By Dave B.

​I don’t mean that as any disparagement against a particular individual or group. In fact, I wish I did. Then it would just be a simple matter of avoiding people who share the trait(s) that make them exhausting and seeking out the people who don’t. The problem is that all of us are exhausting for the exact same reasons, regardless of our education levels, our belief systems, how much we volunteer, what job we have, or whatever other ways we choose to distinguish ourselves from each other.

By Dave B.

So, I rarely talk about this, but I hate the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). And I don’t use the term "hate" lightly. I think it is easily the worst federal agency in the United States. Part of its mission statement reads: “The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices; and by ensuring the safety of our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.” (It’s full mission statement can be found here.) On most of these measures it fails. Here are three (out of many, many) examples of why I despise the FDA and want to see it abolished and replaced with an effective agency: