Health
4 Riders in Senate Appropriations Bills Support Cannabis Federalism
Spending restrictions aim to stop interference with state marijuana and hemp policies.
Milk: Government Nutrition Nannies Wrong Again?
Add milk to your diet of salt, red meat, and eggs.
Did Soda Tax Proposals Cause a Decline in Soda Consumption That Started Years Earlier?
Probably not, but The New York Times is eager to credit politicians.
Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Right-to-Die Bill into Law
Allows mentally competent adults with terminal illnesses to legally get life-ending drugs.
Hillary Clinton's Plan to Control Drug Prices Is Symptomatic of a Failed National Health Care Policy
The vast reach of government as a payer for health care means that drug companies are to a large degree government contractors, and patients are suffering.
The Maddening World of Hospital Pricing
"How much does this cost?" shouldn't be a stumper.
3 Medical Marijuana Growers in Washington Get Federal Prison Terms
The remaining defendants in the Kettle Falls Five case receive sentences ranging from 12 to 33 months.
Secret? Global Poverty Has Been Falling - The End of Doom
New York Times columnist reveals today the "secret" that my new book documents.
Hillary Clinton and House Republicans Show Us That Future of Obamacare is Bipartisan Support for Making It Even Worse
The sudden convergence of political interests, at the expense of policy soundness, around Obamacare reveals how shaky the law's foundation remains.
Obamacare's Biggest Government-Backed Non-Profit Insurer Is Shutting Down
New York's Health Republic signed up more people than any of the health law's other co-ops. It's still shutting down.
California Legislators Lag Behind Voters on Pot
'Historic' marijuana bill spotlights the importance of initiatives.
Dying Patients vs. the FDA: 'Right to Try' Laws Give Hope - And Time
Dave Huntley was a father, husand, & triathlete who contracted Lou Gehrig's Disease. But the FDA was his biggest foe.
Work-Based Health Premiums for Families Up $4,865 Since 2008
Obama had promised cuts of up to $2,500. What gives? Your wallet, mostly.
Generational Swindle: How DC is Screwing over Millennials
Jared Meyer on "Disinherited: How Washington Is Betraying America's Young"
Is 'Youth Gun Carrying' a Public Health Threat?
The answer, like the frequency of youth gun carrying, may vary from state to state.
The End of Doom
Good news! Dire predictions about cancer epidemics, mass extinction, overpopulation, and more turned out to be a bust.
Trump Anti-Vax Idiotarian
Really smart people don't blame vaccinations for causing autism.
On Marijuana, Chris Christie Remains the Republican Outlier
But even the New Jersey governor concedes "the war on drugs has been a failure."
Christie, Bush Put on Defensive on Marijuana Legalization
Paul, Fiorina, Bush all support letting states make own choices.
Permission to Die
California could become the fifth state to misidentify suicide as a medical treatment.
The Feds are Murdering Alternative Doctors—Debunked!
A far-fetched conspiracy theory says a lot about alternative medicine advocates and their tenuous relationship with reality.
California Legislators Plan to Approve Medical Marijuana Regulation by Midnight
Spurred by a general legalization initiative, the bills would explicitly allow commercial cultivation and distribution for the first time.
House Republicans Just Got a Big Win in Their Lawsuit Against Obamacare
Federal judge rules that Congress has standing to sue the Obama administration.
Energy Drinks: Safe As Coffee But Somehow Lethal
An alarmist Washington Post story conflates Red Bull with pure caffeine powder.
Obamacare to Blame for U.S. Abortion Clinic Shutdowns?
Vox writer suggests Obamacare is "one root cause" of U.S. abortion clinics "shuttering at an unprecedented rate."
Does This Study Prove That Vaping Is a Gateway to Smoking?
E-cigarette critics lean heavily on post hoc, ergo propter hoc reasoning.
Hey Bioethicists, Stop Treating Us Like Dim-Witted Children!
Let us decide for ourselves if genetic ignorance is bliss.
The Alternative Medicine Racket: How the Feds Fund Quacks
The NIH has spent $5.5 billion on bringing quackery-from faith healing to homeopathy-right into the heart of the American medical establishment.
We Don't Need 'Decades of Research' to Know Vaping Is Safer Than Smoking
A chemical comparison shows e-cigarettes are far less hazardous than tobacco cigarettes.
Plastic Bags Are Good for You
What prohibitionists get wrong about one of modernity's greatest inventions
4 Reasons This Article About E-Cigarettes Is Bad
Is vaping less dangerous than smoking? The Inquistr is determined not to tell you.
A British Lesson on Vaping for the CDC
Tom Frieden should listen to what English public health officials say about e-cigarettes.
Wacky British Idea: Why Not Tell the Truth About E-Cigarettes?
English public health officials, unlike ours, recognize the harm-reducing potential of vaping.
The Affordable Care Act and the GOP: Reform, Replace, Restart, or Innovate?
Gov. Scott Walker's approach is merely 'Obamacare Lite.'
Ohio Likely to Ban Abortion of Fetuses Diagnosed With Down Syndrome
Since such bans are largely unenforceable, the measure is more mechanism for pro-life political signaling than anything else.
Smart Drug Modafinil 'Safe for Widespread Use,' Scientists Say
Modafinil is "one of the most promising neuroenhancers to date"-and still a controlled substance in the U.S.
British Public Health Officials, Unlike Ours, Tell the Truth About E-Cigarettes
A new government report endorses vaping as a harm-reducing alternative to smoking.
Judge Rejects Cops' Argument That Their Behavior During a Medical Marijuana Raid Is a Private Matter
Santa Ana officers tried to suppress a video that seems to show them sampling a dispensary's wares.
The Secret History of Southern Medical Marijuana
The "lost" medical cannabis laws of the '70s and early '80s
Against the Dogmatists, a Review of The End of Doom
Modest self-promotion of my new book
