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As a leader, be careful what you promise to accomplish. Promises can easily be broken.

Never believe that only you know the truth, especially when so many are counting on your judgment.

AI will affect everyone. Why not use our collective wisdom to maximize the benefits and minimize the harms?

If you work in the UT System and are NOT afraid of losing your job, wake up!

The world judges us Jews through the lens of Israel’s behavior as the Jewish state. Today, we are being judged harshly.

In the seting of a complex patient it is still history, physical exam, imaging studies, and lab tests that will generate a good differential diagnosis. And, if no one else will, look at the blood film!

A former student inspired my novel. He just may win the Nobel Prize for this work.

Why does it seem too much to ask of people selecting leaders in academia, industry, or even political office to commit to proper due diligence prior to making a job offer?

There is only one true representative democracy in the Middle East. Its people will determine its next government and their own leaders. It is, however, in the interests of both Israel AND the United States for the Israelis to choose wisely.

Step one when you find yourself in a deep hole? Stop digging!

Many doctors are still first-rate. Getting to them and surviving the bureaucracy of modern medicine takes persistence and courage.

Like movies, TV, and popular music, restaurants in Houston are not designed with me in mind.

When called to lead, surround yourself with people smarter than you are. Then, ask for and listen to their advice.

Don’t be fooled. These Christian nationalists, including the Secretary of Defense, are coming for your freedom.

All jobs are temporary, even those of powerful leaders. But jobs where interpersonal service is key are unlikely to be replaced by AI.

Even the families of the Founding Fathers came from elsewhere. The family of every US President came from elsewhere. Our future depends on new Americans coming here from away.