Foundation for Economic Education Issues Commentary: One Man's Poison Is Another Man's Cure
August 19, 2025
August 19, 2025
DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 19 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on Aug. 18, 2025:
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One Man's Poison Is Another Man's Cure
Free citizens take risks for better health.
By Arthur Diamond
Tim Friede let venomous snakes bite him roughly 200 times, suffering anaphylactic shocks, and spending four days hospitalized in a coma. But this wasn't a suicide attempt. He was seeking immunity . . .
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One Man's Poison Is Another Man's Cure
Free citizens take risks for better health.
By Arthur Diamond
Tim Friede let venomous snakes bite him roughly 200 times, suffering anaphylactic shocks, and spending four days hospitalized in a coma. But this wasn't a suicide attempt. He was seeking immunity . . .