Quote of the Day (Wednesday, 8/20/2008)
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 governments have even gone so far as to outlaw “fast food” restaurants. read more here »

David vs. Goliath (Tuesday, 8/19/2008)
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 Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), has publicly bragged about this growing legislative trend: “A year ago, no one was doing this. Now we’re seeing it more and more.” read more here »

Violence For Animals? It’s Only Natural. (Monday, 8/18/2008)
 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 wrote, think about what the animal rights movement actually stands for—and listen to what a few of its leaders have been saying: read more here »