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 to be political theater rather than genuine public-health leadership.
The WHO’s Campaign Against Safe Nicotine Read Journal Article
For years, people have been calling for a reckoning, some decisive way in which an official voice speaks to the outrages society experienced over the Covid years, the consequences of which are all around us. What would that look like?
What the US Senate Should Say Read Journal Article
The expansion of the role of the state in regulating an increasing range of individuals’ and private entities’ behaviour has led to a proliferation of lawfare that can frustrate the ability of governments to govern and, in turn, lessen their legitimacy.
Weaponised Lawfare as Domestic and International Threat to Western Democracies Read Journal Article
“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” Orwell’s 1984 warns we must resist this descent into digital authoritarianism—through petitions, protests, and demands for transparency—before a Western Great Firewall is erected, replicating China’s stranglehold that polices every keystroke and thought.
The UK and Canada Lead the West’s Descent into Digital Authoritarianism Read Journal Article
If we can’t test claims, challenge data, or ask uncomfortable questions without fear of retribution, then we no longer have science — we have marketing. The weaponisation of science ends only when truth becomes more valuable than profit.
The Weaponisation of Science Read Journal Article
Its architects meant to appeal to the public, promising what the old system could not fully deliver – guaranteed access to affordable health cover and coverage for pre-existing conditions (PECs). But they were wrong about being able to keep your doctor.
Why ObamaCare Is Failing and How to Replace It Read Journal Article
Politics is a lagging indicator of consciousness. Maybe the consciousness behind organic, regenerative, and permaculture practices—tracing a lineage from indigenous and traditional roots through Steinbeck and Steiner—is strong enough now to alter the soulless juggernaut of agricultural policy.
The Grapes of Wrath Read Journal Article
This is not conjecture or conspiracy — it is sworn testimony. Now, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reopens long-dismissed questions about aluminium adjuvants and the absence of long-term safety studies, Plotkin’s once-untouchable legacy is beginning to fray.
The Unmasking of Vaccine Science Read Journal Article
Like Fortunato, will we walk willingly into our demise because we can’t imagine the evil intent of others? Will we go along with digital ID or biometric scans because we want to travel in Europe or take that next cruise?
Escape the Digital Purse Seine Read Journal Article
Once advocacy and industry are financially interdependent, neither has reason to question the other’s assumptions. Funding circulates between the same actors; criticism is treated as heresy; and innovation that arises outside the sanctioned ecosystem is dismissed as industry propaganda.
Who Funds the Room Where It Happens? Read Journal Article
A century of American prosperity has rested on predictable trade policy. Doubling the cost of handmade cigars would not revive US manufacturing, defend workers, or punish tyranny abroad. It would raise prices, destroy jobs, and invite adversaries to fill the gap.
Tariffs, Tobacco, and Policy Whiplash Read Journal Article
At Brownstone, I had been scheduled for a thirty-minute on-stage interview, but at the last minute, it was decided that I should just speak directly to the audience. Below is the text I prepared on short notice.
The MAHA Movement: A View from Within Read Journal Article
