The U.S. Has A Mass Shooting Epidemic, But No Government Database On Gun Violence (Terry Gross, Fresh Air)

"I found a couple of perfunctory timelines that highlighted a couple of major attacks over the years, but that was it," Follman explains to Fresh Air's Terry Gross. "My response to that was just to think, 'This is crazy. How could there not be more information on this?' "
Interview:
http://www.npr.org/2015/12/09/459056018/the-u-s-has-a-mass-shooting-epidemic-but-no-federal-database-on-gun-violence

Latest Anti-LGBT 'Religious Freedom' Bill Filed In New Mexico | ThinkProgress

Republican state Reps. David Gallegos and Nora Espinoza filed HB55 on Thursday, a bill “relating to religious freedom.” New Mexico already has a “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” (RFRA), but the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled unanimously in 2013 that it did not justify anti-gay discrimination. Gallegos and Espinoza’s bill seeks to rewrite RFRA in the same problematic ways proposed earlier this year in Indiana — meticulously redefining terminology to expand its scope and creating new exemptions...
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/12/23/3734788/new-mexico-lgbt-discrimination-religious-freedom/

Newly Elected Governor Strips 140,000 Of Voting Rights, Lowers The Minimum Wage | ThinkProgress

Those impacted, who are overwhelmingly African American and lower income, had already completed their felony sentences but remained permanently disenfranchised. The order excluded those convicted of violent crimes, sex crimes, bribery or treason...
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/12/23/3734771/governor-strips-voting-rights-lowers-minimum-wage/

Wind Energy Reaches Record Production

The latest record of 70 gigawatts of wind energy generation through 50,000 turbines was achieved in November, but documented this week, according AWEA, the national trade association for the U.S. wind industry. This announcement suggests a turning point for an industry that had been struggling...
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/12/23/3734678/wind-energy-reaches-new-record/

Judge upholds Seattle 'gun violence tax'

Tax adds $25 to price of each firearm sold in Seattle and 2 or 5 cents per round of ammunition, depending on type...
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/12/22/judge-upholds-seattlegunviolencetax.html

Hunger, homelessness on the rise in major US cities, study finds

Officials in surveyed cities attribute rising number living on street to low wages and lack of affordable housing...
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/12/22/hunger-homelessness-on-the-rise-in-22-us-cities.html

These 4 Chrome extensions make Gmail better right now

These add-ons will track your messages, schedule your meetings, and more...
http://www.macworld.com/article/3017750/software-productivity/these-4-chrome-extensions-make-gmail-better-right-now.html

Teen Birthrate In The U.S. Falls To Historic Lows

Teen girls in the U.S. are giving birth at record lows, continuing a more than two-decade trend of falling birthrates among 15- to 19-year-olds...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/teen-birthrate_567ae6c4e4b06fa6887fb4f9

These Black Women Died In Police Encounters, And May Never Get Justice

As the national conversation around race and policing gained momentum in the past year, Bland’s death brought renewed awareness to the number of black women killed in police encounters. Activists launched campaigns like Say Her Name in order to amplify the stories of black women, which rarely receive national attention...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/these-black-women-died-in-police-encounters-and-they-may-never-get-justice_567971c4e4b014efe0d6ca0f

The New Face Of Big Money Politics (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

A GOP debate last night, and we will look at it. Immigration The economy. What it means to be a conservative. To be Ben Carson. But there’s more going on than what’s on the stage. It’s what’s in the bank. In campaign coffers and super PACs. Millions. Hundreds of millions. Money is not everything this time out. Bernie Sanders does not have a super PAC. Neither does Trump. Of course, he’s a billionaire. Jeb Bush has a heap of dough and he’s trailing. And yet money keeps talking, and in new ways. This hour On Point, a check-up on money and super PACs in the 2016 campaign. — Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/11/11/super-pacs-big-money-politics-citizens-united

Programming (Seth Andrews, The Thinking Atheist)

