Could the FDA's Approach to Vaping Cause an Increase in Smoking?

Could the FDA’s Approach to Vaping Cause an Increase in Smoking?

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In early December, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Food and Drug Administration v. Wages and White Lion Investments, a challenge to the FDA’s denial of marketing approval for flavored vaping products. The specific question before the Court is whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit correctly concluded that the FDA’s denial of specific vaping product applications was arbitrary and capricious. Among other things, the FDA is accused of a bait-and-switch in evaluating vaping […]

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Behind the Diner—Digital Rights Bytes: 2024 in Review

Behind the Diner—Digital Rights Bytes: 2024 in Review

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Although it feels a bit weird to be writing a year in review post for a site that hasn’t even been live for three months, I thought it would be fun to give a behind-the-scenes look at the work we did this year to build EFF’s newest site, Digital Rights Bytes.  Since each topic Digital Rights Bytes aims to tackle is in the form of a question, why not do this Q&A style?  Q: WHAT IS DIGITAL RIGHTS […]

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Crane collapses onto moving train

Crane collapses onto moving train

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Shanghai Metro Line 11 train suffered damage early on December 22 after a tower crane collapsed onto the track, affecting infrastructure and a running train. No injuries were reported. ​ Shanghai Metro Line 11 train suffered damage early on December 22 after a tower crane collapsed onto the track, affecting infrastructure and a running train. No injuries were reported. Read More

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Economic Reconstruction and the Police State

Economic Reconstruction and the Police State

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Modern historians tend to view the post-Civil War Reconstruction period as a time when the victorious northern states attempted to bring law and order to the South. However, by establishing a de facto police state, the North further poisoned relationships between whites and freed slaves.

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The Great Ralph Raico

The Great Ralph Raico

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“There was no ‘classical’ liberalism, only a single liberalism, based on private property and the free market, that developed organically, from first to last.”

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Jimmy Carter, 'The Great Deregulator,' 1924–2024

Jimmy Carter, ‘The Great Deregulator,’ 1924–2024

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Jimmy Carter was perhaps the most successful ex-president in American history, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his work promoting human rights and economic and social development. But his single term as president (1977–1981) is largely remembered as a series of failures and missteps, sometimes literally. Gas lines, a record-high combination of unemployment and inflation on the “misery index,” and Americans being held hostage by Iranian revolutionaries for over a year all fueled the perception that Carter […]

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