Articles by Philip Bump
Philip Bump wrote about the news for Gristmill. He now writes for The Atlantic Wire.
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The lesson to be learned from the politics of gun control
Advocates of gun control try to leverage sharp anger to create change. There's a lesson here for every political actor.
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Energy prices are the most volatile prices in the country
Data from the Consumer Price Index shows how the natural-gas boom is leading to lower prices for Americans.
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The EPA tightens limits on soot, predicting huge health benefits
Nice that the government can take regulatory action in the face of lobbying to keep people alive sometimes, isn't it?
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Global life expectancies increase as infectious diseases and hunger wane
But now more people are growing obese and getting diseases like cancer and diabetes.
