Shots in the Dark
Who should decide which vaccinations children receive?
Public Health
Captital Letters: Theaters of Operation
In which our man in Washington encounters show business, Beltway-style, rides uncomfortably into the sunset, and observes "the work of the American people."
Drug Trial
Is "medicalization" the first step in ending the drug war? Or just the next step in continuing it? Jacob Sullum lays out the "public health" issues and a panel of experts responds.
Fat Chances
The Fat of the Land: The Obesity Epidemic and How Overweight Americans Can Help Themselves, by Michael Fumento; Eat Fat, by Richard Klein
A Sixth Opinion
A panel of political appointees will give Gulf War Syndrome the presidential seal.
Public Health As an Alternative to the War on Drugs
Delivered at the Drug Policy Foundation's 11th International Conference on Drug Policy Reform, October 17, 1997.
Let's Make a Deal
As the proposed tobacco settlement heads to Congress, the anti-smoking movement is divided over whether it's a good deal after all. A guide to the players, the alliances they've established, and who hopes to get what.
Polluted Science
New air pollution regulations based on questionable science and creative economic analysis could cost billions and change the way Americans mow their lawns, heat their homes, clean their clothes, and barbecue their burgers. Can Congress stop this regulatory power grab?
Prescription: Drugs
When California and Arizona overwhelmingly passed initiatives allowing the medical use of marijuana, drug warriors were apoplectic. What do these measures mean?
Alcohol: Getting Wetter?
There are signs of a healthy shift away from hostility toward alcohol in the United States.
