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Is Barack Obama A Free Thinker? (2009-02-19)
A Call to Action Worth Heeding (2002-03-26)
A Parenting Guide: How To Raise Thoughtful Infidels Who Appreciate A Secular Version of Spirituality, Meaning and Purpose (2006-03-10)
A Really Dumb, Not-So-Inspirational Message And One Ever So Sensible (2006-01-14)
A Recommended Personal Strategy for Dealing with Future Health Care Cost Increases and Benefit Reductions (2002-01-07)
A Self-Management Perspective on Health Care System Reform (2001-07-20)
A Surcharge On Soda Pop In San Francisco? A Good Idea, Or Not? (2008-01-10)
A Therapy That Seems Looney As Can Be, To Me (2001-07-05)
A Thought Or Two About the Sinking of the Titanic and Situational Ethics (2001-09-18)
A Thought Or Two About the Sinking of the Titanic and Situational Ethics (2006-12-29)
A Wellness Perspective on Advertising (2003-09-03)
A Wellness Perspective on Paul Kurtz' Book Exuberant Skepticism (Prometheus Books) (2010-03-16)
A Wellness Perspective on the Banality of Promoting “Intelligent Design” in Science Classes (2005-05-24)
A Wellness Perspective On The Penis (2003-11-19)
A Wellness Take On Superstition in General and Friday, The 13th, In Particular! (2004-02-13)
A Wellness Take on Urban Legends (2004-07-12)
A Wellness Workshop For Infidels, Free Thinkers and Godless Heathens Seeking Principles For Raising Ethical, Caring Kids Without Religion (Part One) (2007-07-08)
A Wellness Workshop For Infidels, Free Thinkers and Godless Heathens Seeking Principles For Raising Ethical, Caring Kids Without Religion (Part Two) (2007-07-11)
A World-Class Case of NOT Taking Responsibility (2001-10-14)
Abolish Health Insurance? (2001-07-25)
Abolish Health Insurance? (2002-09-02)
America At the Crossroads, the Pledge and Positive Bemused Skepticism (2002-08-05)
America Needs A New Entitlement Program for the Common Sense Impaired! (2003-07-14)
America Needs Strengthened Mental Muscles To Recover From Flabby Decision-Making (2010-03-28)
Americans Are Obese, Superstitious, Unfit and Drug-Addled Because They Have Been Taught What To Think, Not How To Think! (2004-05-19)
An Alternative to Gullibility -- Bemused Skepticism (2003-04-21)
An Idea For A Self-Management Sweepstakes (2001-07-14)
Are Oreo Cookies The Mother of All Evil-Doing Fast Food? (2003-06-02)
Are You Cult Material? (2001-08-02)
Are You Cult Material? (2003-10-01)
Are You Skeptical Enough To Be Well? (2002-06-18)
Assess Your GR (Gullibility Risk) Level (2001-05-20)
Beware Doctors Selling Snake Oil! (2003-04-07)
Beware of Motivators Bearing Speeches and Tapes (2002-05-25)
Beware of Motivators Bearing Speeches and Tapes (Part Two) (2002-05-26)
Beware of Unnecessary Testing (2003-07-30)
Calls to Action Are Only As Good As The Actions Called For (2002-03-25)
Can Democracy and Wellness Truly Flourish If People Go For A "Gift" at $150 -- Or, For The Services of Animal Psychics? (2002-05-23)
Creating Wellness Words to Counterbalance (Slightly) the Focus on Disease, Sickness, Illness, Pain, Despair and Other Negative Terms (2001-06-13)
Do Not Believe Anything About Products You See or Hear Advertised — Such Ads Are Either Misleading or False and Were Clearly Not Designed Primarily To Serve Your Interests (2001-08-12)
Do Not Expect or Look for Miracles In A Bottle—Why the New Cholesterol Standards and Attendant Drug Promotion by the Federal Government Is A Very Bad (2001-05-17)
