Vioxx & Roll: How Big Pharma Turned Heart Attacks Into a Business Model

Once upon a time in the magical land of Shareholder Value, a pharmaceutical giant named Merck gazed deep into the void of human suffering and asked the question all noble drugmakers must ask: “How can we make arthritis treatment more profitable than oil?”

How To Deal With “Signalgate”–A Guide To The Perplexed

Last week, The Atlantic published an explosive report claiming that its editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, was invited to a “Principals Committee (PC) Small Group” discussion on Signal, where Cabinet officials discussed plans to strike the Houthi rebels in Yemen. Sensitive details—including the iconic who, what, where, when, and how of military operations—were publicly disclosed.