Author: Jeff Stier

Zadroga Bill’s Federal Dollars Trump Science for NY Politicians

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For once, the feds have made a policy decision based on sound science … and, of course, Congress is standing in their way. My new piece over at Reason.com examines why three New York politicians, Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D), Jerrod Nadler (D), ...
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Your Hamburger: The Newest Cause of Global Warming

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The Environmental Working Group (EWG), the Washington special interest outfit that pioneered such advancements as the “cell phones cause cancer” hysteria, is back and now they’re going after beef. The EWG has released a report calculating the carbon footprint of ...
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How the Media is Dangerously Inflating the Voices of Patient Activists

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My piece on the dangers of unbalanced health reporting was published at Townhall.com on Wednesday. In describing the dangerously powerful megaphone this coverage gives to patient activists, I reference the emotion-based reporting as it was outlined by CardioBrief’s Larry Husten in Forbes and ...
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Crony Capitalism Strikes the Salmon Industry

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The piece I co-authored with Hoover Institution fellow Dr. Henry Miller has appeared on The Hill’s Congress blog. The article lambastes lawmakers from both parties, including infamous porker Rep. Don Young (R-AK), for trying to reverse a case of the Food and ...
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The CIA’s Fake Vaccination Fumble

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My new Daily Caller piece addresses reports that the CIA created a fake vaccination program as part of its operation to find Osama bin Laden. Like most every other American, I’m thrilled that bin Laden was finally found. This otherwise ...
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ObamaCare’s Taxpayer-Funded Social Engineering

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Today, my article with Dr. Henry Miller on ObamaCare’s “Community Transformation Grants” debuts in Defining Ideas, a journal of Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. The article exposes the grants’ Nanny State implications by examining a similar program already being implemented by the Centers for ...
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Feds Consider “Junk Food” Ad Ban With Backing of Nanny State Activists

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My piece that was published today on Townhall.com, which was co-authored with NCPPR intern Michael Alan, examines the “voluntary guidelines” being considered by four federal agencies. These agencies want to regulate “junk food” advertising during childrens’ programs. Our piece focuses on ...
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Chantix Study Underscores Need for Options for Smokers Trying to Quit

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Findings published this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal showed that smokers taking the prescription smoking cessation aid Chantix (varenicline) are at a greater risk for heart problems than other smokers. The study was unique in that it found an increased risk in ...
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NRO: Rebutting New York’s Smoking Ban

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It seems that they’ve gotten their way—in the five boroughs, at least. My new National Review Online column takes a look at the recently implemented outdoor smoking ban in New York City, which was intended to address, in part, the ...
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CDC Grants Exposed: Los Angeles Times op-ed

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Now even the mainstream media is paying attention. In today’s Los Angeles Times, Dr. Henry I. Miller of the Hoover Institution and I explain how the Obama administration is handing out tax-dollars to activist groups and local governments to advance ...
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