Policy & Ethics

Interest rates are a significant factor in the health of any economy.

The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures (“

The Drug Enforcement Administration announced today that it intends to reschedule cannabis as Schedule III on its 

The public wants to be and feel safe. One group has elected progressive prosecutors emphasizing diversion over incarceration, diminishing penalties, and decriminalizing crimes.

Scientists are routinely considered trustworthy.

Americans love dogs. We love them so much that we treat them like human babies.

Join Cameron English and Dr. Barbara Billauer on Episode 70 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss AI in medicine with Stanford Law professor Michelle Mello:

The late politician and sociologist Daniel Patrick Moynihan coined the phrase "defining deviancy down" to describe the tendency of societies to respond to destructive behaviors by lowering standards for what is permissible. Texas physician Dr.

On March 19, Representative Greg Murphy, (R., N.C.), a medical doctor, introduced the Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula,

Alabama’s recent decision holding that embryos are considered children (albeit undone by the state’s legislature, but still regarded as valid in other states) reflects the current views of some legislatures, judges, and portions of society.