Georga Hackworth

Personal experience dealing with domestic abuse.

Here is a look at the discriminatory 2004 South Carolina Tattoo Act and its violation of the First Amendment.

Winners of the 2009 AVN awards.

This article discusses the human rights issue of providing public education to handicapped children.

How Video on Demand (VOD), the economy and word of mouth is changing the world of online pornography and Internet marketing as a whole.

Who determines what is obscene and and how?

The John Stagliano obscenity case affects more than just the adult industry. It has far reaching affects on internet commerce, free speech, individual liberties and government regulations.

The newest law to protect children from sexual predators may end up punishing the innocent.

Men and women have different views on pornography that seem to be based partly on double standards.

A brief look at the history of pornography and how it's affecting society.

First person account of shopping at Ikea and what everyone should know ... at least in my husband's mind.

Pharmacists are now being trained to administer vaccines, adding to an already sizable workload where errors can cost lives.

My husband was dx'd with hypogonadism several years ago and I recently learned the doctor didn't explain to him what it was, and he didn't ask questions. This is what she should have told him.

64% of the American population is overweight. Overeating and lack of exercise isn't always to blame like people would like to think.

A look at how each of the current candidates are approaching the autism platform in their campaign.

Politicians are paying a lot of lip service to HR 1881 and the $20 million it will contribute to autism research. What does the bill really provide?

For anyone that wants to find information on current political candidates and congressional members these are some highly useful websites that are not well known about in the general public.

An overview and the results of the 2008 Royal Rumble and a look toward Wrestlemania 24.

Once again the media is sensationalizing the deaths of four children by focusing on home schooling and not a family history of abuse and mental illness or government workers failing to do their job properly.

The Center for Policy Alternatives is an underused resource for those interested in politics. I was able to talk with their Senior Director late in 2007 via phone about the CPA, the 2008 election and what people can do to make a difference politically.

A new study has proven that 1% of autism cases are genetic and some media outlets are using that to vindicate environmental causes such as vaccines raising more questions than giving answers to in the autism community.

According to the Controlled Drug Substance Act marijuana is more dangerous than opium, heroin and GHB and it has no medical properties despite contrary evidence.

Socialization and homeschoolers...it does happen.

The rule of the media seems to be sensationalism creates ratings. Reporters tend to focus on what is going to get the story noticed than the details and what could be learned from it. The story of Chris Benoit is the perfect example.

The Lakota Nation has removed itself from the United States. Why they have done this and how society feel about it.

Recently the ASA released an article for their members only newsletter on how autism has becoming the next global human rights issue. Everyone should be aware of the issue, just not their members.

Some of the best and worst places to buy Mardi Gras beads on line.

Spawned by alarming statistics and the sexual abuse of a 6 year old girl, April's law would bring stiffer penalties to those involved in child pornography on the internet as well as making legal sites that promote pedophilia illegal.

New Jersey has abolished the death penalty, does that really change things in New Jersey?

Everyone has seen the yellow books with titles such as PCs for Dummies and U.S. History for Dummies. Why I use them as text books in my homeschooling classroom.

H.R. 2343 has been introduced into both the House and the Senate and will have far reaching consequences on how people will be able to raise their children if it becomes law.

Autism affects 1 in 150 children and many public schools are not prepared to deal with the autistic student. Homeschooling is one option that works well.

Many doctors and the general public do not know what celiac disease is, yet it affects 1 in 133 people, is the most common genetic disorder as well as the most misdiagnosed.

Review of the game Sim City Societies.

The government has found subtle ways to regulate morality, take away our individual rights by coercion and blackmail, and now it's working on regulating thought through H.R. 1955.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is in the process of undergoing revision. How much influence will Big Pharma have over it?

Autism rates have sky rocketed to every 1 in 150 children yet the autism community can not agree on the cause or treatments. A look at how the arguments have divided the community.

The theory of "anything that brings awareness is good" isn't always the case. Irresponsible reporting on behalf of the media, coupled with incomplete and/or false information and downplaying the severity of something causes more harm than good.

The monetary incentives provided to the Department of Health and Human Services for Child Protective Services leaves a lot of room open for abuse by those motivated by greed.

Public school textbooks have become a reason for homeschooling, at least in my book. My children are sure they are written by idiots. This is why.

The oldest argument in determining our personalities and what we turn into...nature vs. nurture. My own personal experience makes an interesting case.

What it's like to work for a 900 psychic line.