By: Rick Berman Newspaper: The Clarion Ledger With an estimated 62 percent of households owning a pet, it’s no surprise that animal welfare finds broad support among the public. Increasingly, the public debate about animal welfare has shifted from household … Continue reading →

By: J. Justin Wilson Newspaper: The Birmingham News  When you consider the massive amounts of food that some Olympians eat, feeding the Olympic Games looks like a titanic task. The numbers are staggering: Organizers expect to prepare over 220,000 pounds of … Continue reading →

By: J. Justin Wilson Newspaper: The Washington Times Isn’t part of being an adult having the ability to choose? You know, such as whether you want to nosh on shish kabob, burgers, or hot dogs at your July 4th cookout? Most people … Continue reading →

By: J. Justin Wilson Newspaper: The Star-Ledger Few Americans — 24 percent, according to a Rasmussen poll — support New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to ban the sale of large sodas at ball games, movie theaters and restaurants. Rightly, the … Continue reading →

By: J. Justin Wilson Newspaper: The Washington Times  Who could be in favor of eating “pink slime” or “bug juice”? Those are the clever hooks adopted by activist food snobs who raised ill-conceived firestorms about lean beef trimmings and cochineal … Continue reading →

By: Rick Berman Newspaper: The Washington Times Who is Joseph Kony? Thanks to a 30-minute YouTube video that went viral, 78 million people (as of this writing) recently learned that he’s the leader of the People’s Liberation Army in Uganda and is an internationally wanted … Continue reading →

By: J. Justin Wilson Newspaper: The Orange County Register  As a nation, we’ve long had a fixation with “good” and “bad” foods. Butter was bad, eggs were bad, acai was good, fat was bad, carbs were bad. Salt has been called … Continue reading →

By: J. Justin Wilson Newspaper: Tampa Tribune Every year as I wait eagerly for Christmas, it seems some folks can’t get into the holiday spirit. Sometimes they bicker over whether to say “Christmas” tree or “holiday” tree. Others trample people … Continue reading →

By: J. Justin Wilson Newspaper: Boston Herald Let’s face it: One of the best parts about the weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s is the endless opportunity to stuff your face along with family, friends and coworkers. But just in … Continue reading →

It's nothing new to see Halloween under fire from religious fundamentalists who believe the day promotes devil worship, but now Oct. 31 has a new enemy: public health activists. The notorious Center for Science in the Public Interest, the mother … Continue reading →