.
ProPublica has also continued its important reporting on women who experienced l...
New textbook, How Cancer Arises based on complexity theory
There are several updates to my new textbook, How Cancer Arises.
First, this textbook now has its own URL, www.curingcancernetwork.org. The textbook’s table of contents is on the Home Page.
Second, the Breast Cancer chapter is now complet...
Take one step
This is a great essay: Somebody Has To Make a Start - The lesson of Nazi Germany was never just about monsters. It was about the rest of us
One step. Then another. That is how ordinary people have always found their courage — not in a si...
Temple Israel update
This is a followup of the March 12, 2026 terrorist attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
I have a deep connection to Temple Israel. My grandparents were founding members. Before the first building was constructed on Manders...
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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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