Don't Expect Joe Biden's Travel Ban To Save America From the Omicron Variant
The World Health Organization warns that such restrictions can cause more harm than they prevent.
The World Health Organization warns that such restrictions can cause more harm than they prevent.
Vaccine makers are already targeting the omicron variant.
A study suggests that "right-to-counsel" in eviction cases actually leads to greater homelessness.
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Just how infectious and dangerous the new variant could be is not known at this time.
The unique civic and economic role of voluntarism and charity has been a core part of American culture for centuries.
Instead of pining for authoritarian control, maybe U.S. health officials could tell the FDA to stop standing in the way of progress.
Restrictions on pain medication have undermined patient care while making drug use more lethal.
Something to be grateful for.
The government argues that the 5th Circuit erred in concluding that the rule "grossly exceeds OSHA's statutory authority."
California is leading the country in student vaccine mandates that will disproportionately harm the education of poor and minority students.
The annual photo op takes on cruel undertones as drug offenders continue to suffer under harsh federal prison sentences.
A new report says many democracies have taken steps that are "disproportionate, unnecessary, or illegal" to curb COVID.
I wrote an amicus brief on behalf of the Cato Institute, addressing the important nondelegation and "major questions" issues raised by the federal government's awful policy.
The latest restrictions come less than a week after the country ordered its unvaccinated population into lockdown.
After months of inconsistent messaging and a chaotic track record, will anybody trust it?
COVID-19 has led to foot dragging in implementing some FIRST STEP Act reforms.
For obvious reasons, this important issue wasn't in the first edition of the book. But it's covered in some detail in the new one.
The legislation will have a negative impact on the labor supply and send high prices soaring even higher.
A new report commits a bunch of familiar sins.
Matt Ridley and Alina Chan, authors of the new book Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19, say the preponderance of evidence now points toward a lab origin and genetic engineering.
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A petition has been filed asking the full court to hear the legal challenges to the OSHA COVID-19 vaccinate-or-test mandate.
The Hulu miniseries portrays opioid pain medication as unacceptably dangerous in nearly every context.
The agency is staying in its lane—for now.
As a result of the multi-district litigation lottery process, all of the challenges will be heard in a single circuit.
Unlike in neighboring counties, D.C.'s mandate was never tied to specific metrics.
In rejecting Breeze Smoke's application for a stay of the FDA's rejection of their product applications, the Sixth Circuit disagrees with the Fifth Circuit.
While the court identified serious problems with the new OSHA regulation requiring larger employers to vaccinate or test their workers, its opinion was rushed and sloppy.
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A unanimous three-judge panel concludes that the decree "grossly exceeds OSHA's statutory authority."
The National School Boards Association considers aggrieved parents essentially "domestic terrorists," and the FBI agreed to crack down on them.
A federal judge concluded that the Texas governor's ban on mask mandates illegally discriminated against students with disabilities.
Is the COVID-19 virus an "agent"?
Misinformation and bad policy can only be defeated by robust, open debate in the public square.
The justices rejected a broad definition of "public nuisance" that would cover the manufacture of pain medication.
A drug that treats opioid addiction may also be abused. That’s not a good reason to restrict access.
The full court will consider the proper standard for judicial review of COVID restrictions in religious institutions.
Rochelle Walensky seems to be relying on a laboratory study that did not measure infection risk.
The U.S. government doesn't reflect on its spending history, and that shows.
Residents of other liberal democracies see the U.S. as respecting liberty even as authoritarianism advances globally.
The appeals court said the rule, which was published on Friday, raises "grave statutory and constitutional issues."
The stay may only last a very short time. But it does suggest the judges think the plaintiffs have a serious case to make against the mandate.
So much for politicians, educators, and public health officials learning a damn thing from Tuesday's election.
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