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Stanton Peele

What if Those Crazies Are Right?

Stanton Peele | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Uwe Reinhardt, Stanton Peele, Unemployment, Health Care Costs, Danielle Allen, Robert Samuelson, Bob Herbert, New York Times, Washington Post, Barack Obama, Health, Town Hall Meetings, Politics News
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Americans are looking for a bail-out from reality - some actions the President and Congress can take to restore the United States to its former econom...

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The Five Stages of Grief over Obama's Drug Policies

Stanton Peele | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gil Kerlikowske, Needle Exchange Program, Medical Marijuana, Stanton Peele, Gil Kerlikowske Drug Czar, Ethan Nadelmann, Political News, Harm Reduction, Obama Administration, Marijuana Legalization, Drug Policy, Politics News
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Obama is not committed enough to drug policy reform to incur the symbolism taking any steps towards liberalization would send.

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Susan Axelrod and Joe Biden Should Register as Heath Care Lobbyists

Stanton Peele | Posted 09.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Axelrod Daughter Epilepsy, Addiction Treatment, Susan Axelrod, Stanton Peele, Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod, Epilepsy, Barack Obama Roast, Patrick Kennedy, Ezekiel Emanuel, Joe Biden, Ted Kennedy, Allocating Scare Medical Resources, Health Care Lobbyists, Addictve Disease, Health Insurance Parity, Living News
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Where does the President get off favoring his close friends' preferences for such allocations, and where do they get off lobbying him?

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If Obama Were Funnier, He'd Be a Lousy President

Stanton Peele | Posted 09.05.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Washington Press Club Foundation Dinner, Rahm Emanuel, Jon Stewart, Comedy, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Al Franken, Stanton Peele, Comedy News
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Comedians detach themselves form their surroundings, observing their social settings critically. In doing so, they put themselves outside the fray. People don't want their elected officials outside the fray.

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I'm So Over

Stanton Peele | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Bluetooth Phone, Blackberry, Brad Pitt, Stanton Peele, Twitter, University of Pennsylvania, Ipods, George Clooney, Barack Obama, Living News
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Not only do I not Twitter, I don't use an iPod or a Blackberry. I'm running behind even the senior crowd!

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Why Can't Obama Be More Like LBJ?

Stanton Peele | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Stanton Peele, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Coke Stevenson, Dwight Eisnhower, Vietnam War, Jimmy Carter, Lyndon Johnson, Barack Obama, Hubert Humphrey, Walter Cronkite, Robert Caro, Politics News
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We are unlikely to ever again see the likes of LBJ -- or of the huge changes he crafted in our society -- and we are just now starting to understand what we have lost.

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Did I Tell You About the Time I Was Arrested?

Stanton Peele | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Trial, Municipal Protest, Misdemeanor, Stanton Peele, Abbot Giles, Disrupting a Public Meeting, Conviction, St. Mary's Abbey, Tony Cicatiello, Delbarton School, Arrest, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Living News
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The arrest of Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. the other day reminded me of the time a few years back when I was arrested and taken to the police station.

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What Cindy McCain and Michael Jackson Have in Common

Stanton Peele | Posted 08.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Child Molestation, Michael Jackson, Hasselhoff Drunk Video, Stanton Peele, David Hasselhoff, Prescription Addiction, Parental-Rights, Cindy McCain, Prescription Drugs, Child Protective Services, Prescription Painkillers, Entertainment News
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In family courts around the United States, children are taken from parents addicted to drugs. I observed this first hand in New Jersey, where I defended such parents.

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Five Questions Oprah Should Have Asked Elizabeth Edwards

Stanton Peele | Posted 06.06.2009 | Living

Read More: John Edwards, ABC Nightline, Rielle Hunter, Oprah Winfrey, Stanton Peele, National Enquirer, Elizabeth Edwards, Living News
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Oprah Winfrey seemingly confronted critical issues in her interview with Elizabeth Edwards about Edwards' book, Resilience. The book and the intervie...

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