I recently read an article on Forbes.com where the reporter attempts to talk about Embryonic Stem Cell research (or ES) and its supposed dirty little secret. In this article the author, Michael Fumento, asks when will ES be ready for clinical applications and suggests that ES is not worth pursuing because end results that involve [...]

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Normally I try to stick to consumer and constitutional rights in this blog, but I found myself moved by a story that I found today coming from Iran. Unless you have been living under a rock for the last 2 weeks you would know that the results of the recent Iranian presidential elections has created [...]

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I will be the first one to tell you how much I appreciate the anti-smoking laws being a non-smoker. Though the arguments against them are just as pertinent as those for them, especially when talking about our rights. However, now anti-smoking groups are trying to force movie studios to give an automatic R rating for [...]

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Yes, what is going on in Italy is about as frightening as that headline reads. Authorities in Italy have been attacking the internet on multiple fronts as of late with many moves that are eerily intrusive and controlling. First you may be wondering why such a drastic headline. I want everyone to know that I [...]

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As the internet has grown ever more popular so has cases of cyberbullying. It seems that no matter where we go in this world, when we are around other people there will be bullies. At first glance many people would see online bullying as a ridiculous thing to get bent out of shape about. I [...]

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Today I read something that instills a little more hope and faith in our current society. Research in using genetically altered microbes to produce drugs quicker and cheaper has yielded a very affordable production method for a highly effective malaria cure. This cure, prior to this research, has been unaffordable for the millions of poor [...]

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