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Genetically Modified Purple Tomato Approved
A new, genetically enhanced tomato was recently approved for sale in the United States by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The tomato is a deep purple color from a genetically introduced pigment that boosts the fruit’s nutritional qualities.
Price Controls Have Never Worked (Commentary)
Nearly all economists agree that price controls are harmful—yet this has not stopped the specter of them from rising once again.
Opinion: Ohio Pig Farmers Didn’t Get a Vote on California’s Proposition 12
The U.S. Supreme Court heard a challenge from pork producers to California’s Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act, that attempts to regulate pig farming nationwide.
Louisiana Superintendent Says Title IX Gender and Orientation Rules are Currently ‘Unenforceable’
(The Center Square) — Louisiana Superintendent Cade Brumley wants the state’s school leaders and athletic associations to know President Joe Biden’s proposed Title IX...
Pandemic Triggers 89% Increase in U.S. SNAP (Food Stamp) Spending
(The Center Square) – Spending on food stamps has increased by $53.5 billion – an 89% increase – in the two pandemic years. By...
Why Greens Can’t Keep Angry Farmers Down on the Farm, in the Netherlands or...
By Michael Shellenberger
ALMERE, Netherlands — Farmers in the Netherlands reduced nitrogen pollution by nearly 70% through a voluntary system. But the government says that...
China Owning U.S. Land Is a Bigger Deal Than You Might Think (Analysis)
Why China owning U.S. land Is bigger deal than you might think: because it is part of their broader strategy.
A senator from Alabama is...
Higher Education is Complicit in the Politicization of Science (Commentary)
John Staddon is an emeritus professor of biology at Duke University and, thankfully, an academician who doesn’t fear being “canceled” for voicing incorrect opinions....
Most Students Qualify for ‘Free’ Breakfast, Lunch in Spokane WA
Most students qualify for 'free' breakfast, lunch in Spokane, Washington after federal free-lunch-for-all program expires.
(The Center Square) – Many students will soon head back...
Walmart Grocery Prices Rose 21.5 Percent (Analysis)
Walmart grocery prices increased 21.5 percent from July 2019 to July 2022, rising faster than wages over the same period.
Consumer price inflation in the...