Jeffrey Singer

Dec 30, 2024 | cato.org | Jeffrey Singer

ProPublica has released a detailed report about the controversy surrounding the shaken baby syndrome hypothesis. Reporter Pamela Colloff chronicles the travails of Nick Flannery, an IT specialist on paternity leave who called 911 after his baby’s eyes rolled back, his body suddenly stiffened, and he lost consciousness. Paramedics revived the baby and rushed him to the hospital, but Flannery soon found himself caught in the shaken baby syndrome web and could face 12 years in prison.

Dec 16, 2024 | cato.org | Jeffrey Singer

On December 10, the country’s first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center (OPC) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Providence, Rhode Island. The center, located at 45 Willard Avenue, near the Rhode Island Hospital campus, was established and will be operated by the private non-profit harm reduction organization Project Weber/​RENEW.

Dec 12, 2024 | cato.org | Jeffrey Singer

A December 12 report in the UK Independent implies Elon Musk thinks most homeless people are “violent drug zombies with dead eyes, and needles and human feces on the street.” That’s an oversimplification, to say the least. The report claims President-elect Donald Trump wants the government to force homeless people into drug treatment and mental institutions or face arrest. It cites the Trump/​Vance Agenda 47 website:[W]orking with states, we will BAN urban camping wherever possible.

Dec 10, 2024 | cato.org | Jeffrey Singer |Sofia Hamilton

This site works best using the latest version of modern browsers. Update your browser (Chrome 123) for more security, speed, and the best experiences on this site. Skip to main content Evidence suggests breastfeeding protects babies against short- and long-term health problems.

Dec 2, 2024 | cato.org | Jeffrey Singer

U.S. citizens are the primary smugglers of fentanyl into the country, and punitive tariffs will only make life worse for all Americans. November 30, 2024 • Commentary This article appeared on MSNBC​.com on November 30, 2024. Earlier this week, President-elect Donald Trump announced he intends to punish all Americans because some Americans buy illicit drugs from traffickers, most of whom pay U.S. citizens to smuggle them through legal border crossings.