Religious parents and institutions know the importance of a child's developmental years, and how difficult it is to tell/sell supernatural claims once the child reaches his or her teen years. In this podcast, Seth Andrews explores the "programming" of young minds, and explores the difference between education and indoctrination. Capping the show is the personal story of a young woman named Kaitlyn, whose apostasy prompted her devout Mormon parents to kick her out of her home.
Interview:
http://www.thethinkingatheist.com/podcast/programming

"No Industry Rips Off Consumers More Than Big Pharma: The Latest Scam"

When it comes to ripping off Americans, no industry does it better than Big Pharma. And now, we’ve learned that it isn’t just price gouging that’s taking place, as Big Pharma has joined the ranks of many other corporate giants by trying to avoid paying any taxes to the U.S. government...
https://youtu.be/yqcVAhyr1p4

The Best Books Of 2015 (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Every December we bring in book readers and sellers and critics and ask them to share their favorite books of the year. Some years there is lots of overlap on those lists. Some years, they’re all over the place. This is one of those sprawling years. Look around. Ta-Nehisis Coates makes lots of lists with “Between the World and Me.” Elena Ferrante is up there. Helen Macdonald, with “H is for Hawk.” Then it’s a free-for-all. But a rich free-for-all. Full of great reads. This hour, On Point, we put our net in the river for the best books of 2015. And it’s a good catch. Stay tuned. — Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/12/11/2015-best-books-list

Donald Trump and Division within the Republican Party (Diane Rehm Show)

Businessman Donald Trump continues to top the polls of likely Republican voters. In the key state of New Hampshire, Trump now leads the field by 18 points. But his recent proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S. has ignited a firestorm. Critics say it’s an outrageous plan that violates the U.S. Constitution. But supporters say it’s necessary to keep America safe from Islamic terrorism. Guest host Melissa Ross and guests discuss Donald Trump’s continuing dominance in the polls, his plan to keep Muslims out, and what it all means for the 2016 presidential election and the future of the G.O.P.
Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2015-12-10/donald-trump-and-division-within-the-republican-party

Mexico’s Drug Policy in Flux, with Sylvia Longmire (Point of Inquiry)

s smoking pot a fundamental human right? On Wednesday, November 4th Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that four individuals involved in a private cannabis club have the constitutional right to grow, sell, and smoke cannabis based on “the right to the free development of one’s personality.” The ruling was limited to the specific individuals who brought the suit, but it introduces a host of questions about what might happen if the trend toward broader marijuana legalization continues in Mexico.

Here to talk about the current political climate as it relates to drugs in Mexico is journalist and intelligence analyst Sylvia Longmire. Longmire specializes in Mexico’s drug war, and provides valuable insight not only into this latest development, but also the particular quirks of the Mexican legal system, and the potential repercussions of Mexican drug legalization on cartels, the illegal drug trade, and drug policies in the U.S.
Interview:
http://www.pointofinquiry.org/mexicos_drug_policy_in_flux_with_sylvia_longmire/

Former commissioners tell Congress, ‘The IRS is stretched to the breaking point,’ so stop slashing its budget - The Washington Post

“Over the last 50 years none of us has ever witnessed anything like what has happened to the IRS appropriations over the last five years and the impact these reductions are having on our tax system,” wrote the former commissioners, who served in the Kennedy, Johnson, Reagan, Bush, Clinton and Bush administrations. “It is clear to each of us that the [reductions] over the last five years materially and adversely affect the ability of the IRS to assist taxpayers who are trying to comply with their tax obligations, as well as the ability of of the IRS to detect and deter taxpayers who have not complied with their tax obligations.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/federal-eye/wp/2015/11/13/former-commissioners-tell-congress-the-irs-is-stretched-to-the-breaking-point-so-stop-slashing-its-budget/

Cops Claim LSD Killed This Dad, but Autopsy and Video Confirms They Hogtied Him to Death

The family has never accepted the official story and believes that excessive force and the manner of restraint killed Troy Goode...
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/cops-claim-lsd-killed-dad-autopsy-and-video-confirms-they-hogtied-him-death

‘Star Wars’ And The Evolution Of Space Fiction (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

