Public Policy

Mutually Assured Distrust and the Gyrations of Trump’s Science Policy
Higher Education Reform
December 17, 2025

Mutually Assured Distrust and the Gyrations of Trump’s Science Policy

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Why the United States’ ‘War on Woke’ is a Threat to Educational Futures Everywhere
Higher Education Reform
December 11, 2025

Why the United States’ ‘War on Woke’ is a Threat to Educational Futures Everywhere

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There Is a Cost to Being Honest About Science
Impact
December 8, 2025

There Is a Cost to Being Honest About Science

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Vaccination: A Child’s Right?
Public Policy
November 17, 2025

Vaccination: A Child’s Right?

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Share Your Most Surprising Policy Citation for Chance to Win $500 [Closed]

Share Your Most Surprising Policy Citation for Chance to Win $500 [Closed]

Please note: this contest has now closed. The winner will be contacted in due course. This November, Sage and Overton invite you to share the unexpected […]

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The World of Criminal Psychologists Expands to Include Crimes Against Planet Earth

The World of Criminal Psychologists Expands to Include Crimes Against Planet Earth

After years of trying to understand the minds of people who hurt others, I have recently turned my attention as a criminal […]

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Setha Low on Public Spaces

Setha Low on Public Spaces

Having been raised in Los Angeles, a place with vast swathes of single-family homes connected by freeways, arriving in Costa Rica was […]

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Public Health and American Exceptionalism: Part II Raw Milk

Public Health and American Exceptionalism: Part II Raw Milk

‘Blessed are the cheesemakers’ – but not, it seems, in the US. Some years ago, I was at a conference in Madison, […]

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Public Health and American Exceptionalism: Part I – Vaccine Mandates

Public Health and American Exceptionalism: Part I – Vaccine Mandates

The hullabaloo over COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in the U.S. raises some interesting questions about other areas where public health elites have been […]

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CDC – Meltdown or Hissy Fit?

CDC – Meltdown or Hissy Fit?

At the time of writing, there is a new stand-off between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Trump administration […]

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R Sánchez-Rivera on the Hidden Legacy of Eugenics

R Sánchez-Rivera on the Hidden Legacy of Eugenics

For those who think “eugenics” mostly represents just a nasty page in history, sociologist R Sánchez-Rivera, has some sobering news. What was […]

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Ramanan Laxminarayan on Antibiotic Use

Ramanan Laxminarayan on Antibiotic Use

Let’s say you were asked to name the greatest health risks facing the planet. Priceton University economist Ramanan Laxminarayan, founder and director […]

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