Fake Acupuncture Alleviates Back Pain

The Archives of Internal Medicine reported today that fake acupuncture alleviates back pain. That toothpicks work as well as needles, and that either provides greater relief than standard treatments. Fake acupuncture is not that different from witchcraft. There seems to be an alarming rise in the use of witchcraft to mediate social problems. This sign is but one example:

 

 

I have been thinking of writing an essay titled, “On the Uses of Black Magic in the Criminal Law.” Perhaps the time is right to address this important subject.