"Have sex with your clothes on" and "wash your fetish gear," offers the agency, which has in the past given us the brilliant advice to "cook your prosciutto" during times of salmonella spread.
The WHO said it will rename the virus after researchers complained that the current name is "stigmatizing" and "discriminatory."
Plus: trans teens, trouble at the FTC, and more...
The policy, which only applied to people entering the country by air, not by land, was always ill-conceived. Good riddance.
Only 6 percent of Americans say the federal government is extremely "careful with taxpayer money," yet those same Americans consistently report that they want the government to do more.
Travelers and families find that some officials just can’t let go of pandemic powers.
Plus: International Whores' Day, U.S. Postal Service sued over the seizure of Black Lives Matter masks, and more...
It would be a mistake to see these lockdowns as a foreign oddity to be pitied and tweeted.
The en banc Sixth Circuit concludes that the lawsuit seeking an injunction against Michigan's mask mandate is now moot.
Plus: Book bans come for Barnes & Noble, a blow to SEC enforcement power, and more...
The overall prevalence of cannabis consumption among adolescents rose between 2017 and 2019 but has fallen since then.
China's "COVID zero" policy looks a lot like house arrest for Shanghai's 25 million residents who are only just now beginning to experience glimmers of freedom.
Plus: ruminations on public health, misinformation, and media literacy
Food companies don't determine what parents put in their shopping carts.
The libertarianish Colorado Democrat is devolving decision-making to parents and trying to lower the income tax to zero.
Banning less harmful tobacco alternatives is not a way to improve public health.
It wasn't just autocrats who were frequently tempted to address "fake news" about the pandemic through state pressure and coercion.
The alarm aroused by the Disinformation Governance Board is understandable given the administration’s broader assault on messages it considers dangerous.
Officials in Gallatin County, Montana, say a state law that prohibits local governments from forcing businesses to turn customers away is preventing it from cracking down on zoning code violators.
In a move that is likely to undermine public health, the agency warns that products containing synthetic nicotine "will be subject to FDA enforcement."
"Government restrictions came in, which literally shut us down," says Paul Smith, who co-owns Red Stag Tattoo in Austin, Texas.
The proposed rule, which targets the cigarettes that black smokers overwhelmingly prefer, will harm the community it is supposed to help.
The estimate implies an overall infection fatality rate of about 0.5 percent, although that number should be viewed with caution.
Menthols aren’t harder to quit than other cigarettes.
A major lesson of the pandemic is that science is "not a priesthood," says Dr. Jeffrey A. Singer, a general surgeon and senior fellow at the Cato Institute.
The president’s COVID-19 adviser embodies the arrogance of technocrats who are sure they know what’s best for us.
The Biden administration's main priority seems to be leaving the agency's authority vague enough to allow future interventions.
The Colorado Democrat supports abortion rights, school choice, letting kids play unsupervised, an end to COVID-19 overreach, and an income tax rate of "zero."
Some implications of the government's decision not to seek a stay of the district court ruling. Plus, the low quality of the trial judge's opinion doesn't necessarily mean there are no good arguments against the mandate's legality.
That's a fundamentally anti-democratic attitude.
The Stanford professor and Great Barrington Declaration coauthor stands up to COVID-19 autocrats and disastrous lockdowns by following the science.
The anti-lockdown Stanford public health professor on being attacked by Fauci, the loss of trust in medical experts, and how to save science going forward.
Clarifying the agency's authority could impede future power grabs.
Plus: Conspiracy theories are undergoing a vibe shift, Florida won't stop attacking private companies, and more...
The decision against the rule hinged on whether the agency had the power it asserted.
Though travel isn't completely back to normal, this change is an overdue acknowledgment that we can't always view COVID-19 transmission as catastrophic.
The decision holds that the CDC exceeded its legal authority. But it may be vulnerable to reversal on appeal.
"Our system does not permit agencies to act unlawfully even in pursuit of desirable ends," writes Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle.
Among experts on food safety, the consensus is that the FDA's food division isn't functional.
Revived mandates remind everyone that governments have done far more harm than good in the pandemic.
Plus: Elon Musk offers to buy all of Twitter, China's "zero COVID" policy is reaching its limits, and more...
The CDC thinks a monthlong review of COVID policies will be sufficient to redress their errors.
The agency's obsession with adolescent vaping is driving decisions that undermine public health.
Kamala Harris is only human, says Jen Psaki.
"I know the CDC is working to develop a scientific framework," says Ashish K. Jha
"People's irrational fears are taking over these policy decisions," says one parent.
"In practical terms, COVID-19 poses zero threat to the G.W. community."
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