All right, Jedi knights. You all know that Star Wars fever is back. The force is awakened and all over movie theaters as of last night – with wookie and light sabre, the old gang and new. We’re going to dive in to what’s come back this time, and where Star Wars sits in the potent genre of space fiction, on and off screen. In space, almost anything can happen. Star Wars has been called space opera, fairy tale, hero journey. What about Alien, Avatar, Star Trek, 2001, WALL-E, Jules Verne, Isaac Asimov? This hour On Point, Star Wars, and its place in the pantheon of space fiction. — Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/12/18/star-wars-force-awakens-space-fiction

Fighting God: David Silverman (The Thinking Atheist)

David Silverman is a self-proclaimed "atheist billboard" and "firebrand atheist." As President of American Atheists, he has been at the point position on many controversial issues (and the occasional lawsuit), and he has just released a new book called, "Fighting God: An Atheist Manifesto for a Religious World." David spoke with Seth Andrews about the book, the lightning rod of David's particular brand of activism, and the rise of non-belief in America. This conversation can also be seen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9aSyjQjC2yo
Interview:
http://www.thethinkingatheist.com/podcast/david-silverman-fighting-god

Refuting the Irrefutable Proof of God - Part III

"Such bold claims from this mega cult leader! I took the bait and had to dispute refute and absolutely disprove his allegedly indisputable irrefutable absolute proof of God."
https://youtu.be/0qCa0-aah1k

Streaming now on Netflix: The Physician (repost)

A medical apprentice in 11th-century Persia disguises himself as a Jew to study at a school that does not admit Christians.
http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/80014996?trkid=13641790

Actor Jeffrey Tambor On 'Transparent': 'I Loved It From The Very Beginning' (Terry Gross, Fresh Air)

When actor Jeffrey Tambor first read the script for the Amazon series Transparent, he remembers being bowled over. The series, created by Jill Soloway, tells the story of Maura, a 70-something divorced parent of three who comes out as a transgender woman.
Interview:
http://www.npr.org/2015/12/10/459138410/actor-jeffrey-tambor-on-transparent-i-loved-it-from-the-very-beginning

Leaving the LDS Fold (Freethought Radio)

In the News: Two seasonal state/church victories in Indiana; new FFRF lawsuit in New Jersey challenging public money to churches; Winter Solstice signs around the country; Nonbelief Relief report. After hearing Dan’s “Salt Lake City Blues,” we talk with Utah attorney Mark Naugle about how he has helped more than 3,000 people leave the Mormon Church, mainly as a result of the LDS position on same-sex couples.
Interview:
https://ffrf.org/news/radio/show-items/item/24909-freethought-radio-december-5-2015

Legal Battles Over Parenting And Adoption Rights For Same-Sex Couples (Diane Rehm Show)

Last month a judge in Utah ordered a lesbian couple to give up their foster daughter to heterosexual parents. The order was reversed. But the decision highlighted a lack of parenting and adoption protections for same-sex couples. Although the Supreme Court affirmed the right to same-sex marriage nationally in June, many states have not changed their parenting rights policies. And new bills in a few states would allow adoption agencies to refuse same-sex couples for religious reasons. Legal battles over parenting and adoption rights for same-sex couples.
Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2015-12-10/legal-battles-over-parenting-and-adoption-rights-for-same-sex-couples

The Humanist Hour #176: Live at FREEFLO 2015!

In this episode, Bo Bennett teams up with guest co-host Peggy Knudtson at FREEFLO in Orlando, Florida for a live Humanist Hour recording. They begin with Woo Jeopardy, featuring an all-star panel of contestants including Matt Dillahunty, Seth Andrews, and Sarah Morehead. Keep listening for a religious jokes contest followed by a “wackiest beliefs” contest!
http://thehumanist.com/multimedia/podcast/the-humanist-hour-176-live-at-freeflo-2015

