January 23rd, 2012
The collective reaction to Paula Deen’s diabetes announcement tells us much about our attitude toward health and nutrition. Of course nobody is shocked at the news, but many commentators missed an opportunity to make a bigger point. Yes, anyone pushing … Continue reading »
January 20th, 2012
As a minor branch on a vast evolutionary bush, modern humans have been roaming the earth for no more than a few hundred thousand years of the earth’s 4.5 billion-year history. Ours has been a brief presence, with too little … Continue reading »
December 26th, 2011
Healthy News Years 2012 Giveaway Want to lose weight in 2012? Get in better shape? Give your New Year’s resolutions a jumpstart with our contest! What You Win: Grand Prize – A copy of Calorie Wars: Fat, Fact or Fiction, … Continue reading »
December 21st, 2011
As with the passing of any accomplished author and philosopher, the death of Christopher Hitchens brings to the forefront the ephemeral nature of life. Pausing to reflect honestly upon our own lives is perhaps the most fitting tribute we can … Continue reading »
December 16th, 2011
Thanks everyone who has purchased a copy of Calorie Wars. It has hit the Amazon top 10 in diet books! Anyone who want to read an excerpt, you can find it here.
December 13th, 2011
Rejoice humanists: the “secular progressive agenda” is on the verge of total victory. Christmas will soon be dead. Rationalists will be dancing in the streets. No more White House Christmas tree; no more tree lighting ceremony in Rockefeller Center. We … Continue reading »
November 30th, 2011
Austin, TX November 29th, 2011 12:00 pm http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/11/28/should-legislation-protect-obese-people/the-problem-with-the-disease-label We should make a clear distinction between the disease and its cause or causes. Lung cancer is a disease, but smoking is not (although the associated addiction may well be). Smoking is … Continue reading »
November 9th, 2011
A fetus is to a person as an acorn is to an oak. Sure, one has the potential to become the other, but is not that other in its current state. The rules governing the cutting of mature trees is … Continue reading »
October 28th, 2011
The protest movement on Wall Street has a broad field of complaints against numerous targets that defy easy description. “We are the 99%” is the closest the movement comes to a unifying rallying cry. But broadly speaking one can generalize … Continue reading »
October 19th, 2011
That the Grand Old Party is hostile to environmental regulation is no grand revelation. But the most recent assault on the EPA is, even for Republicans and Tea Party enthusiasts, an unusually reckless and irresponsible attack on reasonable attempts to … Continue reading »
