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Most Gun Deaths in America are Suicides0
- October 5, 2015
Almost immediately, the tragic shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon was being used as a means to reignite the debate on gun control in the U.S. I’m not someone who closely follows the nuances of the gun control debate, which is probably why the following statistic escaped my attention until someone casually mentioned it
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Harvard Health: Antidepressant Use up 400% in America0
- October 5, 2015
It’s no secret that a lot of Americans are taking anti-depression medication. The uptick has been so high, though, that it is raising eyebrows and questions about what’s causing it and whether or not the medicine is helping. Over at Harvard Health, the publication reports that, “According to a report released yesterday by the National
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Woman Fulfills Lifelong Dream of Becoming Blind0
- October 2, 2015
In 2006, a 30 year-old woman from North Carolina finally realized a wish she’s had since childhood: to be blind. According to an interview for Barcroft TV, Jewel Shuping became blind when a sympathetic psychologist agreed to put a couple of drops of drain cleaner in each of her eyes. She recounts the painful incident
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Welfare Recipients: Better Off Without the Government?0
- October 2, 2015
Should the many welfare programs in the U.S. (such as food stamps, Medicaid, etc.) be replaced with a lump sum of cash handouts? In this week’s Washington Post, columnist Matt Zwolinski argues that they should. Zwolinski notes that such a scenario would create more efficiency in the welfare system, give recipients more human dignity, and
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Northern States Supported the Right to Defend Yourself0
- October 2, 2015
Evil things happen. Bad men want to do bad things to innocent people. Is that not why we have a military to protect us from hostile foreign states and peoples? The tradition in America has been that the individual also has the natural right to defend himself against other individuals and even a hostile domestic
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Should We Be Teaching Philosophy in High School?0
- October 2, 2015
In the U.S., it’s commonly believed that philosophy is too complex for high school students. But in the history of the West, that’s actually a fairly recent notion, and not one universally held.   In ancient Greece, the specialized study of philosophy at a school like the famed Platonic Academy would not begin until about
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