Lessons from the recent vaping hysteria

From the very moment the recent vape hysteria broke out in response to a spate of hospitalizations — and then, tragically, deaths — cooler heads and rational observers warned against the myriad of policy crackdowns thrown about in response.
After all, the growing public consensus has been that vaping is in fact a safer alternative to smoking traditional tobacco products, and the abrupt surge of health problems likely indicated something other than a sudden manifestation of harm appli