Author: Joe

Recently I started getting the discovery channel in glorious HD and was mightily happy. Finally I can revel in “The Deadliest Catch” in high def. W00t. But apparently someone at the discovery network had a seizure while throwing darts duringContinue reading… A Haunting

The Times has a scary article on how Johnson and Johnson is trying to gain legal protection from lawsuits on drugs approved by the FDA. Never mind the fact that pharmaceutical companies have been shown time and time again toContinue reading… More fun with the FDA and big pharma

I find the recent discussions springing up around Eliot Spitzer’s fall from grace to be fascinating. There are two main topics that are getting a lot of attention I want to address: Spitzer made his name fighting corruption, how funnyContinue reading… Spitzer and Prostitution

This article on cattle treatment at the Westland Meat Co. has me cutting back on eating meat, and seriously considering going vegetarian again. It’s clear that private industry is not concerned with meat safety, and with the Bush administration USDAContinue reading… Cutting Back

Man I love Christopher Hitchens. From the debate, paraphrased: “we have been homo-sapiens in our current form for 100,000 years. To believe in the Abrahamic religions is to believe that God chose to watch us, arms crossed, not intervening forContinue reading… Hitchens vs. Shmuley