SMART Recovery (Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, Freethought Radio podcast)

FFRF announces another Ten Commandments lawsuit, this one in Texas. 

After covering state/church news at the federal, state and local levels, we talk with Joe Gerstein, M.D., founder of SMART Recovery, a secular program for dealing with alcoholism and other addictions that is based on science and evidence, not faith.

Interview: 

https://ffrf.org/news/freethought-radio/freethought-today-july-3-2025/

What Air Traffic Controllers Want You to Know

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FYNHCn4P2eo

The problem(s) with Markwayne Mullin’s defense of Pete Hegseth

…Mullin seemed to suggest that Hegseth's alleged alcohol abuse is unimportant because, by his telling, he's seen senators drunk while on the job, too. 

In other words, as far as the Senate Republican is concerned, there's no point in trying to hold a Pentagon secretary to a higher standard because Mullin has seen politicians fail to meet those same standards.

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/problems-markwayne-mullins-defense-pete-hegseth-rcna187762

At least half of all people likely to develop from mental health disorders before 75: study | The Hill

"The two most prevalent disorders were alcohol use disorder and major depressive disorder for male respondents and major depressive disorder and specific phobia for female respondents," the study said…https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/mental-health/4139267-at-least-half-develop-mental-health-disorders-before-75/

It’s time for a discussion about life after being born in America | The Hill

"While public protests, political debate, controversial legislation and court decisions have embroiled the United States on the issue of life before birth, comparatively little of America's attention, concerns and demonstrations are being directed to life after birth. 

At virtually every age from birth to old age, Americans have lower chances of life than no less than 40 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom…"

https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/3603637-its-time-for-a-discussion-about-life-after-birth-in-america/

Deaths of despair: why America’s medical industry explains working-class suicides

The US healthcare system is helping to kill people in staggering numbers. And when it isn’t driving Americans to an early grave, the medical industry is bleeding the rest of the country of resources at the expense of decent jobs, crucial infrastructure and schools, according to a new book by two of the country’s leading economists.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/19/us-healthcare-industry-working-class-deaths