The WHO’s Campaign Against Safe Nicotine
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Harm reduction works. The people who claim otherwise know it. And until the FCTC is willing to grapple honestly with that fact, its biennial gatherings will continue... Read more.
They’ve Learned Nothing — Because That Would Expose Too Much
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The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has finally released the core political chapters of its long-awaited report. After nearly three years, the conclusion is now unmistakably... Read more.
Who Funds the Room Where It Happens?
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Once advocacy and industry are financially interdependent, neither has reason to question the other’s assumptions. Funding circulates between the same actors;... Read more.
Tariffs, Tobacco, and Policy Whiplash
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A century of American prosperity has rested on predictable trade policy. Doubling the cost of handmade cigars would not revive US manufacturing, defend workers,... Read more.
FDA’s Bizarre Decisions about Nicotine Pouches Lead to the Wrong Products on Shelves
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The FDA’s treatment of NOAT stands out as a case study in inconsistency: a quiet, adult-focused brand approved in Europe yet effectively banned in the US, while... Read more.
FDA’s War on Commonsense Nicotine Regulation
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Sweden’s evidence shows the results of a pragmatic approach: a near-smoke-free society achieved through consumer choice, not coercion. The FDA’s own approval... Read more.
Bootleggers and Bureaucrats Agree on Global Health
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Effective global health governance requires mechanisms that check virtue with evidence, constrain expansion with accountability, and remind bureaucracies that their... Read more.
Voter Opinion about the WHO Driven by Party Affiliation
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At least 30% of Republicans (65% of Democrats) agree that WHO health professionals aim to help nations improve health and at least a third of Democrats (70% of Republicans)... Read more.
UK and US Vaping Policies Are Headed in Wrong Direction
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My sample sizes are small. But if they are robust, they point to terrible outcomes for public health. Smoking is the real threat and any restriction on the vape... Read more.
The Rise of Gambling Addiction: Another Cost of Covid
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Collateral Global is a group of scientists who have been assessing the costs of Covid. Yet Collateral Global can’t calculate the emotional cost of broken families... Read more.