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State-sanctioned euthanasia has been on the rise for years‚ and not just among terminally ill patients. Young people in their 20s and 30s who are struggling with disabilities and depression are increasingly turning to the practice.On todays episode ofThe Spectator P.M. Podcast‚ hosts Ellie Gardey and Aubrey Gulick discuss the tragic story of Caroline March‚ a British equestrian who suffered a career-ending spinal cord injury during competition and chose euthanasia last month. They talk about the rise of euthanasia and the problems with a society that fails to find any meaning in suffering.Tune in to hear the story.Like and share The Spectator P.M. Podcast‚ and be sure to tune in to our next episode!Read Aubrey and Ellies writing here and here.Listen to the Spectator P.M.Podcastwith Aubrey Gulick and Ellie Gardey on Spotify.Watch theSpectator P.M. Podcast with Aubrey Gulick and Ellie Gardey on Rumble.READ MORE:The True Meaning of Diversity in BusinessThe post &;lt;i&;gt;The Spectator P.M. Podcast&;lt;/i&;gt; Ep. 36: 31-Year-Old Equestrian Chooses Government-Sanctioned Death to End Her Beautiful Life appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

Californias progressive Democrats like to present themselves as boundary-breaking advocates of‚ well‚ progress as they advocate policies that reject the desiccated notions of the past. This rarely turns out well‚ as they generally push for more government regulations‚ spending‚ and control over the economy. Sometimes‚ however‚ theyre on to something as they work to overturn prohibitionist policies toward cannabis use and drug treatment.Its an often-told story‚ but Americas experiment with alcohol Prohibition was a disaster. Yes‚ alcohol use fell for a while‚ but it climbed back to existing levels by the end of the national nightmare. In the process‚ it destroyed businesses‚ harassed law-abiding citizens‚ led to a more toxic supply‚ and energized organized crime. As an aside‚ Prohibition was a do-gooding progressive policy at the time‚ although it had the support from religious conservatives (and from the bootleggers‚ too).READ MORE from Steven Greenhut: No One Is Safe: Payday Lenders Shady Practices Make Identity Theft EasyAlthough the use of hard drugs is a troubling social ill‚ the overall War on Drugs didnt exactly wipe out the market for heroin‚ methamphetamine‚ and cocaine. As the great conservative writer William F. Buckley (and his colleagues) pointed out in a 1996 National Revieweditorial‚ It is our judgment that the war on drugs has failed‚ that it is diverting intelligent energy away from how to deal with the problem of addiction‚ that it is wasting our resources‚ and that it is encouraging civil‚ judicial and penal procedures associated with police states.That same year‚ California did in fact lead the way for ending the war on one of the least-harmful drugs‚ marijuana‚ via a citizen-approved medical-marijuana initiative (Proposition 215). It created de facto decriminalization‚ in that one only needed an easily obtained medical card for ailments including stress. In 2016‚ votes finished the job and legalized recreational cannabis via Proposition 64‚ although the initiatives excess regulations and taxes have kept the black market thriving.In the meantime‚ the state and various left-leaning jurisdictions have approved a variety of harm-reduction policies (needle-exchange programs‚ greater availability of the overdose-overturning drug‚ Naloxone‚ etc.) designed to treat drug addiction more as a public-health problem than a law enforcement/incarceration issue a sensible approach‚ at least when dealing with addicted people rather than dealers. Two cheers on that front.Harm reduction‚ the California Department of Public Health explains with regard to our official state policy‚ is an approach to working with people who use drugs that aims to reduce harm rather than eliminate risk. Harm reduction means acting in alliance with people who use drugs to offer resources for safer and managed drug use to prevent death‚ injury‚ disease‚ and overdose. It recognizes what Buckley noted the futility of trying to arrest drug users and the ill effect of heavy-handed enforcement policies on public budgets and civil liberties.Yet while Gov. Gavin Newsom embraces that approach (along with some justifiable enforcement policies toward those who sell fentanyl) in his newMaster Plan for Tackling the Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis‚ his administration has rejected harm reduction in an area where it could potentially save tens of thousands of lives‚ tobacco use. His approach is not that different than the one taken by other blue states‚ such as Massachusetts and New York.The same harm-reduction principle applies to tobacco use. Many Americans are addicted to nicotine. Nicotine is not the problem per se. The health danger comes from combustion‚ which is why smoking cigarettes will knock 10 years off a smokers life. The prohibitionist approach is to ban tobacco products‚ but that only creates black markets and the problems found during alcohol Prohibition. The Tax Foundation reports that in New York‚ which has the nations highest cigarette taxes‚ 55 percent of consumed cigarettes come from smuggled sources.Public Health England‚ the United Kingdoms main health agency‚ has found that vaping is 95 percentsafer than smoking combustible cigarettes. Popular nicotine pouches‚ made from pharmaceutical-grade nicotine (such as Zyn) and snus (its popularity in Sweden is credited for that countrys low tobacco-related cancer rates)‚ are probably even safer. Its generally best if people avoid such products altogether. But a proper harm-reduction policy would encourage smokers to shift from the most-dangerous products to the least-dangerous ones.Instead‚ California and other liberal states are doing the opposite. They arent banning deadly cigarettes (except for menthol-flavored ones). They are leaving those on the shelves as they impose bans on flavored nicotine products. Because most vapes and pouches use flavors‚ which are preferred by adults breaking their smoking habit‚ these bans are dramatically reducing the availability of the safest products. Recentstudiesfrom Massachusetts and San Francisco have shown that such bans have led to a rise in combustible cigarette use.My R Street Institute colleague Stacey McKenna has just published a newreport that focuses on the counterproductive hypocrisy of blue states (and red states are often hypocritical in reverse) that champion harm reduction with regard to drugs but not tobacco. The five most restrictive states when it comes to tobacco (California‚ New York‚ Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ and New Jersey) are among the most permissive states when it comes to drugs.These states policies on opioid harm reduction and regulated cannabis markets suggest that their lawmakers understand that even if substances are not 100 percent safe‚ harm reduction can save lives‚ and prohibition can create harms‚ McKenna wrote. However‚ their tight restrictions on ENDS (Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems) products directly contradict this recognition by creating a conflicting prohibitionist environment around tobacco harm reduction that may contribute to a rise in illicit markets and a return to combustible cigarette use.Its nonsensical but no doubt stems from the Lefts desire to fight Big Tobacco rather than from any principled or consistent stance in advocating better public health. As a result‚ these progressives are promoting the most regressive and harmful policies possible which‚ when you think about it‚ shouldnt surprise anyone who has watched Californias leaders.Steven Greenhut is Western region director for the R Street Institute. Write to him at sgreenhut@rstreet.org.The post Progressives Deadly Hypocrisy on Harm Reduction appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

