How a Train Crash Shed Light on Taiwan’s Unique Heritage and Flaws

While the vast majority of the world dealt with lockdowns and the trauma of the pandemic, Taiwan stood as one of the few COVID-free havens. Hence, for this year’s Tomb-Sweeping Day, Taroko Express Train 408 was crammed almost to full occupancy, with no pandemic restrictions to curb the number of passengers. Thus, when the train […]

Cruel and Unusual

How many deaths is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration directly responsible for every year? This question may strike you as facetious. After all, it’s the FDA’s mission to protect and advance public health. The regulatory and enforcement powers granted to the FDA in the 1938 Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act were a result […]