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New podcast: The Pirate of Prague. New book: The Big Fail, with Bethany McLean. New columns for The Free Press. And still time to tweet!
Nov 7, 2019 10 tweets 2 min read
1/I've got a few thoughts about the reaction to my column yesterday in which I introduced David Kessler's idea about solving the vaping crisis. With a few exceptions, the twittersphere didn't think much of Kessler's suggestion that vaping products be sold only in pharmacies. 2/ I wrote about it because putting Juul etc behind a pharmacy counter would solve the immediate crisis, making it hard for kids to get vaping tools. Also, Kessler is deeply respected by the public health community. I thought his idea might help change their views about vaping.
Jul 29, 2019 4 tweets 1 min read
In 1997, Dershowitz argued in an oped that statutory rape laws should be abolished, and that 15 was a more logical age of consent. newyorker.com/magazine/2019/… “Why are all these girls coming and going?” asked a woman hired to work the entrance to Epstein’s mansion. She was told they were auditioning to be Victoria Secret models.