Politics & Society

Disease starts in the mind, Paracelsus proclaimed. But so very few physical treaters even consider this fact – let alone attempt to alleviate.

This country is defending itself against this other country which is defending itself against the other.

Dr. Jim Cairns (1914-2003)

The remarkable series of interviews which Dr. Diamond undertook with Australian politician Jim Cairns in 1968 have had lasting significance. Described by one of Cairns’ biographers as “pioneering,”1 and another as “politically unique,”2  the interviews mark a highlight