Editorial - The HighWire

FLYING BLIND: FCC Still Uses Over 30-Year-Old Exposure Safety Limits to Greenlight 6G Radiation

Updated 11:58 AM EDT, Tue March 24, 2026

The failed story of safety science surrounding human radiofrequency radiation (RFR) [think cell phones, Wi-Fi, and smart meters] exposure limits allowed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) goes like this: “In the late 1990s, the FCC and ICNIRP adopted radiofrequency radiation (RFR) exposure limits to protect the public and workers from adverse effects of RFR.…Continue reading FLYING BLIND: FCC Still Uses Over 30-Year-Old Exposure Safety Limits to Greenlight 6G Radiation

Phantom Army: War Without Hesitation

Updated 10:29 AM EDT, Tue March 24, 2026

When Foundation CEO Mike LeBlanc made the rounds last month pitching autonomous combat drones, he led with the argument that tends to land best in polite company: these machines will save American lives. Pilots won’t be shot down. Soldiers won’t bleed out in forward positions. The robots go to battle, and the humans come home.…Continue reading Phantom Army: War Without Hesitation

Unproven in the Field: Terrana’s RNA “Plant Vaccines” Deserve Serious Scrutiny

Updated 9:48 AM EDT, Mon March 23, 2026

World Economic Forum contributor Noubar Afeyan, the billionaire who co-founded Moderna, has launched a company that plans to use “the language of nature to give plants new instructions.” Called Terrana Biosciences, the company will manipulate the vast ecosystem of self-replicating RNAs from across the plant world, rewriting them with unique instructions to make any desired…Continue reading Unproven in the Field: Terrana’s RNA “Plant Vaccines” Deserve Serious Scrutiny

WHO, Purdue Team Up For International Opioid Push

The year was 2016 and America was on its way to experiencing a record of over 60,000 drug overdose deaths at the time. The opioid epidemic was in full swing deeply carving out the soul of the country. That same year, the Los Angeles Times released an investigative piece titled OxyContin goes global – “We’re…Continue reading WHO, Purdue Team Up For International Opioid Push

Updated 3:27 PM EDT, Sun June 2, 2019

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom Signals Opposition To California SB276

Alexei Koseff is reporting for the SFChronicle.com: Gov. Gavin Newsom threw cold water Saturday on state legislation that would tighten California’s rules on providing medical exemptions for childhood vaccinations. “I like doctor-patient relationships. Bureaucratic relationships are more challenging for me,” Newsom told reporters at the California Democratic Party convention in San Francisco. “I’m a parent.…Continue reading CA Gov. Gavin Newsom Signals Opposition To California SB276

Updated 1:38 PM EDT, Sat June 1, 2019

FDA Concerned About Safety & Efficacy of CBD, Holds Hearing

After historically failing to do proper safety testing and regulate the asbestos, tobacco, sunscreen, vaccine, medical device and other industries, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now targeting cannabidiol or CBD. Despite a search on PubMed revealing 2,414 scientific studies published in respected peer-reviewed journals involving cannabidiol, the FDA is claiming there is…Continue reading FDA Concerned About Safety & Efficacy of CBD, Holds Hearing

Updated 10:59 AM EDT, Fri May 31, 2019

Harvard Researchers: Certain ADHD Medications May Increase Risk Of Psychosis

The U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention list the following numbers for ADHD in children: In 2016: Approximately 9.4% of children 2-17 years of age (6.1 million) had ever been diagnosed with ADHD, according to parent report in 2016. [Read key findings] Ages 2-5: Approximately 388,000 children Ages 6-11: Approximately 2.4 million children Ages…Continue reading Harvard Researchers: Certain ADHD Medications May Increase Risk Of Psychosis

Updated 4:53 AM EDT, Thu May 30, 2019

Why Does The US Allow Additives That Europe Says Are Unsafe?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration asleep at the wheel again. The Guardian reports: Give us this day our daily foam expander. It may sound odd, but in America, your loaf of bread can contain ingredients with industrial applications – additives that also appear in things like yoga mats, pesticides, hair straighteners, explosives and petroleum products.…Continue reading Why Does The US Allow Additives That Europe Says Are Unsafe?

Updated 8:58 AM EDT, Wed May 29, 2019

Sperm Counts Are On The Decline – Could Plastics Be To Blame?

The Guardian is reporting: A recent study that tested both men and dogs added to concerns that chemicals in the environment are damaging the quality and quantity of sperm The culprits implicated are diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), used to make new plastics more pliable, and polychlorinated biphenyl 153 (PCB153), found in older plastics and electrical equipment.…Continue reading Sperm Counts Are On The Decline – Could Plastics Be To Blame?

Updated 8:08 AM EDT, Tue May 28, 2019