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The Vaping Market Is a Case Study in Regulation Gone Bad February 13, 2025
James Dean smoking a cigarette while leaning on a car in a leather jacket captured the hearts of females and set the tone for the personalities of young men in the 1950’s. He was a rebel and an icon. Today, that image would be a bit different. Mr. De...
President Trump Should Reinstate President Obama's Moratorium on Risky Biological Research February 11, 2025
President Trump is reportedly preparing an executive order to halt funding of risky viral gain-of-function research—lab experimentation designed to genetically manipulate biological agents to make them more transmissible and pathogenic.Trump is right...
Suggested Trump Admin Reform February 10, 2025
As President Trump and border czar Tom Homan set about getting control of our southern border, they have an opportunity not only to clamp down on the horrors of human trafficking and drug smuggling. They can also deal a blow to the Chinese companies ...
Seizing Intellectual Property for Medicines Is Not a Path to Prosperity February 10, 2025
Since healthcare is among the biggest costs to the federal government, it is reasonable to evaluate what is spent on medical care and to consider policies and regulations to root out waste. However, the re-emergence of proposals to take away intellec...
FDA Dysfunction Rewards Chinese Black Marketeers at the Expense of Kids February 03, 2025
If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), he has vowed to reform the agency. His work is cut out for him: HHS’s size and scope are matched only by its dysfunction.Mr. Kennedy has singled out the Food and D...
What Really Happened in Wuhan January 01, 2025
Five years ago, the Chinese authorities staged the deadliest cover-up in history....
Proposed Drug Patent Reforms Would Do More Harm Than Good October 04, 2024
Congress is considering a bill that could exacerbate government waste and give American companies' most valuable trade secrets to China.That's obviously not lawmakers' goal. But it's likely to happen -- if the Medication Affordability and Patent Inte...
Should We Blame Fauci for the COVID Pandemic? September 17, 2024
America's COVID celebrity is facing scrutiny for funding risky research that may have sparked the pandemic—and for allegedly covering it up....
Should We Blame Fauci for the COVID Pandemic? September 16, 2024
America's COVID celebrity is facing scrutiny for funding risky research that may have sparked the pandemic—and for allegedly covering it up....
De Facto Prohibition on Vaping Drives Massive Illicit Market September 06, 2024
We all know that smoking kills, and many smokers know that switching to vaping is the best way to get their nicotine fix without the cancer risks of burning tobacco. The UK government is so convinced that vaping is the best off-ramp from smoking that...
What IP Policy Might Look Like in a Second Trump Administration August 01, 2024
As the last few weeks have demonstrated, nothing is ever certain in politics -- certainly not this year. But if the polls hold, Donald Trump is likely to become America's 47th president -- and usher in sweeping policy changes. That's especially true ...
Repeal The Inflation Reduction Act July 24, 2024
America’s biopharmaceutical sector is the most innovative in the world. Today, medical progress – new cures, break-through therapies, and access to 21st Century medicine – is stamped ‘Made in the U.S.A.America’s innovative drug companies represent – ...
Gain of Function, Loss of … Everything Else July 24, 2024
It did not have to be this way. The COVID-19 pandemic cost American citizens their lives, their livelihoods, education, mental health, reputations and, ultimately, civil and religious freedoms. “The U.S. accounts for less than 5% of the world’s popul...
It’s Not Too Late to Hold China Accountable on COVID July 11, 2024
No matter who wins in November, preparing for the next pandemic needs to be a top priority for America's leaders. An essential first step must be holding the last pandemic's main culprit—the Chinese government—accountable....
Sen. Paul's Legislation on Gain of Function Research July 11, 2024
Sen. Rand Paul will introduce legislation that would provide oversight for gain of function research funding by establishing an independent board....
Why the Next Pandemic Will Be Worse Than COVID July 09, 2024
The former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning Americans to prepare for the next pandemic....
How the U.S. military spread anti-vax conspiracy theories June 18, 2024
The campaign was aimed at discrediting Chinese-made vaccines, using fake social media accounts to target foreign countries....
The WHO Pandemic Treaty: Deja Vu All Over Again June 05, 2024
The treaty codifies worst practices as dictated by unaccountable elites.One would be hard-pressed to find many Americans today who look back at the pandemic with fondness or admiration for the way in which our government – including our public health...
Congress Calls Out the FDA's Regulatory Failures and the Surge of Illicit Chinese Vapes May 22, 2024
As Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Califf faced bipartisan scrutiny from members of both the House Oversight and Appropriations Committee, the agency's failed enforcement issues and glaring inadequacies in tackling the spread of illic...
Wuhan's Unsolved Question May 03, 2024
The apparent cluelessness of the Chinese Government until the sequence was published, and the abrupt switch afterwards to something that looks a lot like a biosecurity response, indicates the Chinese Government may have been alerted to the leak only ...
Historic Drug Shortage Exacerbated by EPA Overreach May 02, 2024
Concerning new reports reveal that the drug shortage in the U.S. has reached its highest level since the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists began tracking data. In total, 323 medicines are now in short supply.However, the problem is about ...
President Biden, Don't Undo Your Innovation Legacy May 02, 2024
President Biden wants to lower drug prices. While that is a laudable goal, we can't afford to undermine the intellectual property rights that helped produce these innovative drugs in the first place. A recent proposal would do just that, and it's not...
Wuhan's Unsolved Question May 02, 2024
The apparent cluelessness of the Chinese Government until the sequence was published, and the abrupt switch afterwards to something that looks a lot like a biosecurity response, indicates the Chinese Government may have been alerted to the leak only ...
FDA’s Anti-Vape Stance Helps Chinese E-Cigs Thrive March 25, 2024
Like Prohibition, today’s tobacco regulators are creating a massive black market.Esco Bars is the new “bathtub gin.” A century on from alcohol prohibition and the same spirit that couldn’t kill spirits is failing against unregulated e-cigarettes. And...
Bolstering Medical Device Production at Home March 12, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic forced our entire health care system into overdrive. Physicians, nurses, and hospital staff worked around the clock, risking their health and safety to care for others, while U.S. businesses and manufacturers ramped up productio...
