Declaration of Food Independence (Thursday, 7/2/2009)
On July 4, 1776, America’s founding fathers signed their names to the Declaration of Independence in an effort to affirm basic liberties. But they never dreamed that anyone would someday attempt to strip the American people of the fundamental liberty to control what we eat and drink. In the spirit of affirming this simple freedom, we offer our Declaration of Food Independence. Because, as we’re telling Arizona Daily Star readers today, the pursuit of happiness is a lot harder on an empty stomach. read more here »

Obesity Watchdogs Fail To Answer Weight-Gain Questions (Wednesday, 7/1/2009)
The health zealots at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), a close ally of the food cops at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, have come out with the 2009 version of their obesity report card, grading America “F as in Fat.” But once again, the weight police ignored the opportunity to examine the whys behind increasing obesity rates before assigning the country a failing grade. read more here »

‘Humane Wayne’ Gets His (Wednesday, 7/1/2009)
Bravo to the farm-belt radio program “AgriTalk” for giving its listeners a full hour to respond to yesterday’s interview with "Humane Wayne" Pacelle, president of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). (We told you about that interview yesterday.) Our Research Director was on the air as Agritalk’s guest for the last 15 minutes of the open-line broadcast today. Here’s a little of what we had to say about HSUS, Pacelle, and their motives: read more here »