Health
The BMJ Joins The Lancet in Supporting Drug Legalization
The venerable British medical journal urges governments to "investigate more effective alternatives to criminalisation of drug use and supply."
Five More U.S. Jurisdictions Imposed Soda Taxes Last Week
Cook County, Boulder, San Francisco, Oakland, and Albany, California, join Berkeley and Philadelphia in penalizing soft drink consumers.
Affordable Care Act's Unpopularity Helped Trump Win 2016 Election
What was Obamacare, in the end, but an arrogant overreach by an elite out of touch with the rest of America?
The Case for Optimism About Trump's Presidency
Leading libertarian thinkers say the billionaire bully might be better than Obama and Hillary on foreign policy, education, and more.
Victories for Eight of Nine Marijuana Initiatives Hasten the Collapse of Prohibition
Yesterday voters made marijuana legal in four more states and approved medical access in four others.
Vaping Is a Gateway to Quitting
A new study that links e-cigarettes to smoking has things backward.
Arkansas Voters Approve Medical Marijuana
Twenty-eight states now have laws allowing patients to use cannabis for symptom relief.
North Dakota Becomes the 27th Medical Marijuana State
A measure letting patients use cannabis for symptom relief passes by a surprisingly wide margin.
Florida Becomes First Southern State to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Support for Amendment 2 far exceeds 60 percent, the threshold for approval.
Porn-Regulating Prop 60 Faces Final Showdown Tonight in California
Condoms-in-porn measure pits adult-film industry and public-health groups against public hysteria and a would-be porn czar
Polls Still Suggest California and Massachusetts Will Legalize Marijuana
Support for legalization hovers around 50 percent in Maine, Arizona, and Nevada.
Support for Legal Abortion at Highest Level Since 1995, But Partisan Gap Widening
The gap between Republicans and Democrats on abortion is at its widest point in nearly 10 years.
Prohibitionists Say Bogus Candy Scare Proves Legal Pot Endangers Trick-or-Treaters
The Drug Free America Foundation claims an imaginary prank "highlights the very real dangers legal marijuana has on children."
The New York Times Highlights U.S. Officials' Irrational Hostility Toward E-Cigarettes
By portraying vaping as a public health menace, the government promotes misconceptions that deter smokers from quitting.
Pill-Induced Abortions on the Rise in America. Why That's a Good Thing
At Planned Parenthood clinics, 43 percent of all abortions are now drug-induced, not surgical.
No, the U.S. Navy Isn't Battling Breast-Cancer With Pink Fighter Jets—But Israel Is
America's pink F9F-8 Cougar lives aboard the USS Lexington, a retired naval ship turned private Texas military museum.
Marijuana Legalization Looks Likely in Three States
Polling also suggests Florida will become the first Southern state to allow medical use.
Florida Prohibitionists Fight Medical Marijuana With Halloween Legend
Cannabis candy in trick-or-treat bags is "a very real scenario," they warn. It's not.
The Obama Administration's Weak Excuses for Obamacare's Premium Hikes
Premiums under the health law are set to rise by double digits, even as plan choice is decreasing.
Obama Compares Obamacare to Smartphone That Was Recalled for Catching on Fire
It's an apt metaphor for the health law-but not in the way the president thinks.
Time Magazine Promotes Superstitious Chemophobia
Toxicologists liken the endocrine disruption hypothesis to homeopathy.
Want to Live Longer? Then Go to College
New study by Brookings Institution scholars reports the mortality reduction benefits of higher education.
VA Clinic Leadership 'Reform' Really Just Shifting Managers Around
Reupholstering the deck chairs on a sinking ship
There's Never Been A Better Time to Be Alive
Ronald Bailey reviews Johan Norberg's new book celebrating Progress
Ten Reasons to Look Foward to the Future: A Review of Progress by Johan Norberg
There's never been a better time to be alive
WikiLeaks Shows Hillary Clinton Was Against Pot Legalization In 'All Senses Of the Word'
A longtime drug warrior, Clinton has softened her public positions on marijuana. But does she mean it?
Criticism Has Delayed a Kratom Ban but Probably Won't Prevent It
The DEA's backtracking underlines the arbitrariness of the government's pharmacological taboos.
Legal Medical Pot Helps Older Americans Remain in the Workforce
Legalizing medical marijuana is associated with 9.4 percent increase in the probability of employment for people over 50.
81-Year-Old Woman's Single Marijuana Plant Seized in Raid by National Guard and State Police
Authorities want to play "War on Pot"-with helicopters and militarized raids-while they still can.
Where Voters Are Likeliest to Legalize Marijuana in a Month
With pot on the ballot in nine states, support for allowing recreational use is strongest in California, while Florida looks likeliest to permit medical use.
Canadian Company Offers DNA Preservation Service
Because why stop at preserving the memory of a loved one?
The DEA's Contrived Kratom Crisis
The agency's ban on the pain-relieving leaf shows how arbitrary the government's pharmacological taboos are.
Even Bill Clinton Thinks Obamacare Is a "Crazy System" That "Doesn't Make Sense"
The former president explains how Obamacare is failing.
EpiPens and Government Cheese
Some things won't change no matter who wins the 2016 election.
Obamacare is Failing—and Hillary Clinton Doesn't Want to Talk About It
Another state health insurance regulator warns of impending collapse in the individual market.
Why Do We Force Employers to Cover the Full Cost of Birth Control but Not Food?
Why the contraception but not the meatball sub?
First 'Three Parent' Baby Born in Mexico
Due to FDA ban parents must resort to treatments abroad in order to have a healthy baby
Tennessee Department of Health Admits It Was Wrong About Reported Huge Rise in Accidental Gun Deaths
That scary 105 accidental gun death figure, more than five times the previous year? Turns out to really be 5, slightly more than a quarter of the previous year.
California Becomes 32nd State to Pass "Right to Try" Law for Terminally Ill
Terminally ill patients in Golden State will now be able to legally use medicines not yet out of the FDA's approval process that might help them.
National Study Debunks Helena Smoking Ban Miracle (Again)
An analysis of data from nearly 2,000 counties finds no evidence that smoking restrictions produce short-term reductions in heart attacks.
Medical Marijuana Replaces More Dangerous Drugs
A new study adds to the evidence that letting patients use cannabis saves lives by reducing consumption of pharmaceuticals.
Medical Marijuana Seems to Reduce Deaths From Pharmaceuticals
A new study adds to the evidence that patients are substituting marijuana for opioids.
'Designer Baby' Scaremongering Never Gets Old, Does It?
Swedish researcher denounced by bioconservatives for using CRISPR genome-editing on human embryos
