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What MAHA Could Learn from the British About Regulating Unhealthy Food

Effective food reform demands institutional capacity, durable statutory authority, and a willingness to constrain industry behavior — not merely swapping one ingredient for another.

By
Adam D. Koon

Opinion

Our first-ever Special Issue | May 2026

Every quarter, we publish a Special Issue of articles that speak to each other. Our first volume came out in May 2026.

By
Emily Mendenhall

Energy

The Adversary’s Forecast

How extreme weather and AI-enabled cyber capabilities are creating the perfect storm to attack the power grid.

By
Zeinah Abdelsalam

RECENT

There’s plenty to critique in today’s world. Our goal is to illuminate what’s possible.

Environment

‘Blue Crime’ Is Making the Ocean a Dangerous Place

Better human rights protections at sea could reduce forced labor, human trafficking, debt bondage, and violence.

Yogi Putranto

Health

A Realistic Path to Single-Payer Health Care

Instead of relying on a single act of Congress, U.S. states could implement an evidenced-based, step-by-step sequence that could get the country to single-payer health care coverage.

Sanjay Basu, Senior Columnist

Food

What MAHA Could Learn from the British About Regulating Unhealthy Food

Effective food reform demands institutional capacity, durable statutory authority, and a willingness to constrain industry behavior — not merely swapping one ingredient for another.

Adam D. Koon

Technology

Should I Use AI? Three Questions to Ask Yourself

After thinking, praying, reading, researching, and talking about whether to use AI, here are the three questions I pose.

Meg Leta Jones, Cartoonist

Space

Why States Still Anchor Space Norms

Commercial space is booming, but governments still set the rules. To harness innovation, states need to proactively involve the private sector.

Alyssa Macaluso, Junior Columnist

Energy

The Adversary’s Forecast

How extreme weather and AI-enabled cyber capabilities are creating the perfect storm to attack the power grid.

Zeinah Abdelsalam