Jacob James Rich
Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation
Jacob James Rich is a policy analyst at Reason Foundation.
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Medicare for All Means Innovation for None
Public health care has little incentive to introduce new technologies and prolong life.
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To Succeed, Beto O’Rourke Needs a More Nuanced Perspective on the Opioid Crisis
O’Rourke touted the misguided standard narrative surrounding opioid use, but did introduce ideas that need more discussion.
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Florida Needs a New Approach to the Opioid Problem
Lawsuit scapegoating doctors, pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies is neither accurate nor sensible.
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Examining CDC’s State-by-State Data on Drug and Opioid Overdose Deaths
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports there were 70,237 total drug overdose deaths and 47,600 opioid overdose deaths in 2017.
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Will Drug Cartels Miss Jeff Sessions?
The last thing cartels want is less drug enforcement.
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The Opioid Fix That Wasn’t
If the Trump administration wants to make meaningful change, there are plenty of actions it can take that don’t waste taxpayer resources.
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9/11, the Culture of Fear, and the Security Theater at U.S. Airports
The airport security provided by TSA is far more symbolic than it is functional.