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Entries by Jacob M. Appel from 12/2009

Auschwitz Revisited: The Holocaust and the Abortion Debate

| Posted 12.05.2009 | Politics

Comparing abortion clinics to concentration camps diminishes the memory of those who perished, using their suffering for an unrelated political purpose, while generating a rationale for the murder of abortion providers.

Beyond Fluoride: Pharmaceuticals, Drinking Water and the Public Health

| Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

If we are willing to ingest fluoride to prevent tooth decay, surely we can tolerate a trace of lithium to prevent suicides.

What I Want For Christmas: Mass Clemency

| Posted 12.23.2009 | Politics

A mass, collective pardon of nonviolent offenders would reunite hundreds of thousands of families, save billions of dollars in incarceration costs, and might foster a national spirit of forgiveness and reconciliation.

Revenge of the Sperm Donors

| Posted 12.27.2009 | Politics

A misguided offshoot of the men's rights movement has recently started to assert paternal rights for sperm donors. Now the Irish Supreme Court has granted parental rights to one such donor.