by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 5, 2016 | Culture, Opinion
Most of us understand that there are limits on the protection offered by the Constitution for speech, and most of us have heard of the shouting Fire! in a crowded theater exception. We rarely specify, but generally understand, that it is only when the announcement is...
by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Jul 4, 2016 | Culture, Drug Policy, Politics
I am a paramedic with over two decades working all over New York City. I worked in Harlem during the crack epidemic and have seen heroin trends come and go. Of all the public health officials who deal with drug abuse, we are the only ones who actually contact the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 2, 2016 | Culture, Environment
A recent editorial at Investors Business Daily discusses the Left’s abandonment of respect for science with regard to GMO foods and crops. This is nothing new, but even in “old news,” we sometimes find new information. Of particular interest is the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 30, 2016 | Culture, Opinion
Information, — for lack of a better word — is good. In case it’s not obvious, either ipso facto or from the hyperlink, I’m channeling Gordon Gekko’s speech on greed from the movie Wall Street. Information is right. Information works....
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 29, 2016 | Culture, Opinion
An article over at The Federalist posited an interesting question about what society accepts and what it does not. Why Is Transgender An Identity But Anorexia A Disorder, is about where we draw the line between individual choice and mental illness, but it raises a...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 26, 2016 | Culture, Politics
I’m a libertarian. This means that, unless I deliberately seek one out, I run very little risk of finding myself in a libertarian echo chamber. I live in a reliably blue state/county/metropolitan area/city. This means that, unless I deliberately seek to avoid...
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