Aliens Caused Global Warming

Scientist and science fiction author Michael Crichton passed away last week at the age of 66.  In addition to his fiction works, Crichton lectured about science and was disturbed by the corruption of science that has led to such mainstream media scares as global warming and second-hand smoke. Thanks to Sean at his blog, “Everything [...]

Let’s Be Honest About Second Hand Smoke

As the Haines Borough considers yet another no-smoking-in-public-places ordinance, it’s time for a reality check: Smoking kills; second-hand smoke does not. The anti-smoking campaign in the U.S. has been so effective that 80 percent of the American public believes that second-hand smoke causes lung cancer and heart disease, yet there is no basis in sound [...]

Unintended Consequences: The Killer Smoking Ban

Smoking bans are created with the best of intentions, but it can be effectively argued that business owners should be allowed to determine smoking policy and let market forces (i.e. public preferences) take care of penalizing businesses that are filled with smoke. And now we have another reason to think twice about no smoking ordinances [...]