Food Police
Quote of the Day
(August 20, 2008)
Food cops want to control our diet. And redefining food as a health threat is the easiest way to do that. Taking this to heart, nanny-minded groups like the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) have used the tobacco model (the strategy through which cigarettes have been sued, taxed, and banned to a point of near extinction) to attack our favorite foods. Local...
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Food Police
David vs. Goliath
(August 19, 2008)
Battle lines have been drawn in the war against obesity. And stakes for consumers and businesses alike are rising to legendary heights as the two competing sides -- fatness vs. fitness -- square off. “Team Fat” has demonstrated Goliath-like heft in its ability to push food-focused regulations like “fast food” bans, ingredient regulations, and fat taxes. Margo Wootan, one of the top killjoys at the...
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Violence
Violence For Animals? It’s Only Natural.
(August 18, 2008)
A host of experts from all walks of life have weighed in about the recent animal-rights firebombing of a Santa Cruz, California biomedical researcher’s home (with his children inside). Yesterday, in the scientist’s hometown Santa Cruz Sentinel, we had our say. If you want to understand how people who claim “kindness to animals” as their rallying cry can embrace cruelty to people so quickly, we...
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Your Kids, PETA's Pawns
Few parents realize the threat posed to their children by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the growing animal-rights movement.
The Book HSUS and PETA Don’t Want You to Read
In his book
Redemption, Nathan Winograd argues that the idea of pet overpopulation in America is a myth. PETA cites this “overpopulation” as the reason it kills nearly 90 percent of the dogs and cats it takes in. And HSUS literally wrote the book
Study: Why Food and Drink Bans Won't Solve Childhood Obesity
Despite the fact that almost all the research on in-school nutrition indicates that food bans are ineffective (and sometimes counterproductive), numerous groups are pushing for more regulations. Here's our study explaining why they're wrong.
