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John Klar 
Reciprocal relief over a UK-US trade deal has boosted markets and allayed anxieties on both sides of the Atlantic. Yet, many voices in the United Kingdom are skeptical of US agricultural products, especially beef. The difference in farming techniques of the two nations is at the root of the friction, displaying a problem called “non-tariff … Read more
Banished by the medical establishment for resisting Covid policies, he now runs the agency that made them Before he was confirmed as Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Jay Bhattacharya was a well-respected professor of medicine and health policy at Stanford University, from which he took an M.D. in medicine and a … Read more
During President Biden’s tenure, the USDA conditioned the receipt of disaster relief funds for farmers based on race. Some white farmers sued, alleging this was unconstitutional racial discrimination, leading several federal courts to implement nationwide preliminary injunctions against the practice. Congress repealed the offending provisions, and the farmers were vindicated for this blatant racial bias. … Read more
Seeking signatures for an important MAHA letter A battle for our health currently centers on the use of pesticides and other chemicals in American farming. As I recently explained in the Baltimore Sun, chemical companies that have been losing lawsuits to US juries for causing cancer from glyphosate have been pushing for state lawmakers to protect … Read more
As with many Native American team names, the “Massapequa Chiefs” used by a Long Island school district has sparked a tiny woke minority who then engulfed the majority in controversy. New York passed a law prohibiting the use of team names that perpetuate “stereotypes,” cutting off state funding as a penalty for non-compliance. The Massapequa … Read more
My family of numerous lineages have been farmers here in Vermont. My father’s mother grew up and worked hard on a dairy farm in Sheldon Falls. My mother grew up on the farm near where I now live — the Stoddard farm, which is one of the founding family farms here in Brookfield. My Mom’s … Read more
Funding schools that prepare citizens for success should be a no-brainer “Some critics of religious charter schools complain that taxpayer dollars shouldn’t fund religious education. But they don’t object to taxpayers being forced to fund the leftist indoctrination that permeates so many government-run schools. Such one-sided complaints show that these critics aren’t concerned for taxpayers … Read more
More propaganda for the rainbow of fake grievances. Despite widespread rejection of the incessant, divisive toxicity of an ever-growing rainbow of perceived grievances, social justice con artists scour the dogmatic universe for more faux causes to fuel their platforms. A recent example is the laughable-if-offensive effort to transform the phrase “food deserts” into “food apartheid.” … Read more
A superintendent and an attorney for a public school that prohibited a young student from wearing a shirt that states “There are only two genders” now claim the school did not discipline her, and that it has consistently “[done its] very best to protect free speech in schools.” These officials are using local media to … Read more
A lawsuit in late March that awarded Georgia man John Barnes $2.1 billion in damages looked like another piece of good news for one of the tens of thousands of litigants against Bayer, the agrochemical giant that since 2018 has owned Monsanto, maker of the popular weedkiller, Roundup. Glyphosate is used widely as an integral … Read more
Mark Twain’s famous satire “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” chronicles the fictitious time travel of an engineer named Hank Morgan from East Hartford, Connecticut. After being struck in the head with a crowbar, he awakens in sixth-century England and works his way into King Arthur’s favor by use of his modern knowledge. I … Read more
So-called clean energy, like wind and solar, were supposed to save the world from allegedly manmade climate change. But what about toxic manufacturing pollution and devastation to wildlife? These conflicting interests are visible in the tension caused by the recent pause in construction on the Empire Wind project near New York. The Trump administration doesn’t … Read more
In his recent book, The End of Race Politics, Coleman Hughes writes this: “Mainstream American society isn’t morally confused about white supremacy; it’s an ideology that most Americans reject on moral grounds. By contrast, many Americans are morally confused about neoracism. They’re fooled by the self-proclaimed “anti-racist” label that neo-racists have adopted. That moral confusion makes neoracism … Read more
The possible outbreak could harm US cattle herds. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins dispatched a sharp letter to Mexican authorities on April 26, threatening to halt some imports of cows, horses, and bison as early as April 30 unless Mexico cooperated in stopping a potential infestation of New World screwworm (NWS). Critics who object … Read more
Questions have long been raised about the possible connection between Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) and violent crimes such as mass shootings at schools. Evidence that these antidepressants can contribute to violent behaviors, including suicide, has not prevented their widespread use – but a new recent Tennessee law may soon change that. The state will … Read more
Klaus Schwab, aged 87, has abruptly withdrawn as the head of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, former CEO of Nestlé, a longtime member of the WEF and Schwab’s deputy, has accepted appointment as the interim chairman pending selection of a permanent successor at the controversial globalist forum. The interim director’s past echoes growing … Read more
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on April 22 in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor concerning whether Maryland parents’ constitutional rights were infringed when they were denied the ability to opt their children out of instruction about gay and transgender themes. The case centers on the religious liberties of Muslims and other faith traditions to be … Read more
A recent study reveals the devotion of George Soros to fomenting social unrest over climate change to further his personal vision to craft a New World Order. As the far left launches extremist attacks against Tesla owners to protest the influence of Elon Musk, Soros lurks behind the NGO scenes, showering left-wing activist groups with … Read more
Toxic household exposures can’t be cured by SSRIs Many media outlets roundly criticized Bobby Kennedy for suggesting SSRIs are harmful to children. Yet scientific evidence increasingly supports that a brain chemical imbalance does not cause depression and that antidepressants are only marginally curative. A recent study now suggests depression may be caused or aggravated by … Read more
Surging live cattle prices reflect the fundamental economic adage that reduced supplies drive up prices as long as demand remains firm. Americans are not giving up their passion for hamburgers and T-bones anytime soon, and the nation’s beef herd has shrunk to its lowest level in decades. This is good news for farmers, but they, … Read more