Author Archive for Scott Templeman
Legalize! Why it’s time to end Nixon’s legacy
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Once upon a time, a racially-charged, paranoia-driven warhawk of a Quaker was our President. Right now, despite our dire economy and record unemployment, we are spending hundreds of billions of dollars every year to continue a failing crusade against drugs, primarily marijuana, one that Nixon engineered. Seventy-five percent of people under age 34 favor legalization – let’s just do it already!
Libertarianism (isn’t) For Dummies
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Libertarians assume that both power and money corrupt, so in order to prevent corruption at the highest levels, we must limit both as much as possible. But, given the impressions of Libertarians in the media, it’s no wonder that many people are left confused as to what we actually stand for.
America’s Favorite Addiction
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Like so many Americans, I am an addict. I use my drug every day, I had started experimenting with it in high school and then had started more heavier use during college, switching to more potent ways to get it into my system. After starting my professional career I realized I needed to use more [...]
Sex and Millennial Culture: Observations about Teens, Tweens, Homosexuality
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This article is part of the TNGG Sex Week series on Gen Y and sex. Read more from the series here. No one will argue the point that sex and the internet go together like peas and carrots. Every time you check your e-mails or surf the web, you’re either being offered bargain rates on [...]
Why LinkedIn Makes Me Want to Puke
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While I am an occasional user of LinkedIn, it’s last on the list of social media networks (SMN) that I maintain. LinkedIn just does not deliver the same experience as the others, but initially I wasn’t sure why. After some time however, I realized my apathy toward the site was because it more closely resembled [...]
Racism, Comedy, And Hope For Haiti
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Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 at the age of 35, and continues to be the youngest male to ever win the prize. When he was assassinated on April 4, 1968 the world was robbed of the most effective human rights icons of the 20th century. As a powerful speaker [...]
