What Comes After the FDA’s Drug Monopoly?
The FDA’s monopoly over drug and device approval—created by the 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and expanded…
Gen Z are demanding schools and hospitals, not superyachts and helicopters | Poverty and Development
A wave of youth-led “Gen Z” protests is sweeping the world. A recurring slogan during the recent protests…
Quebec’s disastrous forest reform bill was killed, but the threat remains | Environment
Last month, the right-leaning populist government of Canada’s French-speaking province of Quebec finally scrapped a controversial forestry bill.…
Clean air is the new frontier of global cooperation | Environment
As the Group of 20 leaders gather in Cape Town, clean air features on the agenda as a…
Elon, me and 20 million views: A conversation with Grok | Race Issues
“Didn’t know you were famous,” the rapper Juliani, an old friend and musical collaborator, texted me from his…
The terrifying spectre of an internet shutdown in Afghanistan | Opinions
When I was a child, Afghans had to travel to Pakistan whenever they needed to make a phone…
Treaty failure is not the end of the fight against plastic pollution | Environment
As global plastic treaty talks end in failure, with no agreement, all is not lost in the global…
Why is India so scared of my book on Kashmir that it has banned it? | Human Rights
On August 5, 2019, the Indian government stripped the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state of its special status…
Family ties: Why your genes could be the key to protecting your vision
Optegra Eye Hospital Birmingham reveals that inheriting specific genes can significantly increase your risk of developing conditions such…