Johnny Pantstent

Johnny Pantstent is the nom de guerre of a millennial miscreant plucked from the mountainous bosom of West Virginia and dropped into the hustle and bustle of Shanghai. When not reading history or absorbing pop culture, he is a white collar nobody who occasionally writes for his own amusement. Tell him how great he is or how offended you are by the word "mongoloid" here: johnny.pantstent[at]gmail.com

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Let me start by saying, this is not an isolated incident. I know I am not the only one who has been feeling some frustration when it comes to the serv...

Should the government do more to discourage cigarette smoking?

The government should seriously think what they have to do to reduce this plague.

Finding Solace: 10 Reasons Why You Should Visit a Local Church Community Even If You're Not Religious

Visiting a local church community even if you're not religious can give you many new and valuable experiences.

Public Opinion

"Public calls! We've got the public on our side! Out of my way, guy with public opinion coming through!"

A fairly (un)educated look into PROs and CONs of GMOs

Are GMOs really bad? Or are the genetically modified organisms actually a necessity? Is your friend right when he said that GMOs are unhealthy or was ...

Johnny 's contributions

Me First: Shanghai's Deadly New Year's Eve Stampede

Some 13 hours before the ball dropped in Times Square to usher in 2015, Shanghai officials dropped the ball in the touristy Bund area of the city. They failed to prepare for an influx of 300,000 revelers, and this - in part - led to the deaths of 36 Chinese citizens in a stampede.