- Independent Journo Extraordinaire
- Health, Disability & Games Reporter
- Host of the Happy Warrior Substack & Podcast
About Pete
Peter Pischke is a dedicated correspondent, a creative writer, a quirky podcaster, a disabled otaku, and a reporter with a proven history of impactful pieces centered on hard-hitting issues as well as lighthearted nerd topics.
You may have read his award-nominated work in the New York Daily News, Reason Magazine, the Post Millennial, Spiked! Online, the Federalist, and more. Perhaps his reporting on the opioid crisis or Resident Evil?
Or you may have seen him on many top podcasts, radio, and television programs; Including Mikhaila Peterson, Dennis Prager, Bill O’Reilly, the Ayn Rand Centre UK podcast featuring Mark Pelligrino, and Ali Rucka; and the Smithsonian’s Old Not Better podcast, reaching over 500,000 people each week.
Pete’s primary beat is the opioid crisis and prohibition. He also writes on nerd culture, game journalism, film, politics, disability, and health topics. Pete is also a member of Young Voices and is the Grand Puba of the Happy Warrior.
Noted online for his deep-cut nerd takes and for being a solid communicator possessing a wide network of contacts. His reputation with other journalists and disability advocates is a one-of-a-kind dedicated investigator and researcher. This Happy Warrior always sticks to the Truth, no matter how unpopular it may be.





Podcast & Appearances
- Mikhaila Peterson - The True Problem Behind the Opioid Crisis | Sally Satel & Peter Pischke
- ‘Thin Blue Line’ Comics Writer, & Legend Mike Baron Talks Comics, Police, And Woke Politics
- How Harm Reduction Saves Lives: Interview with Dr. Jeffrey Singer
- Dennis Prager Radio Show, April 6, 2021 - Responding in Kind; featuring Journalist Peter Pischke
- Square Circle Debate: Zelenskyy addresses Congress, climate change and banking, Daylight Saving Time
- Saving Elephants– What the Opioid Crisis is all about - with journalist Peter Pischke
- Cut The Bull: Opioid Crisis, Prohibition & the coolest conservative podcasters on the web
- The Opioid Crisis - TDO 219 | Mark Pellegrino, Rucka & Guest Peter Vaughn Pischke
Articles & Research
- EXCLUSIVE: Capcom allows Facebook to Deface & Modify Resident Evil 4 for Oculus VR Remake
- Why Gamers Go Nuts For ‘Elden Ring’ And Its George R. R. Martin Storyline
- Elden Ring Video Game Review; Bleeding Fool
- Most Opioid Settlement Funds Aren't Going to Addiction Services
- Facebook, Reddit Ban Pro-Cop Comic That Broke No Platform Rules
- ‘Doctor Who’ Is Dead, But Perhaps Not For Long
- Crime of the Century: How HBO fabricated, manipulated, and outright lied about the opioid crisis
- A painful struggle: Opioids can be dangerous, but restrictions — or a ban — are worse
- Massive Online Gaming Platform Roblox Is Rife With Scams And Abuse
- Can the Chronic Pain Community Unite Before It's Too Late? - Pain News Network
- A Eulogy for David
- Trivial Things? Facebook & Oculus’s Carmack Confirms Concerns About Resident Evil 4 VR Changes
- Disney’s ‘Turning Red’ Is An Embarrassing And Offensive Allegory About Menstruation
- Electronic Arts teams up with the ADL to enforce social justice in gaming
- Is video game addiction a thing?
- Could ‘Star Wars’ Be What Unites Us Across Raging Political Divides?
- Woke Creators Must Learn From Japanese Comics And 'The Mandalorian'
- Why Superman needs saving from the Left
- ‘Thin Blue Line’ Writer Mike Baron Talks Comics, Police, And Woke Politics
- Netflix’s Live-Action ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Is An Insult To The Original Iconic Anime Series
- ‘Spiderman: No Way Home’ Brings A Welcome Change To Preachy Superhero Films
- Facebook, Reddit Throttle & Ban Pro-Cop Comic That Broke No Platform Rules
- Blaming Prescription Pain Pills For The Opioid Epidemic Is Fake News
- It's time to stop cheering on the Great GameStonk
- Making Batman’s Robin Bisexual Is A Weak Attempt At Relevance As U.S. Comics Fade
- Doctor canceled by AMA for racist comments is actually an anti-racist activist
- Joe Biden's new EO denies patients in pain the medication they need
- 'Hillbilly Elegy' film is hated by critics but loved by working-class Americans
- What The Ilya Shapiro Cancel Culture Story is Really About
- Ethical journalism suffers under the yoke of progressive ideology
- CENSORSHIP: YouTube is deleting content critical of the World Health Organization
- Why the Comic Book Industry Collapsed & will never recover! Get Woke Go Broke!
- The Drudge Revolution, Interview with Author Matthew Lysiak
- CDC Advisory Panel Warns Revised Guideline Ignores Benefits of Opioids
- Why Dungeons and Dragons Isn't Racist: Interview with Psychologist Chris Ferguson
- Why is Hollywood So Woke? Interview with Critic Christian Toto
- What Corrupted American Journalism, Interview with Journalist Batya Ungar-Sargon
- G4 Host Complains Gamers Don’t Like Her Because She’s Not As ‘Bangable’ As Olivia Munn
- Disney Finally Gets Star Wars Right In Latest ‘Book Of Boba Fett’ Episodes
- Square Circle Debate: Russia Invades Ukraine
- Everything To Know About The Turning Red Controversy
- The American Innovation and Choice Online Act is a Bad Idea in Almost Every Way