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The contrarian addiction

…protects the public from food-borne illnesses. It issues nutritional advice and drug labeling guidelines. It polices false medical claims on packaging and in advertisements. It safeguards about one in every…

Insurance and Birth Control

…welfare, and commit crimes. So, there are significant personal hardships and costly negative externalities that result form unwanted pregnancies. Is it ironic that in the past right-wingers have proposed the…