Policy & Ethics

Just about every major law school is incorporating climate change lawsuits in its curriculum.

Last September, I wrote about how New York City residents face the highest combined state and local excise taxes on cigarettes in the country, p

In late December 2024, Bryce Martinez filed a lawsuit against 11 major food ma

Paul lost his health insurance after being laid off. When his chronic pain worsened, he couldn’t afford a doctor. He turned to pills from a friend, then a dealer.

Why Models Matter and Always Fall Short

Glyphosate is one of the most widely used herbicides worldwide. Because it kills weeds cheaply and effectively, food availability increases, and costs decrease.

Secretary Kennedy has been talking a lot about “shared decision making.” The phrase sounds democratic, humane, empowering; a rebuke to paternalistic medicine and a promise of respect for patient autonomy. But in today’s clinics a

In November 2015, ten-year-old Maya was rushed to the emergency room with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), a central nervous system disorder causing chronic pain.

At last month's White House ceremony, President Trump signed an executive order requiring the Drug Enforcement Administration to reschedule cannabis from a Schedule I controlled substance to a Schedule III controlled substance.