Humanitarian Imperialism: Charity for Power
The same day Pope Benedict XVI resigned from his post, New York’s wealthy Mayor Michael Bloomberg inaugurated a collaboration between Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Pope and Bloomberg’s announcements on February 28, 2013 were probably unrelated; nevertheless they underlined a victory of corporate over religious charity. As the Catholic church’s […]
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 […]
Against all Odds: Life Should Not Be Death on an Installment Plan
Some of our readers might remember that, about six months ago, I took a bit more than two months of forced hiatus. On February 21, I had a massive heart attack following an aorta dissection. It happened around midnight, while I was working on a piece for News Junkie Post. The pain was unreal. It […]
Supreme Court: The Republican Psyche Revealed
As I write, we are waiting for the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care, better known, often with disdain, as Obamacare. The decision should come this week. Whatever the outcome and many are betting the court in a typical conservative political move, will strike down at least part of the law – the mandate […]