Another Year, Another Round of Attacks on Contraception Coverage

Congress passed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, guaranteeing for the first time ever that most employer-provided health care insurance plans could no longer discriminate in coverage on the basis of gender. Yet despite the wide carve-out in the law for churches and houses of worship, as well as the generous accommodation process for religiously affiliated nonprofits to opt out of its contraceptive coverage requirement, conservatives have not stopped fighting the ACA since...
http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2015/12/23/another-year-another-round-attacks-contraception-coverage/

Top U.S. & World Headlines — December 24, 2015

https://youtu.be/hOUXbZ2-Utg

Richard Dawkins VS Fox News' Father Jonathan Morris

https://youtu.be/CGcHw8vHZlU

Poll: Support for Abortion Highest in Two Years

Public support for legal abortion in the United States is at a two-year high, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that showed increased support over the past year among both Democrats and Republicans...
http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2015/12/22/poll-support-abortion-highest-two-years/

Creationists get leadership roles in education

It was just two months ago when Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) appointed a new commissioner to the state’s Department of Education, despite (or perhaps because of) his support for teaching creationism in Maine’s public schools...
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/creationists-get-leadership-roles-education

The Country Is Moving Left

It might not seem so in the middle of a day's news cycle, especially with that news always being about Donald Trump, but 2015 marked a year of change in a progressive direction. And the country is solidly behind this move...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-johnson/the-country-is-moving-lef_b_8871490.html

Shocking New Report Exposes Widespread Dysfunction on U.S. Military Bases

Over 100,000 soldiers are non-deployable because they do not meet proper standards of sleep, nutrition or physical activity...
http://www.alternet.org/personal-health/shocking-new-report-exposes-widespread-dysfunction-us-military-bases

USA and Guns: Questions from a Limey Bastard (Off the Cuff #4)

"Don't forget, if you are a gun advocate to precurse your answer with:
""Why don't you shut the fuck up you limey bastard?"

For those that can't be arsed to watch the video. Two questions for those in the pro-gun ownership lobby:

1) Why is "you can't take away our guns as we have a constitutional/2nd amendment right to them" a reasonable response to calls to ban such guns? Is there something that bans amendments being amended?

2) Would your position change if a magic wand could be waved that removed all guns, including off the "ne'er do well's" all in one go?

That is the video in a nutshell, yet I still managed to drone on for over ten minutes!"
https://youtu.be/s6aX0oKBzYg

Ted Cruz Campaign Rally Morphs Into Creepy ‘Prayer Revival’

Cruz introduced 'the man who led my father to Jesus,' Pastor Gaylon Wiley of Clay Road Baptist Church in Houston...
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/ted-cruz-campaign-rally-morphs-creepy-prayer-revival

5 Ways Sanders Is Gaining Ground as the Primaries Begin

Here are five factors that underscore Clinton’s assessment that the first two contests for the 2016 Democratic nomination—the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary—are within reach for Sanders...
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/5-ways-sanders-gaining-ground-primaries-begin

The Over-the-Counter Drug That Can Destroy Your Sleep

Melatonin shouldn't be trifled with...
http://www.alternet.org/personal-health/over-counter-drug-can-destroy-your-sleep

Chris Hedges: The Creeping Villainy of American Politics

The mounting attacks on Muslims, which will become a contagion when there is another catastrophic terrorist attack, are only the beginning.
http://www.alternet.org/culture/chris-hedges-creeping-villainy-american-politics

The Pagan Origins Of Christmas

Whether you're putting up the tree or decking the halls, you might be surprised that some of your favorite Christmas traditions are actually pagan.
https://youtu.be/N9pV8bPup0Y

The Plutocrats Are Winning. Don’t Let Them!