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Kittie: We Are ShadowsWe have come to a critical place in life and in our world‚ and much like an eclipse overtaking the sun‚ we are losing the light‚ explained Kittieguitarist/vocalistMorgan Lander. Its a song of coming to terms with the damage we do and acceptance of our fate. Weve let darkness take hold‚ and so we are resolved to fade in the night with it.Imagine Dragons: Eyes ClosedAfter taking some time off the road and spending time catching up with family and loved ones‚ I finally have felt the desire to go back to the sonic places that originally brought me the most joy‚ but with a new outlook and mentality‚ offered the bands Dan Reynolds. The End Machine: Hell Or High WaterI still remember how excited I got when I first heard this riff. I imagined that this could be our way of paying homage to the legendaryDeep Purplemusically. stated new vocalist Girish Pradhan (who replaced Robert Mason).The post New Music: Kittie‚ Imagine Dragons &;amp; The End Machine appeared first on RockinTown.

Louisiana rep. highlights dire problems facing America and how they can be remedied.Rep. Clay Higgins (R) of Louisiana asserts patriot legislators recognize the signs of collapse in America‚ and warns the 2024 election is the last chance Americans have to avoid losing their constitutional Republic.In DC‚ amongst I would say patriot circles‚ you know a lot of men and women are recognizing the signs of potential demise of our Republic‚ Higgins said in a recent radio interview. Wake up America pic.twitter.com/MZ5pnyHzmT Rep. Clay Higgins (@RepClayHiggins) April 3‚ 2024And we see elections being rigged. We see borders disintegrated. We see the fact that when you add 14 million illegals in Bidens four years as occupier of the White House‚ and on top of the illegals we already had here from the previous 30 years‚ youre talking about 45 million illegals in our country. When you look at inflation where Americans cannot afford groceries‚ when you look at supply chains totally disrupted across the world‚ when you look at the loss of not just American energy dominance‚ but the purposeful crippling of the American energy industry‚ when you look at the loss of the American dollar as the instrument for trade worldwide‚ you have the emergence of BRICS nations and the potential for a change in worldwide currency use were seeing a loss of our country. Our fan-favorite Turbo Force Plus is now 40% off! See for yourself the delicious one-of-a-kind energy boost infowarriors CRAVE!And it has very much a sense of urgency that weve reached a crucial point in this election cycle where we have to save our country or were losing it.Higgins went on to remark hes been discussing with presidential frontrunner Donald Trump a plan to incentivize illegal aliens to leave the US‚ effectively having them deport themselves.We have a beautiful plan. Ive been talking with the president and his team for a couple of years about it And its basically we have a plan to create an environment where the illegal populations in the United States find it in their best interest to deport themselves.Its a brilliant plan and I do believe it will work. And youre going to see a steady stream of unregistered vehicles driven by unlicensed drivers headed south.

by Ethan Huff‚ Natural News: For years‚ the mainstream media establishment in the United States has scoffed at all speculation about the existence of Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) that the government is using to spark wildfires and attack entire towns‚ i.e.‚ Lahaina‚ Maui‚ calling DEWs a conspiracy theory. Well‚ suddenly DEWs are real‚according to60 Minutes []

by Paul Craig Roberts‚ Paul Craig Roberts: Dmitry Trenin reports that Russia has come to its senses and‚ as I have long recommended‚ turned her back on the West‚ a morally debauched‚ socially dysfunctional‚ and politically disunited and disintegrating polity. For years Russia was handicapped by its pro-Western intellectuals‚ but the Wests demonization of Russia []

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