Since a young age, many of us have been taught the virtue of humility -- and by learning to maintain it, we’ve probably experienced a lot of benefits. For starters, when we keep a modest view of ...

Diversity itself is a diverse phenomenon. It presents choices and opportunities, but also challenges and risks. Monday, while I was enjoying one aspect of it at the Northwest Folklife Festival, a new ...

Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) issued a report on patient safety last Friday, pointing out that errors in hospitals are now the third leading cause of death in the United States. “We cannot turn away ...