Don’t Tax Prescription Opioids
It thwarts treatment for pain and makes the black market deadlier.
Don’t Undo the Trump Administration’s Mental-Health Reforms
Those with severe mental illnesses had a great friend in Trump’s HHS. President Biden must build on that legacy.
Questionable Psychological Science Won’t Change Police
The Implicit Association Test is unreliable and has little value for training.
The Public-Health Establishment Has Diminished Its Credibility
It has allowed political ideology to distort its ability to provide coherent risk assessment.
Inside the Controversy over ‘the Chinese Virus’
Medicine has been trying to take identity out of diagnosis for a long time. The phrase ‘Chinese virus’ goes against a humanizing trend.
Organs for the Mentally Disabled
To reduce or even possibly eliminate the organ shortage, we should reward people who are willing to give an organ to save a life.
How Bad Can a Federal Agency Be?
This year SAMSHA ranked 317th out of 320 federal agencies, in the survey of Best Places to Work in the Federal Government. And that's just the beginning of its woes,