The vast inequality they are creating is a death sentence for government by consent of the people.
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/plutocrats-are-winning-dont-let-them

The Shocking, Unacceptable Levels of Hunger and Homelessness in American Cities

A new report looks at the issue in 22 cities around the country.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2015/12/23/festivus-seinfeld-christmas/77755574/

Race On Campus, From Missouri To Yale And Beyond (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Campus turmoil in the heart of Missouri in the last week and more. And yesterday, the president of the University of Missouri system, resigning in a hail of protest over race issues and racism. A hunger strike in the heart of the flagship campus. Black students saying “no more” to racist taunts and a sense of second-class status. Players on the campus football team threatening to boycott this week’s Division I game. And boom, there is change at the top. It’s not the only campus in turmoil over race issues. This hour On Point, we’ll look at the tensions behind the uproar, and ask what now with race on campus. — Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/11/10/missouri-president-resignation-race-on-campus

Let’s Make Medical Marijuana A Major Issue For 2016; It Saves Lives

The head of the DEA recently said that medical marijuana is a complete joke. But the people who depend on medical marijuana aren’t laughing. The truth is that medical marijuana has been a miracle drug to hundreds of thousands of critically ill Americans.
Interview:
https://youtu.be/b-1iU5qFF4U

Cruz: Obama Has Banned Anti-Muslim Speech

Ted Cruz is once again telling a whopper of a lie, claiming that President Obama has banned anti-Muslim speech. You know, the kind of speech he and millions of others engage in every day with no one even telling them they can’t, much less doing anything to prevent it. “It’s against the law to say what I’m saying right now.” Then why aren’t you being arrested?...
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/dispatches/2015/12/16/cruz-obama-has-banned-anti-muslim-speech/

USA Today: It's Festivus for us 'Seinfeld' fans

It's Christmas Eve Eve. For 'Seinfeld' faithful, that also means it's Festivus!
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2015/12/23/festivus-seinfeld-christmas/77755574/

American Muslims Adopt Two-Pronged Approach To Combating Extremism | ThinkProgress

The United States Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national and local Muslim organizations, said this new program would focus on steering Muslim youths away from extremist propaganda associated with groups like ISIS and simultaneously oppose hate speech and inflammatory anti-Muslim rhetoric at Monday’s press conference...
http://thinkprogress.org/world/2015/12/21/3734351/american-muslims-adopt-two-pronged-approach-to-combating-extremism/

Here’s Why 2016 Could Be the Biggest Year for Reproductive Rights and the Courts in Decades

...Even so, 2016 is still shaping up to be an important year for reproductive rights and justice. Some cases on the list to watch—like yet another challenge to the birth control benefit in the Affordable Care Act—we anticipated. Other cases, like the trial in Colorado of Robert Lewis Dear Jr., who is accused of launching a siege at a Planned Parenthood health-care center in Colorado Springs that killed three, injured nine, and terrorized many others, we wish were not here at all. But given the violent rhetoric targeting abortion doctors, providers, and patients that increased over the course of 2015, we can’t say we were surprised to put it there...
http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2015/12/22/cases-watch-2016/

Six ‘Trailblazing’ Efforts to Counter Anti-Choice Restrictions in 2015

In state legislatures alone, the year 2015 saw about 400 bills to restrict reproductive health care introduced and 47 measures enacted, according to an analysis from the Center for Reproductive Rights. Yet in coordination with local and national organizations, a few lawmakers attempted to counter the seemingly endless barrage of anti-choice bills being pushed around the country and in Washington, D.C. to stand up for a range of reproductive health necessities such as abortion, contraception, and prenatal care...
http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2015/12/22/six-trailblazing-efforts-counter-anti-choice-restrictions-2015/

Trump Supporter Arrested In Alleged Plot To Bomb Muslims

Police in Richmond, California have arrested 55-year-old William Celli, who was allegedly constructing explosive devices he intended to use against the Muslims in his community...
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/12/21/3734345/trump-supporter-arrested-in-alleged-plot-to-bomb-muslims/

There Are Now No More Major GOP Candidates Left Who Accept Climate Science

Say goodbye to the only major Republican presidential candidate who publicly accepts mainstream climate science.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/12/21/3734216/republican-candidates-climate-change-lindsey-graham/

Conservative groups helped gut Wisconsin election laws (The Center for Public Integrity)

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed into law on Wednesday measures that transform campaign finance rules and a government accountability board — two bills pushed by the very same conservative political groups implicated in an investigation into his campaign.
http://www.publicintegrity.org/node/19056

