One Pill Makes You Smaller . . .

In Nikolai Gogol's play "The Government Inspector," the head of the local hospital famously says, ". . . We don't use expensive medicines. Man is a simple being. If he's to die, he'll die. If he's to get better, he'll get better." Fortunately for our multi-billion-dollar pharmaceutical industry, our medical professionals don't follow this rather specious logic.

According to the department of Health and Human Services, 44% of all American take at least one prescription drug on a daily basis. This is a great statistic, as it means almost half the population is dependent on chemicals for their well-being.

But we can do better. Why not 100%? A dependent populace is a subservient populace, docile and happy all the time.

O brave new world!