America’s History of Self Medicating: Opioids versus Alcohol
No drug czar is needed, and the DEA can go home as well. People will self-medicate one way or another, with the government’s blessing or without.
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Healthcare in the Crosshairs
The emergence of market solutions in the face of relentless government interference in healthcare is a very hopeful trend.
Can Trump and Rand Paul Save Healthcare?
Trump's new healthcare order is a good first step. But now new providers must overcome barriers imposed by decades of federal meddling.
Yellow Journalism and Cheech and Chong: Drug Policy in the 70s
Chris Calton explores US drug policy between the Nixon and Reagan Administrations.
Bernie Sanders’s “Medicare for All” is Good for None
Sanders’s plan would artificially set provider fees well below market levels — and would force physicians and hospitals out of business.
Seattle Seahawks Flee America for Medical Treatment
America’s best athletes have been forced to leave the US for treatment because of the Food and Drug Administration.
Culture, Coca-Cola, and the CIA: The History of Cocaine
In the fourth episode of Historical Controversies, Chris Calton traces the history of cocaine in the US.
The Milk of the Poppy
In the third episode of the Historical Controversies podcast, Chris Calton looks at the history of opium use around the world.