HealthCare.Gov Enrollment Up 30 Percent Over Last Year

"These figures should allay concerns that enrollment is at risk of stagnating," he wrote.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/obamacare-enrollment-increase

Growth Industry: New Study Illustrates How Creationist Tactics Keep Evolving (Americans United - Wall of Separation)

It’s an innovative approach, and his results, which were published last Thursday in Science, support the argument that “academic freedom” bills are really intended to create a loophole that can be exploited by educators sympathetic to creationism...
https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/growth-industry-new-study-illustrates-how-creationist-tactics-keep-evolving

Chris Christie mostly wrong that Barack Obama invited Russia into military role in Syria

Says the Obama administration invited "Russia into Syria."
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/dec/21/chris-christie/chris-christie-mostly-wrong-barack-obama-invited-r/

Paul Ryan's shaky claim that Obamacare is 'making families pay double-digit premium increases'

The Affordable Care Act is "making families pay double-digit premium increases."
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/dec/20/paul-ryan/paul-ryans-shaky-claim-obamacare-making-families-p/

Fact-checking Sanders' claim that U.S. spends 3 times per capita what the U.K. spends on health care

The United States spends "almost three times per capita what they spend in the U.K." on health care and "50 percent more than they pay in France."
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/dec/20/bernie-s/fact-checking-bernie-sanders-claim-us-spends-three/

Cruz muddles accusation against Rubio's 2013 immigration bill

"One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight bill was that it gave President Obama blanket authority to admit refugees, including Syrian refugees, without mandating any background checks whatsoever."
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/dec/18/ted-cruz/cruz-muddles-accusation-against-rubios-immigration/

Geneva Conventions bar Donald Trump's idea of killing terrorists' families, as Rand Paul says

"If you are going to kill the families of terrorists, realize that there's something called the Geneva Convention we're going to have to pull out of."
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/dec/17/rand-paul/rand-pauls-right-geneva-conventions-bar-donald-tru/

The Koch-Like Family You’ve Never Heard Of Influencing State Legislatures | Political Research Associates

The DeVos family—Michigan-based builders of the Amway fortune—is one of the most influential families in conservative U.S. politics. Their agenda includes many items on the Corporate and Christian Right’s wish lists, including so-called “right to work” laws that weaken unions, discriminatory Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) bills, and education privatization (including pushing school vouchers that transfer public dollars to private religious coffers). Although some of their higher-profile activities such as Dick DeVos’ failed 2006 race for Michigan governor and Richard DeVos´ ownership of the Orlando Magic basketball team are covered in the press, their political spending has gotten far less attention. This year 435 seats will be contested in the House of Representatives, 35 in the Senate and 13 gubernatorial races will take place alongside local and county elections; therefore it is critically important for the country to see and debate the influence that rich families like the DeVoses are wielding in politics...
http://www.politicalresearch.org/2015/12/22/the-koch-like-family-youve-never-heard-of-influencing-state-legislatures/

Should College Students be Allowed to Take Smart Drugs? (John Donvan, Intelligence Squared U.S.)

If you could take a pill that would help you study and get better grades, would you? Off-label use of “smart drugs” – pharmaceuticals meant to treat disorders like ADHD, narcolepsy, and Alzheimer’s – are becoming increasingly popular among college students hoping to get ahead, by helping them to stay focused and alert for longer periods of time. But is this cheating? Should their use as cognitive enhancers be approved by the FDA, the medical community, and society at large? Do the benefits outweigh the risks?
Interview:
http://intelligencesquaredus.org/debates/upcoming-debates/item/1407-college-students-should-be-allowed-to-take-smart-drugs

Fact check: The ‘King of Whoppers' for 2015 is Donald Trump

"In the 12 years of FactCheck.org’s existence, we’ve never seen his match. He stands out not only for the sheer number of his factually false claims, but also for his brazen refusals to admit error when proven wrong."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/12/22/fact-check-king-whoppers-2015-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-race-for-president/77730672/