Saul Elbein
By Saul Elbein:
Crossing the Line
When the Keystone XL pipeline came through Lori Collins’ farm in Paris, Texas, she welcomed it—until her house flooded with sewage.
When the Keystone XL pipeline came through Lori Collins’ farm, she welcomed it—until her house flooded with sewage. Read More
The Big Money Behind Greg Abbott’s Intervention in Killer Doc Case
It is a little hard to believe that the prospect of tort reform fraying around the edges motivates Greg Abbott less than $350,000 in campaign money. Read More
Licensed to Kill
What legal responsibility does a hospital have to keep a dangerous doctor from operating? Under Texas law, none.
What legal responsibility does a hospital have to keep a doctor who kills and maims his patients from operating? Under Texas law, none. Read More
Skeptics Gone Wild: Navigating America’s Conspiracy Theory Culture
There’s no longer anything especially irrational about believing that shadowy actors are subverting American democracy. Read More
Anatomy of a Tragedy
By the time the Texas Medical Board revoked his license, Christopher Duntsch had left two patients dead and four paralyzed in a series of botched surgeries. Read More
Iron Hands Behind the Pine Curtain
I watched him being loaded into the van. The pepper spray had not been washed off; his face was swollen and contorted, with long ropes of mucus hanging from his nostrils. Read More
Skeptics Gone Wild: Navigating America’s Conspiracy Theory Culture
There’s no longer anything especially irrational about believing that shadowy actors are subverting American democracy. Read More
Anatomy of a Tragedy
Dr. Christopher Duntsch’s patients ended up maimed and dead, but the real tragedy is that the Texas Medical Board couldn’t stop him.
By the time the Texas Medical Board revoked his license, Christopher Duntsch had left two patients dead and four paralyzed in a series of botched surgeries. Read More
The Seeds That Time Forgot
Once, amaranth was a staple of Mesoamerican civilization. Now a Oaxacan nonprofit is trying to bring it back. Read More