A sane, science-based perspective on public health. Senior Fellow, Consumer Choice Center. Policy advisor: The Heartland Institute. Sr. Fellow, @Protectaxpayers
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"Somewhere along the way, the pursuit of influence eclipsed the pursuit of evidence." Nailed it!
@YaelOss and @davidclement followed the money. What they found is one machine with two products, and it won’t stop at pints and prompts.
There’s a lot more in the report that’ll surprise you.👇️ consumerchoicecenter.org/how…
Excellent piece!
I’m in @wapo today discussing legal threats to vaccine access. Dismantling the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program would result in an avalanche of lawsuits—with patients footing the bill.
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"Before the drug police turn more consumers into criminals, they should at least demonstrate how doing so will make those consumers safer." My latest. reason.com/2026/10/20/the-de… via @reason
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We call on France to exercise restraint when dispersing the freedom fighters on the streets of Paris. These brave warriors for justice must receive immediate humanitarian aid, and their safety must be guaranteed in accordance with international law. Failure to comply will leave us no choice but to bring a case before the ICJ, in close cooperation with that renowned champion of human rights, Afghanistan.
1/2 This is a well-deserved recognition of the years of mostly thankless but invaluable contributions from @imaracingmom. But it's also a win for @FDATobacco because she'll be providing the very perspective congress intended them to benefit from by requiring this slot on TPSAC.
A huge huge huge congratulations to the amazing and wonderful @imaracingmom on her appointment to the FDA’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee!
But most consequentially, it's a win for smokers. @imaracingmom has not only shown her willingness to speak on behalf of the forgotten smokers, but she has exhibited a powerful efficacy doing so with her unique voice.
The judge should keep this on a very short leash. 45 Days is long enough. The underlying issues affect broader policy issues and harm consumers, not just the parties who agreed to it.
A federal judge agreed to halt Altria Group Inc.’s challenge against the US Food and Drug Administration’s policy for evaluating premarket tobacco applications, as the agency seeks to revise the current framework. news.bloomberglaw.com/health…
Otherwise, it sends a message that every party who has standing should file their own case, which would paralyze the courts, given the degree of harmed by @FDATobacco's failure to comply with the tobacco control statute's clear deadlines.
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So much for the “gateway effect”!
More than a million people in Great Britain who have never smoked report using an e-cigarette daily or occasionally, figures from the Office for National Statistics @ONS show
bmj.com/content/395/bmj-2026…
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Re-upping this post: Importantly, @FDATobacco’s leadership is now owning and promoting the fact that the agency has the responsibility and the capacity to communicate much more effectively and directly to the public about the continuum of risk and the value of switching from combustible cigarettes to the far safer products authorized by the agency. Dr. Bret Koplow just said so. (Note: They didn’t use to say that.)
“There is a gap between the science and the belief.” Very important observation — and lament — from @FDATobacco director Dr. Bret Koplow, who emphasized today in his keynote at FDLI’s annual tobacco and nicotine conference that adults who smoke can significantly benefit their health by switching to reduced-risk products like FDA-authorized vapes. But a majority of Americans, including PHYSICIANS, don’t understand this. He said that FDA will partner with academic researchers, scientific organizations, and other stakeholders in turning this around.
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Former North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr opening up the second day of FDLI's 2026 tobacco and nicotine regulation and policy conference.
"I was encouraged by hearing Dr. Koplow's clear commitment to reforming the PMTA process."
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“We’ve understandably learned a lot," Bret Koplow, FDA's tobacco chief, said at a conference Tuesday.
"This makes for an opportune moment to reflect on lessons we’ve learned in that time and explore potential revisions.” news.bloomberglaw.com/health…
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October 2, 1978
Light-hitting Yankees shortstop Bucky Dent lofts a dramatic, go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning — helping lift New York to 5-4 victory over the Red Sox in the AL East Tiebreaker Game at Boston's Fenway Park.
In a sane world, reasonable people will see that these groups are now lashing out at @FDATobacco because the groups do not care about public health, particularly the health of smokers, government data and rational policy making based on facts.
Reactions to this from Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids and Truth Initiative:
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