The anti-intellectual, anti-science sentiment of Republican thinking is not just a characteristic of far-right Republican leaders, it has filtered into the whole American culture. It is a growing norm that feeds the populist movement that many politicians run on in campaigns. It inhabits social media forums. It inspires podcasts…
In this day of coronavirus, beware of Republican deceit and duality. Republican leaders never operate in pursuit of nurture for all, even in crisis. All recent evidence points to this fact. Only a few examples need suffice. When Barack Obama was inaugurated in 2009, it became immediately clear that…
Darkness is good for us; it is an ally that heals us. It is something to be embraced, not feared. From Palaeolithic times, up until very recently, the only major sources of light we would have experienced once the sun went down would have been starlight, moonlight and firelight.…
** While the following doesn't represent the views of all Republican or Conservative constituents, it does represent the actions (or lack of) taken by Republicans in Congress based on their voting records. ** Women: "Can I have birth control?" Republicans: "No!" Women: "I couldn't get birth control so I…
An ER nurse says this is the best description of a woman having a heart attack that she has ever heard. Please read, pay attention, and SHARE..........
Following the death of my Mom, I am more open to the idea that something amazing (like my father being there to take my mom away) may occur.
Child abuse is defined a few different ways depending on the source, but as it relates to overweight children each definition has a few similar words that come up: neglect; maltreatment; physical harm. Child abuse, Definition #1: "Physical Maltreatment or sexual molestation of a child." Child abuse, Definition #2:…
A day does not go by where my partners don’t look at each other and say, “How do we stop this madness? How do we get people to let their loved ones die?”
I don't care if he puts his elbows on the table -- as long as he puts his eyes on the way your nose scrunches when you smile, and then can't stop looking.
The idea of ingesting a drug to combat addiction to another substance may seem strange to some, to others, heretical. There is however an ever growing body of research to back up the use of certain drugs for combating addiction, and the most promising of these are the psychedelics.…