May 7, 2015 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Health & Wellness (Physical), Marijuana Legalization and the War on Drugs, Mental Illness, mic
Published: Daily Dot (May 7, 2015)
At a time when Americans are justifiably shown real stories of police violence and racial profiling, it’s important to give credit to the law enforcement officials working to change our current system of brutality. That’s why we should all be praising the Gloucester Police Department in Massachusetts for its bold new anti-drug program: Instead of hauling drug offenders off to the slammer, it will get them medical treatment.... Read Original Article
Apr 16, 2015 | Autobiographical, Health & Wellness (Physical), mic
Published: Good Men Project (April 16, 2015)
Matthew Rozsa shares his experiences as someone who can’t drive.
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I’m not sure if being unable to drive is a net positive or negative, but I do know that it’s worth writing about.
To clarify: When I say “unable to drive” I don’t mean that I have temporarily lost my license or had it suspended.... Read Original Article
Mar 24, 2015 | Autobiographical, General Advice, Health & Wellness (Physical)
Published: Good Men Project (March 24, 2015)
A man who very rarely takes sick days—or weeks—discusses how he recently collapsed from exhaustion.
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The movie poster is probably fake, a cheap knock-off sold by an unscrupulous Amazon vendor, but that doesn’t bother me. I’m transfixed by the image of a single quarter, either carefully placed or carelessly tossed onto droplets of blood, which is featured dead center.... Read Original Article
Feb 18, 2015 | Asperger's Syndrome, Conspiracy Theories, Health & Wellness (Physical), mic, Science and Technology
Published: Quartz (February 18, 2015)
I still remember the first article I ever wrote about growing up with Asperger’s Syndrome. It was compelled (I’m reluctant to say inspired) by some of the controversial reports that circulated after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting claiming gunman Adam Lanza had an autism spectrum disorder.... Read Original Article
Feb 5, 2015 | Asperger's Syndrome, Conspiracy Theories, Health & Wellness (Physical), mic, President Obama, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (February 5, 2015)
“The science is, you know, pretty indisputable.”
Those were President Obama’s words in an interview with NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie earlier this week during which he urged parents to get their children vaccinated. While it’s tempting to praise the president for standing on the side of science, he has been inexcusably reluctant to fulfill his constitutional responsibility to protect the general welfare—in this case, preventing a potential epidemic by making school vaccinations mandatory.... Read Original Article
Jan 3, 2015 | Health & Wellness (Physical), Internet Culture, mic, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (January 3, 2015)
I don’t need to remind you about the so-called “epidemic” that reached America’s doorstep in 2014. From a ‘90s thriller to a Jesse Pinkman monologue, everyone knew about the dreaded Ebola virus before it reached our shores, but it wasn’t until last year that we became existentially afraid of it.... Read Original Article
