There’s a concept in business called the “decoy effect,” whereby crafty marketers present an unfavorable option to manipulate consumers toward…

Sacramento San Francisco politicians and civic leaders love to think of themselves as cutting-edge free spirits who are so much…

Last week Scott Gottlieb announced his resignation as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Unfortunately and unexpectedly, Gottlieb’s reign…

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In the 1990s, more than 40 states sued the major tobacco manufacturers to recoup costs allegedly incurred from treating smoking-related…

Efforts to prevent smoking have been remarkably successful in the United States, shrinking the number of smokers from more than…