Happy Spring to All

Mike Magee As Winter gives way to Spring, I am reminded of what J. R. R. Tolkien famously wrote in a poem that appears in the first volume of The Lord of the Rings trilogy in 1954 (and Bilbo Baggins sings as part of the song “I Sit Beside the Fire and Sing” a half […]

Microchimerism – What’s in a word?

Mike Magee According to some estimates, a medical student learns upwards of 15,000 new words during the four years of training. But the scope of the language challenge extends well beyond these tightly conscripted years since discoveries, and accompanying language to describe and label those new findings, accumulate throughout the entire span on one’s […]

Are You Ready For The Convergence of Metaphysics, Immunology, and Epigenetics?

Mike Magee Stanford neuroscientist, David Eagleman, reminded us this week that “A coherent explanation of consciousness eludes modern science.” That was his opening line in the New York Times book review of Michael Pollan’s latest effort, “A World Appears.” In it, Pollan asks innocently, “How does the brain generate a unified sense of self?” According […]

The History of the 25th Amendment – a 2026 Update.

Mike Magee DOWNLOAD SLIDE DECK PDF 1 HOUR VIDEO LECTURE In 2020 I taught a course at the President’s College at the University of Hartford titled “The President’s Health and the 25th Amendment.” The questions raised then are now in 2026 even more prescient and include: 1. What is the 25th Amendment? 2. How do […]

Easter and Passover: The Timing of These Sacred Holidays Presses Down On Us.

Mike Magee Eight years ago, Rabbi Daniel F. Polish wrote an article in the Jesuit magazine America titled, “Easter and Passover have more in common than you think.” In the final summary paragraph, he wrote: “Pesach (or Passover) and Pascha (or Easter), beneath their manifest historical and theological content, can be seen as the human reaction […]