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Educating Air Force Generals About Tobacco Use & Risks

written by Brad Rodu

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Bogus Research on Formaldehyde in E-Cig Vapor

by Brad Rodu January 24, 2015

The New England Journal of Medicine yesterday published a letter claiming that vapor contains “hidden” formaldehyde at far higher levels than cigarettes (here), which made headlines worldwide. That conflicts with a report I discussed last week, documenting that formaldehyde levels in e-cigarettes were far lower than those in traditional cigarettes (here).

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NEJM Fails to Correct Data on Children’s E-Cigarette Use

by Brad Rodu April 15, 2014

The New England Journal of Medicine and authors of a commentary on e-cigarette use have ignored our call for correction of a substantial error regarding e-cigarette use among American schoolchildren in 2011 and 2012. Authors Amy L. Fairchild, Ronald Bayer and James Colgrove of Columbia University double-counted some users in a figure they used to illustrate data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS).

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The Scientific Evidence for E-Cigarettes

written by Brad Rodu

Fired for Speaking Truth July 10, 2020
The new totalitarians demand that no one criticize their view of the world.
Noam Chomsky, J.K. Rowling, and Dozens More Attacked for Calling for an End to Cancel Culture July 8, 2020
Many journalists and media figures responded to the letter with derision, singling out those who had signed.
Black Lives Matter In Public Schools Is Turning Kids Into Little Marxists July 8, 2020
School systems across the country are adopting BLM curriculum at at alarming rate, indoctrinating our children to achieve Marxist objectives.
America Held Hostage | The American Spectator July 7, 2020
This is how the Left campaigns to remove President Trump.
Just Say ‘No’ to the Revolution - Frontpagemag July 7, 2020
It's our turn to #Resist.
The Mob at the McCloskeys’ Were Committing a Crime July 7, 2020
The mob streams past a “private property” sign conspicuously mounted on the gate enclosing a private community along the private street.
iWe: Media Spin: Cases vs. Deaths July 7, 2020
I think the graph is pretty self-explanatory.
Mount Rushmore then and now July 7, 2020
The Washington Free Beacon has put together the SUPERcuts video below illustrating the Orwellian revision of Mount Rushmore.
The Agenda of Black Lives Matter Is Far Different From the Slogan July 7, 2020
Tragically, when folks donate to Black Lives Matter, they are likely to bankroll a number of radical organizations, founded by committed Marxists.
Only an academic could be this stupid July 7, 2020
An academic's boastful tweet, which is woefully wrong, illustrates the stupidity animating the BLM movement and corporate capitulation.