resources on a vigorous initiative to spread bar/restaurant and casino smoking bans to these 24 states, instead of worrying about whether someone might be chewing a tobacco orb in a parked car. In an apparent attempt to quell dissent on the issue of whether smoking bans lead to immediate, dramatic reductions in heart attacks, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights (ANR) has accused me of acting unprofessionally by sharing my opinion about the lack of scientific evidence to support the group's conclusion that smoking bans have such effects. On Friday, I criticized an ANR document which purports to share with the public a list of the U.S. studies examining the short-term effects of smoking bans on heart attack rates. Under the category of "United States," ANR lists just one study - a study by Lippert and Gustat which concluded that smoking bans do lead to immediate reductions in heart attacks. I note in my commentary that ANR omitted from its list the two largest studies conducted in the U.S., both of which failed to find a short-term effect of smoking bans on heart attacks. In response to my commentary, ANR wrote me and accused me of acting unprofessionally by sharing these opinions on my blog. ANR wrote: "Your approach to 'discussing' these sorts of issues continues to be exceedingly unconstructive and unprofessional." The Rest of the Story To translate ANR's message to me: "It is unprofessional of you to share your dissenting opinion publicly on your blog. You are free to disagree,