Interestingly, in recent years several derivatives of thalidomide have received approval for treatment of certain cancers, both in the U.S. and in Europe
Everyone knows (or ought to): Everything is getting better all the time. That’s certainly true in spring or early summer, when nature re-awakens after a long and cold winter but, just perhaps, not all the time.
And that’s why cunning politicians like to make big promises and have elections at those times. That’s just one example of the placebo effect, the proclamation that “your vote counts.”