A Reckoning with Reality (TV)

Teen mothers, meth users, child abusers ─ reality TV is cast with people struggling with extreme challenges, so how complicit are viewers for fueling their trouble by treating it as entertainment? Lucas Mann investigates the genre and the love he and his wife share for reality TV.

Author: Lucas Mann
Published: Apr 2, 2018
Length: 16 minutes (4,131 words)

Why Is There a Patient Cap on Medication Used to Treat Heroin Addicts?

At Guernica, Lucas Mann (who lost his brother to heroin addiction) writes on why abstinence and methadone don’t work and how doctors are failing in their fight against arbitrary, DEA-enforced patient caps on buprenorphine — a promising treatment for heroin addiction.

Author: Lucas Mann
Published: Apr 20, 2016
Length: 24 minutes (6,098 words)