Martin Cullip

Martin is an international fellow of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance’s Consumer Center. He lives in South London, UK.

The Hypocrisy of FDA Commissioner Califf’s Stance on Vaping

Earlier this year, Dr. Robert Califf, commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), emerged as a vocal…

December 4, 2023

The WHO’s COP10 Takedown of Tobacco Harm Reduction Takes Shape

Storm clouds continue to gather over the global future of tobacco harm reduction. New harbingers are constantly emerging as the…

August 3, 2023

Time Short to Stop the WHO’s Assault on Tobacco Harm Reduction

You may not have heard it, but the final lap bell has been rung in the race to inflict maximum…

July 12, 2023

Will a Change of Leadership End the CDC’s Vaping Misinformation?

On May 5, Rochelle Walensky, the director of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announced her…

May 16, 2023

Is Canada Turning the Corner on Tobacco Harm Reduction?

Whisper it quietly, but there are subtle signs that Canada may be moving away from opposition to tobacco harm reduction…

April 7, 2023

“Next Time It Could Be You”—The McCarthyism in Tobacco Control

At the end of November, an extraordinary episode caused outrage: the expulsion of Karl Erik Lund from a conference on…

January 19, 2023

How to Respond Sensibly to an Increase in Youth Vaping

For the past few years, the United States public health community has been amplifying irrational fears among certain sections of…

September 15, 2022

The EU’s Bizarre Plan to Beat Cancer by Protecting Cigarette Sales

It was widely reported at the end of June that the European Commission, the European Union’s executive branch, is proposing…

July 13, 2022

Authorizing Very Low Nicotine Cigarettes Is Short-Sighted

In a surprising decision at the end of 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a new tobacco company,…

June 14, 2022

Ex-WHO Director Slams Its Tobacco Harm Reduction Denial

The World Health Organization’s reputation took another big hit at a conference in London earlier this month that discussed global…

December 20, 2021