by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 30, 2016 | Drug Policy, Guns, Politics
A recent conversation I had about guns and gun policy crossed the increasingly common argument that pro-gun people are simply saying that gun crime and mass shootings are a price they’re willing to pay in order to keep their guns. I’d call this a straw...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 8, 2016 | Culture, Drug Policy
Today’s New York Post offered an article blaring the headline American women are more obese than ever before, which noted that 40% of American women are overweight. I had to dig into the source material to find the historical data to discover what more obese...
by Peter Venetoklis | May 30, 2016 | Culture, Drug Policy, Health
The nation is in the midst of an opioid painkiller epidemic. At least, that’s what we’re being told by a hyperventilating press and a passel of politicians. If you want to cut through the chaff to some facts, start with this article over at Reason and then...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 26, 2016 | Drug Policy, Guns
Most gun rights advocates know that it’s illegal for civilians to own machine guns. While not entirely true (with a special permit, in certain states, one CAN own a fully automatic rifle manufactured before 1986), it’s close enough to true for practical...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 11, 2015 | Culture, Drug Policy
The libertarian magazine Reason recently posted a piece that discusses the ethics of prohibiting college students from taking “smart drugs.” Certain drugs (Adderall is one that’s mentioned) can improve mental acuity and performance, and some scolds,...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 9, 2015 | Drug Policy, Election, Politics
Hillary Clinton recently chimed in on the issue of marijuana legalization, likely in response to Bernie Sanders’ stated position that he’d remove marijuana entirely from the federal government’s list of banned drugs. Hillary indicated that...
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