Girls May Have Been Hit Hardest by Pandemic Learning Loss
New research indicates that, particularly in math, girls' test scores plummeted when compared to boys.
Health
Will 2025 Be the Year of U.S. Fiscal Sanity?
With inflation risks persisting and entitlement spending surging, the situation cannot be ignored. But we never should have gotten to this point to begin with.
Why We Are Still Arguing About the Health Effects of Moderate Drinking
The evidence is vast but open to interpretation because observational studies are inherently ambiguous.
5th Circuit Reaffirms That Prosecuting a Marijuana User for Illegal Gun Possession Was Unconstitutional
Patrick Darnell Daniels Jr. was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for violating a federal law that bars drug users from owning firearms.
Surgeon General Gins Up a Questionable Drinking Causes Cancer Scare
Stealth alcohol prohibition in the guise of an anti-cancer campaign.
Corpse President Says Companies Can't Do What They Want
Plus: Subway system crime by the numbers, Bernie Sanders' H-1B visa hate, surgeon general still stupid, and more...
Weak Allegations of Shaken Baby Syndrome Keep Tearing Families Apart
Nick Flannery faces 12 years in prison for allegedly shaking his 2-month-old son. Child protective services are ignoring the other possible causes of his son's medical problem.
Medical Marijuana Legalization Takes Effect in Nebraska After Lawsuit Dismissal
Voters overwhelmingly favored the new policy, which a former state legislator unsuccessfully tried to block.
Moderate Drinking Linked to Lower Overall Mortality Rate, Says National Academy of Sciences
So let's all enjoy a moderate toast to a Happy New Year!
Could the FDA's Approach to Vaping Cause an Increase in Smoking?
A growing body of evidence suggests bans on flavored vaping products will result in more young people smoking, but the FDA does not seem to care.
Hypocrisy on Bodily Autonomy at the DEA
Trump’s pick for federal drug enforcement was ousted for not respecting personal freedom. Too bad that that’s a job requirement.
The Government Took a Developer's Land and Gave It to a Competitor. In New York, That's Business As Usual.
The case gives the Supreme Court an opportunity to revisit a widely reviled decision that invited such eminent domain abuses.
Glucose Monitors Are Finally Available Over the Counter
Over-the-counter continuous glucose monitors empower consumers with valuable health insights without the need for a doctor’s prescription.
Was Biden Right To Take Prisoners Off Death Row?
Plus: A listener asks the editors to consider the Second Amendment's key importance for keeping the government in check.
Disrupting IVF? Baby Born From Egg Matured Outside of Mother's Body.
The process "reduces the duration of treatment cycles to just three days" and "replaces 80% of hormone injections required with traditional IVF," Gameto says.
Cancerous Politics
Plus: Taking gerontocracy to new heights, a real life Arc Reactor, Happy Festivus, and more...
Celebrating Brian Thompson's Killing Is Ghoulish
Vigilante murder of corporate bosses is not going to fix any of the problems with America's health care system.
COVID-19 Lockdowns Unleashed a Wave of Murder
Researchers find that pandemic policies sparked a wave of violent crime.
Prominent Progressives Struggle To Condemn Murder Without Defending the Murderer
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemned unprovoked violence but added a load-bearing "but," while Michael Moore went even further.
Penny Lane: Why I Gave a Kidney to a Total Stranger
The Confessions of a Good Samaritan filmmaker explores the dysfunctional world of organ transplants.
Holiday Spending Spree
Plus: More funding for the "disinformation" censors, more fines for cashless businesses, the link between pandemic shutdowns and murder rates, and more...
Don't Credit Drug Warriors for Reducing Overdoses
While a federal crackdown reduced opioid prescriptions, the number of opioid-related deaths soared.
Hospitals Are Giving Pregnant Women Drugs, Then Reporting Them to CPS When They Test Positive
One 2022 study found that 91 percent of women given fentanyl in their epidurals later tested positive for the drug.
AOC's Justifications of Violence
Plus: City-owned grocery stores, commentary on the OnlyFans sex stunt, and more...
Musk's Department of Government Efficiency Can—and Should—Tackle Medicare and Social Security
Doing nothing will lead to Medicare benefits being cut by 11 percent and Social Security Benefits being cut by 23 percent in less than a decade.
Elizabeth Warren, CEO-Assassin Cheerleader
Plus: Trans health care debate, the new space race, French putting pressure on Israel, and more...
The People Cheering Brian Thompson's Murder Can't Have the Medical Utopia That They Want
Whether private or public, third-party payment for health care is a huge problem.
Biden's COVID-19 Response Eroded Civil Liberties
Mandates, school closures, and overreach defined an administration that doubled down on failed policies.
Why Socialists Are Cheering the Death of an Insurance CEO
Plus: A listener asks the editors if libertarians are more prone to believing in conspiracy theories.
It's Been a Big Year for Feminist Body Horror
Nightbitch and The Substance both tackle female aging with gross-out horror-movie metaphors.
Delay Deny Depose
Plus: David Sacks tapped by Trump, Daniel Penny sued, Javier Milei watch, and more...
The PPP Was a COVID-Era Disaster. Trump Wants To Promote the Guy Who Ran It.
After overseeing the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was a bloated, wasteful mess, Michael Faulkender is failing up.
FDA Policy Worsens Homelessness by Limiting Access to Antipsychotics
Clozapine is the only drug approved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. So why does the FDA make it so hard to prescribe?
A Change in Administrations Underlines the Stakes of an E-Cigarette Case SCOTUS Heard This Week
An e-liquid manufacturer is challenging the FDA's "arbitrary and capricious" rejection of flavored vaping products.
Tribal Sovereignty Saves a Homeless Shelter (For Now)
The Yakama Nation has won a temporary restraining order preventing the City of Toppenish, Washington, from closing its new cold weather shelter.
Hunter Biden's Pardon Features Several Shades of Hypocrisy, Including the Gun Policy Implications
Joe Biden says his son did not deserve prison for violating firearm laws that the president vigorously defends and has made more severe.
Review: Are Teen Girls Suffering From Hysteria?
A new podcast explores a mysterious case of teens developing Tourette syndrome–like tics and other cases of suspected mass psychogenic illness.
Dr. Jay in the House
Plus: the search for COVID's origins, a Middle East ceasefire, and yet another cute, offensive turkey pardon.
Department of Health and Human Services
Vinay Prasad: What Does RFK Jr. Get Right and Wrong?
YouTuber Dr. Vinay Prasad joins Just Asking Questions Live on Tuesday November 26 at 1 p.m. EST.
DOGE Can Succeed by Scaling Back Its Ambitions
The new advisory group promises bold savings and massive spending cuts, but without any expertise in the federal budget, it’s likely to be all bark and no bite.
We Don't Need RFK Jr. To 'Make America Healthy Again'
The federal government can't make the right health choices for you and your family. Only you can do that.
Can RFK Jr. Fix Our Dysfunctional Public Health Agencies?
His priorities may not be the drastic reforms that are actually needed.
One Brainworm To Rule Them All
Plus: The sex-withholders, new JAQ with Lee Fang, and more...
