Foundational Weapons For A Modern War
The word “slavery” tends to conjure up images in our minds of southern plantations, or Africans in chains being hauled across the Atlantic Ocean. Close your eyes and you can likely recall some black and white images you once saw in a documentary or history textbook. Maybe you think about Roots, or
There’s something wrong with the sky. You’ve seen it, been annoyed by it, and in the back of your mind you’ve probably been thinking something just isn’t right about the persistent hazy skies above. Thus far you might’ve written it off as just the weather – unusual, unfortunate, but that’s just the
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Not many people understand the true cost of healthcare in America, and for most of my adult life I didn’t, either. For 21 years I had some of the best insurance money could buy. At practically every appointment I’d have an admin person tell me, “You have really great insurance.” I’d smile,
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On July 24, 1972, biochemist David Wong identified a chemical he called “Lilly 110140,” which was effective in treating mental illness while avoiding the risks associated with the earlier drugs. The experimental drug made by the partnership of Wong, Ray Fuller, and Bryan Molloy was later dubbed Fluoxetine, and in December of
My five-year-old and I walked briskly up the courthouse steps. I chose not to wear a jacket I’d have to take off at the security checkpoint, and I was unarmed because courthouses are afraid of the second amendment. As we stepped through the door I saw the icy stares on two security
When we think of rigged sporting events, we get a mental image of shady businessmen in expensive suits handing over cash-stuffed envelopes. We think of players throwing games, or coaches deliberately sabotaging their team’s efforts. That’s not happening; at least, I don’t think it is. I could be wrong. But the NFL