Alcohol is toxic. But drinking is so common that its real effects are often minimized in society. Many people don’t realize the severe health impacts it can have over time. Drinking raises your chances of having a stroke, going into a coma, and getting cancer, among other health problems. A lot of people are afraid […]
The Problem with Big Pharma
The pharmaceutical industry is deeply corrupt. The problem is systemic: the companies value profit over patients, when it needs to be the other way around. The problem has worsened over the last few decades, as trials have moved from university settings to for-profit clinical research shops. These organizations are highly commercial and, worse, exploitative, conducting […]
The Next Cultural Revolution
What is Critical Race Theory? According to James Lindsay, an author and mathematician, it’s a vehicle for the new Communist agenda. It’s difficult to define CRT, in part because many of its adherents disagree about what it is. According to Lindsay, this is a deliberate strategy to blur the line, move goalposts, and invent new […]
Why You Should Fail with Pride
Failure and setbacks aren’t just a normal part of life. They’re also an important part of discovering your life’s purpose. Plenty of people in history were rejected for the very thing that would later make them famous. Walt Disney lost a job at a newspaper because he supposedly lacked creativity. Bill Gates’s first business was […]
Elevate Your Vibes
From the frontiers of new spirituality, healer and connoisseur of good vibes Sue Morter is reporting on the intricacies of energy healing research. Describing her field as a combination of quantum physics and neuroscience, Morter uses methods that are unconventional. She works with energy to make people healthier, happier, and more self-possessed. One of Morter’s […]
Ready for a Road Trip?
The year is 1954. Emmett and Billy—two young brothers from Nebraska—are on a cross-country road trip with two other boys Emmett met in juvenile detention. The four set off for New York City, but the other boys are scammers who steal the car. Stranded but determined to track them down, Emmett and Billy embark on […]
The COVID Vaccine was Built on Centuries of Innovation
In the early days of the pandemic, a common worry was how long it would take to develop a vaccine. Typically, a given vaccine takes about 10 years to go to market. Yet experts managed to develop, test, manufacture, and deliver safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines in one year flat. How on earth did they […]
A Hypnotherapist’s Guide to the Great Beyond
Tired of the workaday world? It’s a good time to read up on hypnotherapist Michael Newton’s colorful vision of the spirit world and how it works. Here are the basics: after your body dies on Earth, your soul travels back to the spirit world where it joins a “soul group.” This community consists of about […]
Ghost Your Business
When you’re building a company, you’d do anything to help it thrive. But the best thing you can do for your long-term financial health is to become as inessential as possible. In short, you need to become a ghost. It’s not enough for your business to succeed. You also need to sell it someday—and that […]
Learn Your Parenting Triggers
An ironclad rule of parenting is that your kids will, at some point, drive you nuts. It’s totally normal, but it’s important to check in with your feelings and make sure that the frustration is rooted in the present, not the past. The next time a feeling overwhelms you as a parent, stop for a […]
