It’s Not A Free Market When Consumers Are Addicts. That Goes For Big Vape, Too
Until recently, I was the White House public health policy advisor to President Trump, hearing Juul’s grandiose claims of being a global white-hat on a mission to save the world from Big Tobacco.
Newly Energized National Conservatives Take Aim At Libertarianism
The libertarian-conservative coalition might survive in the domain of foreign policy, given the return to noninterventionist roots, but in domestic politics, a rift seems inevitable.
San Franciscans Fiddle While Their Streets Are Riddled With Needles And Feces
It’s not that the foodies may line up the wrong way at the door of their favorite venues. What’s physically blocking pedestrian walkways are the homeless encampments.
Why You Should Plan A Low-Screen Summer For Your Kids
Sixty percent of American parents think their kids are addicted to screens (yet keep supplying the screens). Here’s why you should change that this summer.
Yes, The Opioid Epidemic Is Linked To A Spike In Pain Pill Prescriptions
Corporations acted as cartels and filled our country with opioids. Connecting that to the epidemic of overdose deaths is not fake news.
Blaming Prescription Pain Pills For The Opioid Epidemic Is Fake News
How negligent media have helped inflate a deadly moral panic over prescription opioids and ignored the real sources of addiction, while hurting people who live with devastating chronic pain.
Prostitution Should Stay Illegal Because Consent Is A Garbage Minimum Standard For Goodness
Arguments for legalizing prostitution hinge on two points: What consenting adults do is nobody’s business but theirs, and freedom requires allowing people to sell sex.
The Opiate Epidemic Is Coming To A Suburb Near You
Beth Macy’s book ‘Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America’ is a warning to everyone in America who thinks that the opiate epidemic won’t arrive at their doorstep.
Former Opioid Addict Tells Of His Journey Back Up From Rock Bottom
Like so many others, this hard-working family man got hooked on opioids. Just before his addiction killed him, he broke free. Here’s how.
The Left Isn’t Deranged About Trump, They’re Power Addicts Crazy For Another Hit
They respond to Trump like a junkie would: not by rationally accepting the situation, but by ripping out all the copper wiring and setting the house on fire.
The Horrifying Story Of America’s Opioid Crisis And The Cartels Behind It
On the Federalist Radio Hour, Investigative Reporter Sara Carter discusses how the trafficking of narcotics has become a national security threat.
What Your Kid’s Teacher Is Scared To Tell You About Smartphones
Although smartphones have largely mollified students’ destructive energy, they have also smothered their creative energy and shaved off their humanity.
The Headlines About Demi Lovato’s Drug Addiction Are Nothing Like My Normal Family’s Reality
When telling the stories that lead to real and comprehensive change in the fight against addiction, the culture and the media need to do better.
This Is How It Feels To Have An Alcoholic Relapse
Alcoholics came home and beat up their wives and kids in a blind rage, they went on week-long benders, and that wasn’t me.
National Campaigns Aren’t Going To Cut It. To Beat Opioids, Everyone Needs To Step Up
These kinds of prevention campaigns are important for targeting potential addicts, but don’t do as much for the people already languishing in the midst of their problems.
New Analysis Finds Blue States Have Worse Opioid Problems Than Do Red States
WalletHub just released a report on the states with the biggest drug problems in 2018 to highlight the states that are winning and losing the war on drugs.
Want To Help Veterans Struggling With Addiction Or PTSD? Introduce Them To Warriors Heart
‘How do you explain to your 10-year-old son that daddy is sick, and that he’s sick right here?’ a veteran asked as he pointed to his heart.
‘Selfie Surgeries’ Spike As People Seek To Morph Into Filtered Versions Of Themselves
Forty percent of plastic surgeons say looking better in selfies for Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat was an incentive for their patients to seek surgery.
Why America Will Not Solve Its Existential Crisis Without A Rebirth Of Faith
A genuine cure must include cultural revival in which religious communities come alongside individuals and families to reweave the frayed ends of broken relationships.
Addressing America’s Opiate Crisis Should Involve Making People Responsible For Their Behavior
How long and to what degree must Americans backstop people suffering the entirely predictable result of their own self-destructive behavior?
Adam Schiff Flip-Flopped On Whistleblower Testimony After Reports Of CoordinationHouse Democrats' top impeachment inquisitor abruptly chcontinue reading >- 6 Crazy School District Responses To Parents Mad About LGBT Indoctrination Of PreschoolersAn Illinois school district's leaders heard from upset continue reading >
- Clinton Spokesman Doubles Down On Wild Tulsi Gabbard Conspiracy Theory“If the nesting doll fits," said a Clinton spokesperscontinue reading >
