Should Prostitution Be Legal?
While modern media exploit the human body to sell ideas, products, femininity and masculinity on television, in movies, magazines, and much else, they cast shadows on the sale of sex itself, although this involves the same capitalistic notions that are tirelessly promoted. The bottom line is: sex sells, but one cannot buy sex without paying […]
Should the US Constitution’s Domestic Violence Clause Be Applied to Environmental Issues?
Michael Diamond was a general practice lawyer in Union County, New Jersey, before a brief career change in 1981 when the newly-created Division of Water Resources in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) was looking for an Enforcement Administrator and Chief Regulatory Officer. Diamond accepted the position and was effective at applying his […]
Is the Flu Shot Worth the Chemical Cocktail?
With the 2013 flu season peaking from now until April, a question at the top of the debate pile is whether or not to receive a flu shot. Some argue that by not getting yourself vaccinated, you are putting another at risk of exposure to the disease. Others argue that if vaccinations work, then why […]
Fiscal Cliff: Middle Class Free Fall, Corporations’ Golden Parachute
It seems like everyone who is paying attention to the fiscal cliff debate has an opinion one way or another about the benefits and disadvantages of the Tuesday night passage of the Senate Bill. The compromise that was agreed upon can be described as a barrel filled with pork for both Democrats and Republicans and […]
Will FEMA’s Handling of Sandy Be Obama’s Katrina?
Hurricane Sandy hit the Eastern seaboard a month ago and left a path of destruction from the Caribbean to the Northeastern United States. In its wake, thousands of residents have been stranded without power, food, clean water, lodging and heat. Those who have been displaced have either been staying with relatives, moved into temporary Red […]
