Archive: Aug 2005

Good Science Is Best Kryptonite For ‘Syndrome X’

Imagine reading the headline: “Syndrome X kills thousands of Americans.” You’d be excused for thinking a comic book villain was wreaking havoc on Gotham. The truth is that…
PostedAugust 30, 2005 at12:00 am

Hypocritical PETA Dumps On Paris

You'd think People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) would love Paris Hilton — they are both known for their graphic films, while neither is…
PostedAugust 25, 2005 at12:00 am

Food Cops: Science Be Damned, Obesity Is Epidemic

Yesterday was a sad day for scientific integrity, as two high-profile studies misread and exaggerated the prevalence, causes, and costs of obesity. Unfortunately, errors and overstatements likes these are becoming…
PostedAugust 24, 2005 at12:00 am

New CCF Report: PETA Offends People Of All Faiths

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been widely criticized for its campaign comparing Nazi Holocaust victims to farm animals, its blind…
PostedAugust 22, 2005 at12:00 am

Anti-Soda Jerks Hear From CCF

The prospects for anti-soda activists’ Draconian regulations and frivolous lawsuits lost much of their fizz yesterday, after the American Beverage Association announced a more…
PostedAugust 18, 2005 at12:00 am

Quote Of The Week

Citing concerns about obesity, soft-drink makers have announced a new, more restrictive policy on soda in school vending machines. Not surprisingly, the Center for Science in…
PostedAugust 17, 2005 at12:00 am

Trans Fat: ‘The Panic Du Jour’

“What would life be without pies, frosting, french fries, chips, cupcakes, doughnuts, muffins, popcorn, cookies, crackers, and all manner of processed and packaged foods?” If your answer is, “a lot…
PostedAugust 16, 2005 at12:00 am

PETA Goes All-In With The Race Card, Takes A Bad Beat

Barely three months after offering a halfhearted “apology” for a publicity stunt that compared farm animals to Jewish victims of the Nazi Holocaust, People for the Ethical Treatment…
PostedAugust 15, 2005 at12:00 am

PETA Bible

Nothing to see here but us chickens.
PostedAugust 12, 2005 at12:00 am

Vegan (Mis)information From HSUS

Meat-eaters would be forgiven for thinking People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the biggest, baddest group of animal rights radicals on the block. But…
PostedAugust 11, 2005 at12:00 am