This country sits on the edge of its seat waiting to see who makes the next move. There are medical professionals proving that the use of cannabis is not only beneficial but negligent not to utilize. Close to half the United States are passing medical use laws in direct contradiction with an almost naïve assertion of the government Read More…
Month: August 2015
“We the People” Have Returned
“As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice, not very different from the cigarettes that I smoked as a young person up through a big chunk of my adult life, I don’t think it is more dangerous than alcohol.” -President Barack Obama, Read More…
At least 71 Refugee Bodies Found in Abandoned Truck in Austria
The immigration crisis in Europe continues to rise with the discovery of at least 71 bodies in an abandoned roadside truck along an Austrian highway. Investigators originally thought up to 50 refugees had died inside the vehicle, which had been parked on the shoulder of the busy road linking eastern Europe to France and Germany. Read More…
Agnes Olech: From the Heart
“Honestly there’s really nothing without a heart beat that I couldn’t live without.” In this politically charged time in our nation’s history, many find it hard to stand back and see the blessings each and every American is simply born into. I’ll be the first to tell you that this country is far from perfect, Read More…
In Search of Alaska’s Ancient Pyramid
The Ancient Pyramids of Egypt are a commonplace global landmark for all human beings, and as mysterious and awing as the recorded 120 pyramids of Egypt are, they are but a small fraction of the currently uncountable pyramid and pyramidal structures across Planet Earth. With pyramids publicly recorded in places like the rest of Northern Africa, Read More…
Third Party Rising
With the next United States Presidential election just around the corner, another tough decision is upon the American People. Does one choose Republican or a Democrat? As those are the only choices based in reality, one must choose the lesser of two evils rather than the best candidate. With some luck it will be a Read More…
Obama Administration Dances Around Marijuana Legalization
“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” George Orwell Americans shared a combination of shock and exuberance when President Obama made his statement to The New Yorker in regard to alcohol being more dangerous than marijuana. This raised many questions Read More…
Woman Charged With Child Endangerment for Curing Her Son’s Seizers With Cannabis Oil
Imagine a young child lying awake consumed with pain. Seizures that clench the teeth, headaches that shut the world out. Reaching for a loved one, someone, anyone to make the pain stop. Just when it seems to be over the muscle spasms reminding that conditions like these do not end, but seem to intensify with Read More…
Rebuilding Higher Education
As the American empire shakes itself apart, this generation will find itself with fewer and fewer options. Economic contraction (two words everyone should become familiar with) will eat away at every layer of this economy. Climate change will act as a threat multiplier, high-power weather patterns will destroy infrastructure, and leave less money to invest Read More…
Raising Minimum Wage: Economic Breakthrough or Economic Suicide?
In the past year, nineteen states raised their minimum wage. The discussion that surrounds the topic of minimum wage tends to divide Americans into two distinct camps: the ones that think raising minimum wage is an obvious answer to boosting the economy, and those that claim it would be economic suicide. There doesn’t seem to Read More…