Do Women Respond Differently to Stress? Maybe. (2002-04-02)
Don’t Be An Easy Mark -- Protect Yourself From Quacks and Charlatans (2002-03-21)
Don’t Be An Easy Mark -- Protect Yourself From Quacks and Charlatans (2003-10-02)
Examples of Thinking Critically (2004-02-17)
From Mindless Munching To Mindful Thinking: Tips For A Double Boost For Your Quality Of Life (2008-05-30)
Get With the (Wellness) Program--Or Else! (2003-11-25)
Grotesque Political Leaders, Bizarre Cult Organizations, Ludicrous Religious Perspectives and Ephedra! (2003-06-17)
Headlines About Cures and Other Breakthroughs From New Studies Are Usually Too Good To Be True -- and Usually Prove Not To Be True! (2001-11-15)
Headlines and Breaking Stories on TV Are Usually Not Worthy of Either (2010-07-26)
Health Education, Bud-Style: Is Budweiser Engaged In Responsible Advertising Or Manipulative Marketing? (2002-11-20)
Health Insurance: The Hazards of Going Without And, For A Few, The Benefits of Doing So! (2002-06-09)
HGH and REAL Wellness: Let Reason Be Your Guide In Assessing the Growing Anti-Aging Industry (2007-05-22)
Holier-Than-Thou Health Insurance Hobbled by Holes of Hypocrisy (2010-07-02)
Holistic Doctors and Wellness (2002-08-26)
Hope and the Dynamics of Change (2010-03-13)
How Much Of A Breakthrough Is Isadore Rosenfeld's New Book "Breakthrough Health?" (2004-02-04)
How Skeptical Should You Be About One Thing Or Another? (2001-09-05)
How To Avoid Deadly Decisions: Read About Them! (2008-11-21)
How To Save Advertising From Itself: Create An Independent Skeptical Review Board (2006-06-23)
If Only Wellness Were Pork (2001-12-31)
If Only Wellness Were Pork (2003-12-31)
In the Not-So-Distant Future, Mind-Readers May Be Scientists, Not Carnival Workers Or Psychics (2004-02-02)
In the Not-So-Distant Future, Mind-Readers May Be Scientists, Not Carnival Workers Or Psychics (continued) (2004-02-03)
Is Dying A Wellness Issue? What About Kevorkian? (2001-10-01)
Is The Wellness Concept A Faith-Based Approach To A Healthy, Fulfilling Quality Of Life? (2006-04-06)
It Must Be Nice To Be A Celebrity (2002-12-20)
Let's Celebrate Doubt (2010-07-08)
Let's Create A New Concept To Promote Healthier, More Enjoyable Lifestyles (2009-12-12)
Maureen Dowd Did Not Go Far Enough But It's Never Too Late To Begin Thinking Clearly (2010-04-14)
More On The Case for Bemused Skepticism: Fellatio and Breast Cancer Prevention (2003-11-06)
My Favorite Questions (2003-06-05)
National Wellness Day (2007-05-04)
Never Read Anything Into A Coincidence (2006-06-14)
New Age Thinking And REAL Wellness: Are The Two Compatible? (2008-05-12)
Nourish and Respect Your Healthy Doubts (2001-08-11)
Nourish and Respect Your Healthy Doubts and Appreciation for Shades Of Gray (2003-09-05)
Out Of 45 Million Americans, Only A Few CHOOSE To Forego Health Insurance—Meet One Of Them! (2003-11-13)
Overview: Effective Decisions -- Critical Thinking and Bemused Skepticism (2003-02-03)
Please Everyone - Please Try To Be A Bit More Rational (2008-03-25)
Positive Bemused Skepticism (+BS) (2002-08-06)
Practice Safe Thinking In Order Not To Be Easily Fooled. (2001-05-13)
Promoting Critical Thinking In A Spiritual World: A Wellness Promoter Tilts at Windmills of Irrationality (2004-04-20)
Read This Essay And Eliminate A Half Dozen Common Ways Of Being Fooled (2006-09-23)
