He has written on the subject of American culture in his book, The Rise of the Imperial Self, and on the subject of medicine, society, and culture in his most recent book, Artificial Happiness. His numerous essays on medicine and American culture have also appeared in The Wall Street Journal and other commercial publications, and have led to interviews on The Today Show, C-Span, MSNBC, and the CBS Evening News. He teaches a course in the GWU Honors Program on the Origins and Evolution of Western thought. Beginning in Fall 2010, he will be teaching a course called "Medicine and Society" in GWU's new Certificate Program in Medicine, Society, and Culture.. Finally, he served as a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, a Washington D.C.-based public affairs organization, where he headed up its program in medicine, society, and bioethics. Selected Publications: