Exploiting 9/11: Lawyers, Unions, "Scientists" (from the New York Post)
By Jeff Stier, Esq.
Type : Editorial
Publish Date : Thursday, June 26, 2008
By Jeff Stier.  It's right to take pride in treating our heroes well. We should certainly compensate first responders who were actually injured as a result of exposure to the air on 9/11 and the following few days.  But we shouldn't be suckers for every claim...  Read Full >>

Riskometer Tells You What News Stories Leave Out (from HuffingtonPost.com)
By Jeff Stier, Esq.
Type : Editorial
Publish Date : Wednesday, December 19, 2007
By Jeff Stier. Be careful! It turns out that accidents are a fast-growing cause of death in the country.    Read Full >>

Protect Yourself from Terrorism
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
Type : Articles
Publish Date : Monday, September 10, 2007
With the sixth anniversary of terrorist attacks approaching, it is easy to feel helpless and scared about what some believe to be an inevitable future attack. But there are things you can do to protect yourself...  Read Full >>

The Mystery of Lung Disease (from the New York Sun)
By Jeff Stier, Esq.
Type : Editorial
Publish Date : Tuesday, February 20, 2007
By Jeff Stier. There is no scientific evidence linking exposure to 9/11 dust and diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis. That doesn't stop the press and politicians from leaping to conclusions. Take the case of New York Police Officer Cesar Borja...  Read Full >>

Whelan and Stier on Terrorism and Dirty Bombs (from HomelandDefenseWeek.com)
Type : Articles
Publish Date : Thursday, September 14, 2006
Five years after 9/11, the greatest danger remains the possibility of states supplying terrorists with nuclear weapons, which would be far more devastating than hijacked airplanes.   But a so-called "dirty bomb" that uses conventional explosives to spread radiological material is not at all the same thing -- nor as a devastating -- as a true nuclear explosion.   Hear ACSH president Dr. Elizabeth Whelan and ACSH associate director Jeff Stier explain the difference here...  Read Full >>