Alex Berezow

Category: U.S. Politics

  • How to Save Poland from Itself

    Reagan intervened to rescue Poland from authoritarianism. Trump should do the same thing. Read the rest at Foreign Policy. 

  • Mystery Behind U.S. Decision to Yank Diplomats from Cuba?

    It’s a tale fit for a sci-fi novel: 21 diplomats in Cuba suffer from symptoms like hearing loss and brain damage. And Cuba stands to lose a lot. Read the rest at USA Today.

  • Liberals Are No Strangers to Confirmation Bias After All

    A study shows they would give up the chance to win money to avoid hearing ideas they disagree with. So much for the champions of enlightenment. Read the rest at New Scientist.

  • Ignore Anti-Vaccine Hysteria, Mr. Trump

    The environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, told reporters Tuesday in the lobby of Trump Tower that the president-elect has asked him to lead a commission “to make sure we have scientific integrity in the vaccine process for efficacy and safety effects.” Mr. Kennedy also suggested that Donald Trump “has some doubts…

  • Junk Science Is No Way to Win a Jackpot

    A jury in St. Louis awarded a woman over $70 million last month because her lawyers convinced a jury that talcum (baby) powder caused her ovarian cancer. This is the third jackpot verdict issued by a jury in that city against Johnson & Johnson. Since sharks are smelling blood in the water, surely more lawsuits…

  • Facebook Is Censoring Science and Journalism

    FB removed the page of a pro-GMO advocate but allows the controversial Dr. Oz to promote miracle cures. Read the rest at National Review.

  • Obama Is Not a Scientist. JAMA Shouldn’t Pretend He Is

    The Journal of the American Medical Assn. recently published a very unusual article: a scientific study authored by a sitting president of the United States. That’s never happened before. Read the rest at the Los Angeles Times.

  • Science Issues 2016: Trump vs. Clinton

    This article was originally posted on RealClearScience. The 2016 presidential election has been conspicuously light on substance, particularly on matters of science and policy. In an effort to provide some clarity to voters who place an emphasis on science, we have created a chart that scores the presumptive Republican and Democratic Party candidates on key…

  • Would President Trump Be a Science Guy?

    Science is one of America’s most important strategic resources. With just 5% of earth’s population, we produce over 30% of the world’s science and lead the world in Nobel prizes. Now that Donald Trump has a realistic chance of becoming the 45th president of the United States, it’s time to ask: What would that mean…

  • Maths Study Shows Conspiracies ‘Prone to Unravelling’

    It’s difficult to keep a conspiracy under wraps, scientists say, because sooner or later, one of the conspirators will blow its cover. A study has examined how long alleged conspiracies could “survive” before being revealed – deliberately or unwittingly – to the public at large. Read the rest at BBC News.