Chronic Absenteeism Hasn't Gone Away After Lockdowns. Research Shows Poor Kids Are Hurt Most.
"The income gap really was the main driver that showed up over and over again," said one researcher.
"The income gap really was the main driver that showed up over and over again," said one researcher.
Plus: Trump's travel ban, NYC mayor candidate cites bad stats on child hunger, and more...
By almost every measure, America during the pandemic was a more dangerous, deadly, and dysfunctional place.
Trump's trade war has created a carve-out bonanza for industries with political connections and big lobbying budgets.
Drugs like Ozempic might not only address obesity but also alcoholism, smoking, and drug addiction.
A strange sort of policy logic powers the new Disney remake.
The Trump administration has cut billions in federal funding for medical research, as Kennedy singles out private funders for criticism.
Marty Makary grossly exaggerates the prevalence of adolescent nicotine addiction, the concern underlying his agency's restrictions on e-cigarette flavors.
The vast majority of keys on the market contain more lead than is allowed by the state's strict new heavy metal standards.
U.S. criminal justice policies have led to a 585 percent increase in the incarcerated women’s population since 1980 and have resulted in the highest female incarceration rate in the world.
Plus: NYC can't build a damn park, violence against diplomats, worrying news from Anthropic, and more...
Higher debt means lower wages, higher interest rates, and fewer opportunities, says Romina Boccia of the Cato Institute.
The executive order is likely unconstitutional, but if implemented as written, it would be detrimental to the American health care market.
That logic implausibly assumes presidents have the power to curtail substance abuse by attacking the drug supply.
The Court has been punting for months on whether it will take up a legal challenge brought by Los Angeles landlords alleging their city's COVID-era eviction ban was a physical taking.
Plus: A listener asks if the economic inequality data is bad.
"If a Greek family starts a pizzeria, if a Chinese family straight from Beijing opens a hot dog shop, are they appropriating or are they just smart?" says the Food for Thought author and former Good Eats host.
The evolutionary biologist challenges modern dogmas, defends scientific objectivity, and warns against the rise of ideological orthodoxy in society.
Nominees include stories on inflation breaking brains, America's first drug war, Afghans the U.S. left behind, Javier Milei, and much more.
The president hopes to introduce even more government intervention into health care.
Plus: A listener asks which domestic policy changes could realistically boost U.S. manufacturing without raising costs for consumers.
We don't need more of the same. We need evidence of a serious turnaround.
In a Monday legal filing, lawyers for the Trump administration argue that an effort by red states to ban mail-order abortion drugs lacks standing.
A new study being used to call for mifepristone restrictions relies on vague and dubious definitions of drug-related complications.
As climate and equity proposals lose steam, activist investors are targeting junk food, soda, and alcohol in the name of corporate responsibility.
The New York Times columnist warns that digital life may be eroding the cultural foundations needed to sustain meaning, family, and community.
A medical dispute over jaundice treatment prompted the state to take custody of Rodney and Temecia Jackson’s daughter for more than three weeks.
John Arnold argues that private markets solve problems better than government or philanthropy, and that real reform comes from decentralization, incentives, and evidence—not top-down control.
These bills would require exactly that—and a lot more.
Longtime surgeon and Cato Institute fellow Jeffrey Singer argues that government overreach in health care undermines patient autonomy.
The administration is reportedly considering government-funded menstrual education, affirmative action for parents, and $5,000 baby bonuses.
It's not to further their careers, says Motherhood on Ice author Marcia C. Inhorn.
Former Obama administration economic adviser Jason Furman explains why both major parties have abandoned economic reality in favor of political fantasy.
As young adults swap cigarettes and vapes for oral nicotine products, policymakers should recognize this shift as harm reduction instead of cracking down on personal choice.
While not as good as full legalization of organ markets, the act could save lives by giving kidney donors a $50,000 tax credit.
The justices unanimously overturned a 5th Circuit decision that deemed the agency's treatment of e-liquids "arbitrary and capricious."
A perfect example of waste, fraud, and abuse.
RFK Jr. should accept the ruling and instruct the agency to immediately halt all efforts to regulate laboratory-developed and in vitro tests.
The state legalized medical marijuana but banned dispensary owners from advertising. Now, one owner is taking the fight to the Supreme Court.
Innovation, basic research, and economic growth do not rely on federal science funding.
The ballot proposition would effectively require health insurers to cover all treatments at any price.
Perhaps young people have become resentful of the government's massive transfer of wealth from kids to the elderly.
And you shouldn't be panicked into doing it either.
Authors James Fadiman and Jordan Gruber discuss their new book Microdosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance.
An experiment with staggering implications for the future of human reproduction.
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