Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

I was having a discussion over at The Rational Male and a commenter there asked me to do a piece on Cultural Marxism. I’m going to make this easy on myself by mainly posting links to other places that have articles of interest, and repeating some of my comments from the Rational Male. But first…

In New York State where medical cannabis is nominally legal, eight year old Donella Nocera of Niagra Falls died while awaiting access to medical cannabis. Statement by Nate Nocera, father of Donella: “More than five months after Governor Cuomo signed a bill into law that was meant to bring vital treatment to our family, my…

Cannabis may not be a schedule one drug (no medical use) much longer. There is a hearing going on in California to decide if the Schedule Cannabis is in is Constitutional. The text of Schedule I – which is, after all, what this hearing is all about – lays out a 3-part test; a drug…

Yesterday I saw something which startled and puzzled me. A boy (anywhere between 9 and 13) was walking with a woman who appeared to be his mother, and the two of them were having a loud argument which escalated as they walked. The mother was trying to control him and warning him that she wouldn’t…

From: Cosmic Drunk Two: Every One Else Re: Sort your Shit.   Thank you for listening. This broadcast potentially could have been a message from our sponsors. Had this really been a message, it’w’d’ve conjoined with some other nonsense somewhere in the CableNews–Zombie section of the brain (a surprisingly compact continuum). Thank you for y’r…

Do animals self medicate? It’s not just humans that seek out drugs to relieve a stomach ache, get rid of a headache or treat skin conditions – animals do it too. The theory of self-medicating animals, known as zoopharmacognosy, has been spotted in macaws in Brazil, elephants in Kenya and even dogs and cats in…

Yeah. The title of this post is kinda cryptic. So what is 2-AG? It is an endocannabinoid found in the human body (redundant – but not everyone knows “endo”). There is a recent paper that says increasing the amount of 2-AG in the body is likely to reduce cannabis addiction. I’m not going to annoy…

It’s hard to believe it’s been 73 years since Pearl Harbor, but it has, and the number of survivors of the attack on the USS Arizona has dwindled into the single digits. More than a dozen Pearl Harbor survivors, each more than 90 years old, gathered in Hawaii this week to share stories as they marked the…

From We Are Exemt From Your Morality. Knock, knock, knock on your front door (should we decide to give you the courtesy of a knock), then we break down the door and come in like a sudden flood, using lethal force on anyone who resists, often killing the family pet should he dare to bark…

With subtitles. Cannabis cures cancer. Cancer kills 586,000 Americans every year. Every Prohibitionist is complicit in mass murder. Pass it on. Also see Not Bad In The Original German Either.

Watch it with subtitles here. Suggested by EuropePlaysCatchUp

Fear is often touted as the ultimate political tool. “Fear will keep the star systems in line.” Yes it will. Up to a point. But control through fear brings resistance. And it is expensive. You need armies of enforcers. What works better is hate. That gains enthusiastic cooperation. Much cheaper. Who IS Emmanuel Goldstein? Ever…

When I was younger, it was very clear what rape was. Sexual intercourse accomplished by the use of force against a non-consenting victim. Things were pretty clear then. Now some people want to make it “rape” if a person lies in order to get laid. A New Jersey lawmaker has a plan that would make…

In Another Black Market In Medicine commenter Randy and I were discussing the evil the American Government has perpetrated on the world in order to accomplish Drug Prohibition. I got some things wrong in my comment so I thought I’d set the record straight. What I got wrong was who tried to destroy the records…

This one is in Chile and the disease is epilepsy. Bobadilla’s desperation to ease her daughter’s condition is an emotion familiar to other Chilean parents who say medical marijuana can help their children and who, rather than wait for Congress to act, have taken matters into their own hands. Despite the risk of jail time,…

A report on an IEEE Spectrum article at Watts Up With That. I’m not going to discuss the article. It speaks for itself. What I am going to do is to reprise a comment that I think is critical for understanding energy in all its forms. TYoke November 22, 2014 at 8:49 pm “losing $…

Yeah. We have a medical industrial complex. The girl in the video is kind of annoying. But the clips between her rants are informative. Now compare that with this video by Dr. Donald Abrams who champions nutrition and cannabis for cancer. The video is long but you can get the gist of it in the…

Eric brought to my attention this news. Marijuana kills brain cancer, new study confirms. The active molecules in cannabis kill brain cancer — another study has revealed. Scientists using an extract of whole-plant marijuana rich in pot’s main psychoactive ingredient THC as well as cannabidiol (CBD) showed “dramatic reductions in tumor volumes” of a type…

If you didn’t know what was going on, you might find this headline puzzling: Teen given 7-year sentence for skirt-burning on Oakland bus Huh? How could burning a skirt lead to to anyone receiving a 7 year sentence? Because the perp didn’t just burn a skirt — any more than someone who sets fire to…

Cannabinoid medicine if fully exploited could ultimately save the US $1 trillion a year. We should all be saying this. I’ll give you two diseases to start: Cancer at $85 bn a year. About 2/3rds of diabetes at $115 bn a year. I’m sure I could find another $800 bn if I went through the…