In the series of articles that compose this small book, Joseph Bast uses common sense, real science, and the (almost) lost art of critical thinking to refute and debunk the outlandish claims and comments made by anti-smoking fundamentalists and those who have found great profits in fueling the hysteria.
Where Bast veers from unbiased to biased is when he observes how the sum of this deceit attacks and destroys our freedoms and ultimately our democracy. The slippery slope starts with government making personal choices on your behalf and then using junk science and outright falsehoods to justify their actions. It ends with the total loss of our basic American ideals of individual freedom, personal responsibility, and limited government.
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July 2006
78 pages
ISBN 0-9786959-0-9
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Why Defend Smokers?
- Leave Those Poor Smokers Alone!
- An International Perspective on Smoking
- Talking Points on Chicago’s Smoking Ban
- Please Don’t Poop in My Salad
- Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire !
- A Smoker’s New Year’s Pledge
- Why Do Public Health Advocates Lie
- Joe Camel Is Innocent!
- Stop Messing with My Favorite Things!
- Dear Melissa: A Perspective on the War Against Smoking
- Smoking Under Siege: Why It Matters to You
- Five Lies About Tobacco
- Letter to the FTC on Harm Reduction
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