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There’s a reason that alcoholic beverages have historically been so popular, and it has nothing to do with people wanting to get drunk. Before advances in science that allowed us …

If there’s something that marks Americans as unique from other people, it’s probably our obsession with our diets. Whether it’s dieting to lose weight, dieting to get healthy, or just …

Conservatism, if you’ll remember, is often characterized by wanting to conserve an existing state of affairs. So as society continues moving leftwards towards bigger government and greater intervention into the …

It’s one of the most widely used medications in the world, with millions or billions of pills being produced every year. A noted pain medication, it has been used for …

Direct democracy can be a godsend when it is used to defend people against the depredations of a tyrannical government. But it can also be perverted to subject the people …

Most Americans probably pay a fair amount of attention to their diets. Many Americans keep track of their calorie intake to make sure they’re not eating too much, or they’ll …

The results are in, and Democrats have retaken the House of Representatives but Republicans have retained control of the Senate. The big question now is, what effect will this split …

Millions of Americans woke up this morning to the news that Democrats retook the House of Representatives but that Republicans retained control of the Senate and added a couple of …

In a population that is growing more sedentary and more obese all the time, health problems from lack of physical activity, poor diet, and excessive weight are becoming ever more …

Today is the long-awaited day of the midterm election. Tonight (or tomorrow morning) we’ll find out who was right: those who prognosticated a giant blue wave that will retake the …