A Brush With Death

Long thoughts on risk and regulation

Recently at The Bulwark, I wrote about risk, regulation, and responsibility. And grill brushes.

Apparently—I had never heard of this before—a small but very much non-zero number of Americans are injured by wire grill brush bristles every year, which can detach, remain on the grill, and end up in food. They can stab your mouth or throat, or even end up in…