Ben Bartee

In a 2016 report from the Scientific American, researchers concluded that In fact, the Scientific American team identified "3,000 areas with recently recorded lead poisoning rates at least double those in Flint during the peak of that city's contamination crisis" …

Lest any observer refuse at this late date to acknowledge that the full weight of the police state is pressed on the American citizenry’s neck, let the recent developments in Portland, Oregon settle the debate conclusively. Unidentified federal police are …

Most drive-by philosophers are familiar with Nietzsche’s now-infamous proclamation that “God is Dead” in the collective hearts and minds of Western civilization. Fewer understand the full breadth of this bitter diagnosis. Even fewer see what it really portends: the death …

While most foreign employers’ dream candidate generally resembles a native speaker with at least a bachelor’s degree and a TEFL certificate, dreams can’t always come true. The reality — as most job boards illustrate — is that the international ESL …

• Lay down or sit down. Do not perform this exercise standing up, driving, or any other potentially dangerous activity. You should ideally find a quiet space where you will not be interrupted for ten minutes. • Inhale as deeply …

Authoritarian opponents of marijuana reform, in the US and abroad, soldier on even at such a late date as May 2020, fighting much-needed liberalization of drug laws in the United States. Having lost the war of public opinion (68% of …

As the coronavirus pandemic deepens, infecting more and more people daily, panicked members of the public look for solutions anywhere they can. An environment with so many unsavvy consumers driven primarily by fear is a breeding ground for fraud and …

P’Jat had all the well-developed sense of humor befitting an Asian administrator at a private Christian school, which is to say none at all. She was not prepared to discuss humorously the savior Jesus Christ. She scowled and motioned for …

An International-Oriented Medical Industry: How and Why it Benefits Healthcare in Thailand. Thailand as an HIV Treatment Hub: Setting the Stage for Global Leadership HIV Research and Treatment: A Case Study in International Cooperation and Beneficial Outcomes Thailand, Bangkok in …