Jul 21, 2012 | Arts and Entertainment, Conservativism, Gun Control, Media Issues, Mental Illness, mic, Political Ideologies
Published: PolicyMic (July 21, 2012) Someone at ABC News needs to be fired. In my article on Mitt Romney's Bain scandal last week, I chided the media for being "pathetic" in its determination to take sides rather than objectively report the facts and demand answers from those in power. One week later, the irresponsibility of our mainstream news outlets has again reared its ugly head, this time...
Jul 13, 2012 | Elections, Elections - Other, Media Issues, Mental Illness, mic, Scandals
Published: The Morning Call (July 13, 2012), PolicyMic (July 13, 2012) To what extent does the public have the right to know about the mental health of its politicians? This is what we should be asking ourselves after the revelation that Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is receiving "intensive medical treatment at a residential treatment facility for a mood disorder." Although his doctor...
May 3, 2012 | Autobiographical, General Advice, Health & Wellness (Physical), Mental Illness, mic
Published: PolicyMic (May 3, 2012) Like most of the writers I know, I don't sleep well. This is probably because when you're a writer, your mind never entirely shuts off. When it isn't busy whirring away on your next literary project(s), it is almost certainly seeking material that can inspire it to produce something new. Even when you don't think your mental roamings are going to build up to...