Life-Saving ECPR v CPR: What to Know
As an emergency doctor, I know that it’s incredibly rare for standard resuscitation protocols including CPR to revive patients brought… Read More »Life-Saving ECPR v CPR: What to Know
A Stranger Bought My Groceries. Should I Have Refused Her Offer?
⬥ The experience of reading the Ethicist’s columns is like what happens to the famous pebble once dropped into the… Read More »A Stranger Bought My Groceries. Should I Have Refused Her Offer?
The Retro Music Genre That Will Change Your Life
Distilled to its purest essence, rock music, my genre of choice, is somewhat embarrassing. I usually enjoy a Kiss song… Read More »The Retro Music Genre That Will Change Your Life
The Reason Behind Bad Southern Accents in Movies
To be fair, these characters represent a measure of progress beyond the “Hollywood Southern” of the 20th century. It’s hard… Read More »The Reason Behind Bad Southern Accents in Movies
Who Is This Strange Woman, and What Is She Doing Here?
The most-watched streaming series of 2023, it turns out, was “Suits.” All your faves — the conceptually and emotionally difficult… Read More »Who Is This Strange Woman, and What Is She Doing Here?
Should I Confront Our Former Minister Over His Plagiarized Sermons?
In his response, the Ethicist noted: “The analogy you draw with religion is worth taking seriously; religious disagreements, as you… Read More »Should I Confront Our Former Minister Over His Plagiarized Sermons?
My 60-Year-Old Brother has Never Seen ‘Star Wars.’ Help!
Erin writes: My brother Joel is 60, and I’m 52. But despite growing up in the ’70s, Joel never saw… Read More »My 60-Year-Old Brother has Never Seen ‘Star Wars.’ Help!
A Recipe for Easy One-Pot Chicken Perloo
When I called the chef and pitmaster Rodney Scott first thing in the morning for an interview, he asked if… Read More »A Recipe for Easy One-Pot Chicken Perloo
The Tren Maya Is Opening Up the Yucatán, for Better or Worse
El Tren Maya, which links five states in southern Mexico, is one of the country’s most-debated infrastructure projects. Carved through… Read More »The Tren Maya Is Opening Up the Yucatán, for Better or Worse
The Terrifying Allure of Mona Island
“This curious world,” Thoreau wrote, “is more wonderful than convenient,” and his words came to me as I gathered my… Read More »The Terrifying Allure of Mona Island