Twenty-One Debunked

What if we (as a society) have gotten "age at first use" all wrong in regards to addiction?  The conventional wisdom is that the y...

Among other terrible rulings yesterday, the increasingly reactionary Supreme Court of the United States  upheld Texas' age verification...

With World War III looking more and more likely on the horizon each day that goes by due to current events, it is only a matter of time befo...

The Texas social media ban for anyone under 18 thankfully is  now dead  (for now) as of May 29, 2025 as the Senate ultimately missed a key d...

The latest bill in Texas to restrict social media for young people is the strictest one in the history of the world thus far.  This bill as...

This weekend  is the weekend of Memorial Day, often known as the unofficial first day of summer and National BBQ Day.  But let's remembe...

The Gordian Knot is an ancient and timeless metaphor that still has just as much relevance today.  Per Wikipedia: The cutting of the Gordia...

In a previous post , we explored what an alternate timeline would have looked like if the drinking age was NOT raised to 21 in the 1980s.  T...

(This is a continuation of a previous article from 2023.) Another recent Finland study  this year found that the higher alcohol tax rates a...

More evidence that Tobacco 21 laws aren't working:  while survey results seem to show that smoking rates have fallen among young adults...