Read This Essay And Eliminate A Half Dozen Common Ways Of Being Fooled (2006-09-23)
Science and Irrationality, Seemingly Contradictory, Both Gain Ground (2002-12-23)
Science Under Siege: Three Books That Highlight The Need For REAL Wellness Programming (2009-08-08)
Separating Religious Beliefs From Laws In Secular Democracies: Let's Hear It For the Supreme Court! (2003-07-11)
Shopping for Fitness and Health (2002-06-04)
Shopping for Fitness and Health (Part Two) (2002-06-05)
Should You Worry About Rat Poisoning After Shopping at Your Local Supermarket? (2003-03-06)
Some Lawyers Do Not Think Highly of Your Critical Thinking Skills (2003-10-09)
Some Things Happen, I Suspect, for No Particular Reason (2003-04-16)
Superstition Can Be Hazardous to Your Health (2002-10-22)
Talking Back: A Well Infidel's Perspective (2006-10-08)
Ten Simple Critical Thinking Tips for Wellness Seekers (2004-05-23)
The Case for BS--Why Wellness Promoters Should Promote Bemused Skepticism! (2003-11-05)
The Case For Ethics, Even If Nobody's Watching (2008-06-14)
The Dave Barry Health Care Principle and Its Wellness Corollary (2001-12-07)
The Dave Barry Health Care Principle and Its Wellness Corollary (2003-12-05)
The Empowered Consumer (2001-06-22)
The End of the Free Ride in Health Insurance: Disaster Or A Very Good Thing? (2002-10-11)
The Nature Of And Prospects For Humans (2007-12-29)
The Paradox of Philadelphia's Wellness Initiative (2003-08-01)
THE QUESTION: Is the American Cancer Society Selling Out? A Wellness Perspective on "The Cattle Barons' Ball!" (2003-09-16)
The Role of Doubt, Skepticism and Even Cynicism in Resisting Superstition, Encouraging Critical Thinking and Promoting Wellness Lifestyles (2004-07-07)
The Round Earth Society -- Brazilians Working for Wellness Promotion In Unique and Clever Ways (2003-05-02)
The Round Earth Society -- Brazilians Working for Wellness Promotion In Unique and Clever Ways (2003-05-01)
The Similarities Between A Universal Remote Device With Which You Can Control Your Universe and Prayer (2006-06-29)
There Is No Such Thing As "Alternative" Medicine! (2005-05-21)
Thinking Skills Needed for Managing Urban Legends (2006-10-29)
Tips for Spotting Urban Legends (2004-07-16)
To Say What You Think Or To Think What You Can Say--That Is A Question for Secular Wellness Promoters To Ponder and Resolve (2004-06-29)
Treat Any Claim For A Medical Miracle Like A Gift Horse: Look Closely In Its Mouth, Especially At The Teeth (2007-06-27)
Use A Tanning Booth Or Die? Not Really--An Exercise In Critical Thinking (2003-09-25)
Using Research Theories To Underscore Wellness Messages for Seniors (2001-08-27)
Using Research Theories To Underscore Wellness Messages for Seniors (2003-08-08)
Using Research Theories To Underscore Wellness Messages for Seniors (2003-10-03)
We Know More Facts But Are We More Rational Than The Ancients? (2008-05-15)
What I Want When I Grow Up -- A Wellness Show On TV! (2002-04-01)
What is "Cerebralitis Incarceratus Righteousness?" (2002-03-02)
Who Lost Babe Ruth? (2001-08-04)
Who Lost Babe Ruth? (2003-09-18)
Why I Chose Not To Grieve For The Pope (2005-04-23)
Why It's Important Not To Believe Everything You Think: A Book Review (2006-07-28)
Would You French Kiss A Dog? What You Can Learn From An Urban Legend (2007-12-17)
You Should Have Your Head Examined! (2002-03-04)

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