Is There Child Slavery in Your Chocolate?
By John Robbins We live in cynical times. We are no longer surprised when we find that a major company,...
Chocolate’s Startling Health Benefits
By John Robbins The food police may find this hard to take, but chocolate has gotten a bad rap. People...
Is The USDA Really Dumb Enough To Approve Agent Orange Corn?
The Obama administration announced last week that it expects to approve corn and soybeans that have been genetically engineered by Dow Chemical...
The Truth About Grassfed Beef
Get answers about grassfed beef. Is it healthier? Better for the environment? What does it taste like? And how is...
The Truth About Soy
In recent years, I’ve received quite a number of requests from people asking for my views on soy products. Many...
Greed, Cancer and Pink KFC Buckets
We live in a world of profound contradictions. Some things are just unbelievably strange. At times I feel like I’ve...
Human Nature:What Kind of Creature Are We?
Many of us tend to think that human nature is inherently competitive and destructive. We hear about “selfish genes,” as...
Can GMOs Help End World Hunger?
Can genetically engineered foods help feed the hungry? Are anti-GMO activists and over-zealous environmentalists standing in the way of the...
Just How Bad Is McDonald’s Food?
Morgan Spurlock sought to find out in his 2004 documentary Super Size Me just how bad McDonald’s food is. In...
Beyond the Polarized Debate: Why Does Healthcare Cost So Much?
The debate over healthcare can be intensely polarizing. But whatever role you believe government should play, one fact is indisputable....
Is McDonalds Betraying our Kids by Barraging them with Junk Food Ads?
We worry so much about the many dangers to our children, like drugs and pedophiles and violence. But we often...
Being Fat in America
We can, as a society, be astoundingly cruel to people who are obese. They might be creative, caring and hopeful...