ACSH In The Media

During my recent chat on Mark Hahn’s Drive Time Live radio program, we dove into the thorny world of organic farming.

When I joined John Batchelor on CBS Eye on the World, the focus was on honeybees—a $15 billion force in U.S. agriculture, pollinating essential crops.

My conversation with Mark left me both excited and uneasy.

During my discussion with Lars this week, we discussed the severity of this year’s flu season.

I explained to Lars that this all started in 1986 when the White House published a white paper, The Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology, which got the science right—regulation should be risk-based, not dictated by the me

My conversation with Lars centered around a subject I had written about recently: America’s declining birth rate. I explained that this isn’t just a demographic shift—it’s an economic crisis in the making.

John Batchelor kicked things off with a personal anecdote -- as a child in the 1950s, cavities were common for him, but his children, born in the 1990s, had virtually none. He asked why this shift.

John raised concerns about avian flu outbreaks and the continued availability of raw milk.

My conversation with Lars Larson began with a provocative question: Should individuals with schizophrenia be air traffic controllers?

On a recent segment of Mark Hahn’s “DriveTime Live,” we discussed the controversial nominations by President-elect Trump of Dr. Mehmet Oz, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya for high-ranking health-related positions.