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 | Dec 18, 2015 | Culture, Health
Health care and health insurance have been major topics of discussion and divisive issues ever since President Obama decided to make health insurance reform a priority of his first term in office, and were high concept topics for decades before that. One of the most...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 28, 2015 | Culture, Taxation
Eric Schneiderman, New York State’s Attorney General, recently made headlines by announcing that he considered the services provided by fantasy sport sites such as Draft Kings and FanDuel to be games of chance rather than skill and therefore illegal under state...
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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