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We Need to Defend the Miracle of Vaccination
Infectious diseases that used to claim the lives of 1-in-6 children before their fifth year are making an alarming comeback in the United States. The […]

Food Labeling Follies
California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) recently made it official: Your morning cup of coffee won’t give you cancer. Next week’s newsflash probably will be, […]

A Scientist’s Week at the Vatican
Ten years ago this month, I had the experience of a lifetime. I was one of a small group of scholars from around the world […]

Desperately Seeking a Reformer to Head the FDA
[fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_ rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_ ] [fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_ rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_ ] Federal regulation affects our lives every day in more […]

Biden’s Prominence Illustrates the Dems’ Weak Bench
James Freeman wrote a recent Wall Street Journal column about the “authenticity” problems facing possible 2020 Democratic presidential candidates Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Beto […]
How Authentic Is Public Input on Science-Driven Public Policy?
Although we are healthier and live longer than our predecessors, and our food supply is more varied and inexpensive than ever, Americans are manifesting anxiety […]
Smarter Regs Can Be a ‘Force Multiplier’ for U.S. Research
Several years ago, I participated in a colloquium with a title along the lines of “Advancing Technology: Thinking Outside the Box.” My lecture probably was […]
How the Administrative State Serves Clients and Hurts Citizens: The Case of the Non-Organic, Organic Food
The late economist and Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman used to say that only in government, when a program or project fails dismally, the instinctive response […]
A Bigger Russian Threat: Disrupting U.S. Innovation
Russia, like the Soviet Union before it, is experienced at employing surrogates and agents of various stripes and talents to further its agendas. The most […]
The U.N. Is Designed to Fail
The annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly last week, and President Trump’s widely noted remarks there, focused much-needed attention on the organization. The […]