At yesterday's congressional hearing, the former NIAID director played word games and shifted blame in an effort to dismiss credible claims that his agency funded work that caused the pandemic.
Proposed legislation mandates folic acid in masa flour, sparking fears among traditional tortilla makers about costs and cultural impact.
So many problems would have disappeared if we had treated them like a normal product.
The former New York Times reporter explores the collective madness that washed over us in 2020, tracing the path from #MeToo to “Intifada Revolution!”
In lieu of the planned debate with Brent Orrell, Gene Epstein and Tom Woods discuss the prudence of COVID-related restrictions.
Plus: Masking protesters, how Google Search got so bad, Columbia's anti-apartheid protests of the '80s, and more...
The CDC’s numbers show that pain treatment is not responsible for escalating drug-related deaths.
The pandemic showed that America's founders were right to create a system of checks and balances that made it hard for leaders to easily have their way.
In the name of safety, politicians did many things that diminished our lives—without making us safer.
The Biden administration’s social media meddling went far beyond "information" and "advice."
The newspaper portrays the constitutional challenge to the government's social media meddling as a conspiracy by Donald Trump's supporters.
William Barr and John Walters ignore the benefits of legalization and systematically exaggerate its costs.
The judicially approved Brookline ban reflects a broader trend among progressives who should know better.
Medical professionals are often unaware of the relevant research on the relative risks of tobacco products, and that can matter for public health.
Recent research finds "no evidence" that it did, undermining a key claim by critics of that policy.
Plus: A listener asks if the state of Oregon’s policy on drug decriminalization should be viewed as a success.
The Biden administration's interference with bookselling harks back to a 1963 Supreme Court case involving literature that Rhode Island deemed dangerous.
Health reporter Emily Kopp and biologist Alex Washburne discuss new documents that detail plans to manipulate bat-borne coronaviruses in Wuhan on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
The Things Fell Apart host Jon Ronson explains how a 1988 quack medical concept inspired George Floyd's death in 2020 and how Plandemic is basically a rewrite of Star Wars.
"There has been a deliberate attempt to inflame the public against experts," warned one Davos panelist.
The doctor's claims that he was open to either explanation is flatly contradicted by his literal words.
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.
