youth

Last November, I discussed a Yale research finding that smoking increased significantly among teens aged 12-17 in states that banned e-cigarette sales to minors compared with states with no bans (here). Now this from researchers at Cornell University: “We document a concerning trend of cigarette smoking among adolescents increasing when [e-cigarettes] become more difficult to purchase.”

In an observation that should surprise no one except a few cave-dwellers, a new study from NATPE/Content First and the Consumer Electronics Association has found that millennials find Netflix subscriptions more valuable than broadcast and cable subscriptions. There are, however, some useful insights to be gleaned if we look a little deeper.

Americans’ rights and prosperity are being threatened by cronyism, Ayn Rand Institute’s Steven Simpson said last week during a symposium hosted by Heartland Institute in Chicago. “The issue is that government has too much power and has strayed far beyond its proper purpose of protecting rights,” Simpson declared.

Rates of smoking and use of other tobacco products among teens are so low that they no longer provide a valid basis for the draconian anti-tobacco policy prescriptions favored by the FDA and CDC.

This is a discussion between Jim Lakely, communications director of The Heartland Institute, and Yaron Brook, president of the Ayn Rand Institute. They discuss inspiring youths to take up the cause of liberty and the supposed injustice of income inequality.

Stephen Colbert has gotten rich by sucking up to the rich and powerful. A brave comedian would make fun of them, but it pays much better to laugh at you.

September’s monthly payrolls report showed once again how much the U.S. economy is struggling to create jobs. It’s now becoming clear that our country, once the envy of workers around…