Is America winning the war on drugs, or are we doomed to continue to spend tens of billions of dollars a year fighting an uphill battle?
President Richard Nixon announced the “War on Drugs” in 1969, coining a phrase likely inspired by LBJ’s “War on Poverty,” and we’ve been locked in a bloody and expensive fight [...]
Science
Winning the War on Drugs
March 12, 2009
Obama Restores Science
March 9, 2009
“By doing this, we will ensure America’s continued global leadership in scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs. And that is essential, not only for our economic prosperity, but for the progress of all humanity.” – President Barack Obama
The new administration has moved on several fronts to restore the importance and influence of hard science in public [...]
Doctors Demand Gag Order for Care
March 6, 2009
Are patients being forced to give up their right to free speech in order to receive health care?
The AP is reporting that some doctors are now asking their patients to sign what is essentially a gag order, agreeing not to post negative reviews or comments about their performance on consumer rating websites.
The North Carolina neurosurgeon, [...]