Republican lawmakers criticized the former NIH official for playing "semantics" about lab leaks and gain-of-function research during closed-door congressional testimony this week.
The Washington Post hectors Congress to make U.S. life expectancy a "political priority."
Republican senators say the change is "mind-bending and deeply concerning."
Francis Collins’ remarks highlight the folly of attaching "infinite value" to a life saved by government regulation.
The year's highlights in blame shifting.
New research on how the growth of government may affect public health, even if only indirectly.
Nannies never fall out of love with failed authoritarianism and curbs on freedom of choice.
A war on terror–era program is the only legal avenue for people seeking compensation for a COVID vaccine injury.
Reason's Zach Weissmueller talked with the senator about his quest to uncover the origins of COVID-19 and hold Anthony Fauci accountable.
Reason's Zach Weissmueller talked with the senator about his quest to uncover the origins of COVID-19 and hold Anthony Fauci accountable.
"Being a true free speech champion does require that you defend speech that even you disagree with," says libertarian Rikki Schlott.
Policies inspired by that exaggerated threat continue to undermine the harm-reducing potential of e-cigarettes.
The justices agreed to consider whether the Biden administration's efforts to suppress online "misinformation" were unconstitutional.
Several federal judges had expressed skepticism about the constitutionality of penalizing physicians for departing from a government-defined "consensus."
A study found a "high rate of substitution" between vapes and cigarettes, suggesting that policies aimed at preventing underage use are undermining public health.
Well-intentioned restricitons on selling vaping products with non-tobacco flavors could have dire unintended consequences.
The researchers reached a similar conclusion about overdose trends in Washington, where penalties for simple possession were reduced in 2021.
The attacks on Sweden's laissez faire approach were shortsighted, says the Cato Institute senior fellow.
Yoel Roth worries about government meddling in content moderation, except when Democrats target "misinformation."
The United States currently supplies about 70 percent of the plasma used to manufacture therapies for the entire world.
Join Reason on YouTube on Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion with Johan Norberg about his recent policy analysis of Sweden's decision to forgo lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
States that allow home chefs to sell perishable foods report no confirmed cases of relevant foodborne illness.
Aaron Kheriaty, author of The New Abnormal, examines the persistent COVID mandates for K-12 schools, college campuses, and health care settings.
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook at 1 p.m. Eastern this Thursday for a discussion with Aaron Kheriaty, author of The New Abnormal about the persistent COVID mandates for K-12 schools, college campuses and health care settings.
No response to authoritarian government actions is quicker or more reliable than non-compliance.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham thinks violent crime gives her a license to rule by decree.
The appeals court narrowed a preliminary injunction against such meddling but confirmed the threat that it poses to freedom of speech.
Plus: internet censorship, outdoor dining land grabs, and more...
It's vital to recognize the many unforeseen consequences of school closures, business lockdowns, and mask mandates.
A likely consequence: Sick students will avoid going to the university hospital.
People should be free to choose how cautious to be. Mask mandates, lockdowns, and closing schools won't stop the virus.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit takes issue with how the FDA evaluated Fontem's unflavored vaping products.
One Atlanta-area college has even reinstated a mask mandate and social distancing.
Plaintiffs in Missouri v. Biden allege that federal pressure to remove and suppress COVID-19 material on Facebook and Twitter violates the First Amendment.
A new study of COVID-19 narratives makes the very mistake it purports to correct.
Plus: How would Jesus vote?, appeals court strikes gun ban for marijuana users, and more...
No one could have considered this possibility, except perhaps the many food-processing facilities that immediately did exactly that.
A recent House committee investigation exposed political interference when it came to figuring out the origins of COVID. But why?
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Eastern for a discussion with Matt Ridley of new documents that reveal how and why scientists downplayed the possibility of a COVID lab leak scenario.
While the lethal effects of Iran’s booze ban are widely recognized, politicians ignore similar consequences from U.S. drug laws.
Despite a World Health Organization report that says artificial sweetener aspartame is maybe, possibly, carcinogenic.
"Disinformation" researchers alarmed by the injunction against government meddling with social media content admire legal regimes that allow broad speech restrictions.
The response to the decision illustrates the alarming erosion of bipartisan support for the First Amendment.
Casey DeSantis' "Mamas for DeSantis" ad goes all in on the culture war instead of focusing on Ron DeSantis' strong record on school choice and COVID policy.
Since the FDA began regulating vaping products as "tobacco" products, American ignorance about vaping's realtive risks has gotten worse.
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