Bloomberg's Soft Drink Ban Will Subsidize Soda Drinkers

The problem with the economically illiterate and inept is that they often forget to consider the secondary effects of their actions. The secondary effects of Mayor Bloomberg's latest plan to ban the sale of large sodas and "sugary drinks" will do exactly the opposite of what he intends. 31 May 2012

Food Elite Proclaim Only Lab-Grown Meat Ethical to Eat

The New York Times issued a challenge to its readers to write 700 words or less explaining why it is ethical to eat meat. It should come as no surprise that the six final essays have an overall disdain for meat and an assumption that eating meat, given the means of production we use today, is a wrong that must be justified, is harmful to the environment, and is harmful to human health. There was not a single response in the final six essays that took the position that eating meat is ethical without all the caveats about “sustainability,” impacts on the environment, or impacts on human health. 4 May 2012