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Rules based on feelings are ineffective — policies should be grounded in facts and data.

When it comes to public discussions about science, it often feels like narratives are influenced more by incentives than by hard data. This reliance on storytelling, rather than evidence, can stifle innovations that could genuinely address pressing problems. The consequences of this can be serious, endangering public safety and undermining trust in scientific endeavors. Take, […]

Walgreens CEO admits anti-theft measures ‘largely ineffective’

Top executives at Walgreens lamented lost sales from putting products like toothpaste behind lock and key in an effort to crack down on rampant shoplifting plaguing pharmacy chains across the country. “When you lock things up… you don't sell as much,” Tim Wentworth, CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, told investors on a recent earnings call. […]

FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in most cold medicine

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed that a common ingredient in most oral over-the-counter cold medicines be removed from the market because they are ineffective. This move moves the FDA one step closer to removing products containing oral phenylephrine from store shelves. More than a year after the agency's advisory committee reached a […]

Kamala Harris’ wealth redistribution plans could prove both costly and ineffective

The Harris campaign this week announced that the Democratic vice president and her running mate, Apparently I’m thinking Communism, they argue, means “everyone is the same, everyone shares.” If they win in November, they would impose a range of new taxes on Americans, including a tax on unrealized gains. Though Harris and Waltz claim to […]