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April 29, 2022
Timothy Noah
Don’t Let the Tobacco Industry Use George Floyd to Kill a Ban on Menthol Cigarettes
Most members of the Congressional Black Caucus agree that the ban is a great move. So why is Al Sharpton taking the side of R.J. Reynolds?
May 25, 2021
Alex Norcia
The Weak, Unconvincing Case Against Vaping
Has our collective concern over teen vaping led us to ignore the lives of millions and millions of smokers?
August 13, 2019
Paul Gross
Those Profiting off the Vaping Epidemic Should Pay to Stop It
Juul's multibillion-dollar valuation owes much to the e-cigarette giant's success at getting teens hooked on nicotine.
December 31, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Hawaii is raising the smoking age to 21. It should be higher.
April 25, 2014
Darshak Sanghavi
Do E-Cigs Help People Quit Smoking—Or Make Them Start?
February 10, 2014
Alice Robb
Let's Not Wage War on Smokers
Quitting smoking is good. Stigmatizing smokers isn't.
February 5, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Why CVS Is Halting Tobacco Sales, in Three Charts
September 27, 2013
Vickie Morrish
E-Cigarette Ads Should Discourage Tobacco Use, Not Promote It
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June 14, 1999
Sherwin B. Nuland
The Nazis Were on a Mission To Eliminate Cancer—For Their Own Sick Purposes

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