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Home | Archives for David Anderson, J.D. | Page 6

David Anderson, J.D. articles

David Anderson is an Australian-American lawyer in NYC with an education in (Middle East) politics and psychology and a career background in finance and law.

Just Moved? Lost Your ID? The Affidavit Ballot Is Your Friend

October 30, 2018 by David Anderson, J.D. Leave a Comment

The Affidavit Ballot Is Your Friend

Untold Americans have actually died for this vital right of ours. To not exercise it disrespects their memory and sacrifice, and to not try to vote when emergency ballots are available is a cop out.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Absentee and Mail Voting, Felon Voting, Voter Access

Standing In Line To Vote: The Kids Aren’t Alright

October 16, 2018 by David Anderson, J.D. Leave a Comment

Standing In Line To Vote

Here’s a big problem, a BIG problem if you’re on the left: “kids” don’t vote. If more millennials voted, with their tattoos and ironic haircuts the Republicans would be out of business forever. It’s that simple.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American State Elections, Australia, Voter Access, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Youth Voting Rights

A Report from the Free Taiwan March in New York City

September 27, 2018 by David Anderson, J.D. 1 Comment

Free Taiwan March in New York City

While this event primarily focused on Taiwan’s situation, they also stood with all peoples living under the grim shadow of the Communist Party of China’s authoritarian regime like Uyghurs, Tibetans, and others.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Asia, China, Democracy Protests, New York City and State Elections, Taiwan, Uyghur People

Psychedelic Therapy: Making the Sick Healthy and the Healthy Even Better

August 28, 2018 by David Anderson, J.D. 2 Comments

Psychedelic Therapy

To summarize: psychedelics broaden one’s perspective, shift one’s ideology a little to the “left”, increase empathy, openness, and help one appreciate the beauty of nature. The experiences are profound.

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Abortion Vote is a Set-Back for Argentina and Progress

August 13, 2018 by David Anderson, J.D. 1 Comment

Abortion Vote is a Set-Back

If we move forward, informed by science and medicine and real facts, our species prospers and needless suffering is reduced. If we move backwards, as Argentina just did, we’ll keep walking blindly into hard objects.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Feminism, Religion and Democracy, South America

Homeopathy Alert: CVS Sued for Fake Medicine

August 6, 2018 by David Anderson, J.D. 3 Comments

Homeopathy Alert

In 2018, when pretty much all the real information we need is a few index finger spasms away from our frontal cortices, garbage reigns supreme. It’s not just fake news, its fake medicine.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Education, Journalism and Free Speech

Trump Clashes With Koch Brothers, Key Republican Political Donors

July 31, 2018 by David Anderson, J.D. Leave a Comment

Koch Brothers Key Republican Political Donors

Billionaire industrialists lashed out at Trump for imposing tariffs on foreign imports and not controlling the government’s burgeoning long-term debt

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Money Politics, Political Lobbying, Republicans

Towards a Sane Legal Treatment of ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Psilocybin

July 3, 2018 by David Anderson, J.D. 2 Comments

Magic Mushrooms Psilocybin

The science has been solid for a long time but as usual the politics are decades behind it. As often with public policy, it is a battleground where perceptions and misguided policy cries out for scientific rationalism.

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“They Don’t Want You to Know” – Conspiracy Theories

June 21, 2018 by David Anderson, J.D. 1 Comment

Conspiracy Theories

But are overarching, complicated cabals with many players and moving parts influencing world events? Nah. Belief in them is widespread, however, and discloses various personal traits.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Education, Journalism and Free Speech, Worldwide

Diplomatic Switcheroo in Chinas

May 31, 2018 by David Anderson, J.D. Leave a Comment

Diplomatic Switcheroo in Chinas

The squabbles may seem absurd and petty, but the peace between China and Taiwan has stuck for 70 years without a shot fired and indeed incredible economic benefits inuring to both Chinas and their partners abroad.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Asia, China, Japan, Taiwan

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