Structural Modeling
When Your Regulator Has a Rival: How Doctors Fought Back Against Chiropractors by John Fallon
January 29, 2026
In 1906, D.D. Palmer, the founder of chiropractic, spent 23 days in jail for practicing medicine without a license. His crime? Offering spinal adjustments to treat ailments. The medical establishment viewed chiropractors as dangerous quacks, and state medical boards wielded their licensing authority like a weapon against this upstart profession. But prosecution proved a losing […]
Electoral Campaigns and News Polarization by Luis Menéndez
January 20, 2026
A growing body of research has been warning that social division is reaching unprecedented levels both in the United States and in Europe. For example, the Edelman Trust Barometer placed Spain among the five most polarized countries in the world in 2023. Studies such as those by Martin and Yurukoglu or Boxell, Gentzkow and Shapiro, point to […]