TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
It was Ian MacLaren who said, “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” This reminder has helped many look beyond the exterior of those they meet on the streets, in their homes, and in busy, public spaces. But how often do you take those words to heart? Consider for a moment how Read More…
The DEA extended its authority far past what this weary public will tolerate. Trying to ban kratom is a futile death knell of the drug war, futile only if we continue standing up and flexing our rights. Public outcry, an unrelenting bombardment of opposition is here to set the record straight: kratom cannot be overdosed Read More…
There was a time when “FDA Approved” was a vote of credibility. We could purchase a product and feel safe because the government watchdogs had checked it out thoroughly before allowing it to be sold. Now, “FDA Approved” means “The company that produced this product has enough money and clout to allow it to be Read More…
‘We should be wary of pundits who use the horrors of Aleppo to rush Washington into bombing.’ As the civil war in Syria deepens, American war hawks are using recent atrocities to push for direct U.S. military intervention against the Syrian government, according to observers who warn that further escalation will only worsen what has Read More…
Our so-called justice system makes a mockery of due process, couldn’t care less about integrity, and victimizes those guilty of nonviolent crime — while releasing violent criminals to create actual victims in order to free up space to cage those who sell or possess a plant, even for medical reasons. In perhaps the most striking Read More…
The National Science Foundation has issued two quarter-of-a-million-dollar grants for “Leveraging Personalized Internet Services to Combat Online Trolling.” The grant defines online trolling as, “scenarios in which various groups deploy tactics to influence public opinion on the Internet, by leaving biased, false, misleading, and inauthentic comments, and then artificially amplifying their ratings,” so you can immediately Read More…