Outside the Beltway

Combining politics, an incessantly sensationalist news cycle, and a virus that scares a lot of people can’t end well.

Closing down international air travel won’t stop Ebola from becoming a bigger public health threat.

For the first time, someone has been diagnosed with Ebola in the United States.

The Ezra Klein-less Wonkblog makes us feel good about our drinking habits.

A heartwarming story. But why don’t minor league coaches have insurance?

Dedicated reading improves our brains and our health—unless it’s on a computer screen.

A good law has one rather silly unintended consequence.

Health experts are saying we could basically eliminate AIDS, or at least bring it under control, in fifteen years if we do the right things.

In a new survey, Americans cite politics and the news as the biggest sources of stress in their lives.

The number of uninsured Americans has declined since the Obamacare mandate went into effect.

In 1995, the Speaker predicted Medicare is “going to wither on the vine because we think people are voluntarily going to leave it.”

Bill Gates is working to raise awareness of the world’s deadliest animal: the mosquito.

The burgeoning science of additive manufacturing is on the verge of being able to print functioning human organs.

Mike Bloomberg’s absurd soda ban is, thankfully, dead.

A New York Federal Judge has ruled that unvaccinated children can be forced to stay home during outbreaks.

A new Gallup poll finds widespread support for individual choice when it comes to end of life decisions.

According to some surveys, Americans are getting a lot more sleep than they think they are. Really?

The Texas GOP wants to “pray away the gay.”

Genetics.

A supposed conservative calls for massive increases in taxes on alcohol.

Pseudoscience and hysteria have damaged public health.

According to the New York City Public Schools, this girl is fat.

The last known case of smallpox happened in 1977. Is it time to destroy the virus?

The anti-vaccination movement has earned a dubious achievement, the return of a disease that was effectively eradicated 15 years ago.

On screen body objectification is now equal opportunity.

Portland, Oregon government officials and USA Today headline writers are innumerate.

The law of unintended consequences strikes again.

Once again the Affordable Care Act meets the Law Of Unintended Consequences

After many ballyhooed glitches, 7 million Americans have signed up for ObamaCare. Now what?

A CBO report on the Affordable Care Act is getting a polarized reading.

Marlise Munoz is finally at peace, but the law that kept her hooked up to machines for two months remains on the books.

A brain dead woman in Texas is being kept alive while a fetus that is still not viable grows inside of her.

Developments overnight in a small but controversial issue raised by the PPACA.