Is the war on drugs working? Is the war worth it? What would happen, if, like booze, cigarettes, and lottery tickets, many drugs were government regulated. Would crimes associated with drugs go down, the cost of fighting those crimes go down, prices go down, and government revenue go up? A piece in today’s Globe and [...]
The stories I had heard about root canals made me shudder. Then that fateful day came. The only way to save my molar was to have a root canal done. (on the bright side, I am almost 60 and just getting my first; I have met a number of people who had theirs when still [...]
Terry Grant, who stars in the popular show Mantracker, in which a pair of contestants try to outrun Mr. Grant as he chases them over vast stretches of Canadian wilderness on horseback using his tracking skills, is helping the British military teach their troops how to avoid IEDs. IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) were the cause [...]
