Passive Smoke: The EPA's Betrayal of Science and Policy

Institute with responsibility for its work in public policy and leadership and organizational change, and has worked as a consultant for governmental institutions, professional organizations, and corporations in the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. He was educated on a Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford where he obtained his B.A., M.A. and D.Phil. degrees. His academic interests include public policy, particularly the use of science in policy and the question of government intervention to change risky behaviours, the ethics of advertising and business, and philosophy. He is a frequent media commentator and conference speaker and the author of numerous ar ticles and several books. His most recent publications include: The Assault on Pleasure: Health Promotion and Engineering the Human Soul , Pandora's Box: The Dangers of Corrupted Science for Democratic Public Policy , Smokescreen: Passive Smoking and Public Policy, I Can't Help Myself: Addiction as Ideology, Advertising and Markets, Humanism , and The Problem of Permission for Pleasure in a Democratic Society . Most recently, he is the co-author with Gio Gori of the book, Passive Smoke: The EPA's Betrayal of Science and Policy , published by The Fraser Institute

Congress and foreign governments, and has advised corporations internationally. Born in Friuli, Italy, he obtained a doctorate in biology after an education in the classics. In the United States he first worked with the late Jonas Salk, followed by academic and industrial experiences. During a distinguished tenure at the National Cancer Institute he was deputy director of the Division of Cancer Cause and Prevention, and directed the Smoking and Health Program and the Diet and Cancer Program. He was recognized with the U.S. Public Health Service Superior Service Award for his achievements in smoking and health. Later he organized and directed the Franklin Institute Policy Analysis Center, followed by his own Health Policy Center, a study and advisory group in health policy and regulation. He publishes extensively on scientific and policy matters.