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Billionaire’s Enormous Donation to Harvard Raises Eyebrows

After making billions betting against the subprime housing market, John Paulson is making headlines for his $400 million contribution to Harvard University—the largest in the school’s history. The donation…
Posted June 5, 2015 at8:54 am

When Big Organic Cried Wolf

In a recent Bloomberg News interview, Stonyfield Chairman and yogurt honcho Gary Hirshberg perfectly illustrated the hypocrisy of those calling for warning labels on food products containing genetically improved foods, or GMOs. In the…
Posted May 29, 2015 at10:47 am

Ford Foundation Slammed for $146 Million Overhead

We have previously reported on how bad charities, such as the deceptively named Humane Society of the United States, have misspent the money they have received. Now, new reports…
Posted April 17, 2015 at9:18 am

Animal Rights Activists: It’s OK to be Racist

“Haven’t we all in our heads thought, and said the [n-] word without meaning to, or it just slips out?” –Animal Rights Activist explaining why John Hargrove made racist…
Posted April 8, 2015 at4:43 pm

PETA Fights for its Right … to Kill Animals

Even while under fire for stealing and killing a 9-year-old’s pet Chihuahua named Maya, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals fought for its right to continue killing animals at its…
Posted March 3, 2015 at10:38 am

The Real Danger of Canned Tuna? Not Eating It.

Two fringe environmentalist groups, the Mercury Policy Project and the Environmental Working Group, are up in arms over the federal government’s recently-published dietary guidelines. Their reason? The Dietary Guidelines Advisory…
Posted February 25, 2015 at12:49 pm

Take Sierra Club’s Agriculture Policy off the Menu

It’s no secret that the Sierra Club has long-since moved from worshipping the conservationist vision of the organization’s founder, John Muir, to bowing before the altar of…
Posted January 19, 2015 at10:50 am

The Best and Worst News Stories of 2014

Before kicking off the New Year, we wanted to pause and reflect on a few memorable moments from 2014. We’ve rounded up the most radical activist rantings and the…
Posted January 2, 2015 at9:50 am

Anti-Sugar Activists Don’t “Win Forever”

In a victory for consumer choice and basic common sense, Maryland’s Howard County Executive, Allan Kittleman, signed an executive order yesterday repealing the county’s ban on sugar-sweetened drinks. The…
Posted December 9, 2014 at5:09 pm

Sorry, Big Organic: Even Democrats Aren’t on Board with Anti-Science Activism

Earlier this year, we reported on an unusual development: Forbes Magazine observed a sharp uptick in left-liberal pushback against initiatives requiring mandatory labels on genetically improved foods (GIFs), also called GMOs. At the…
Posted December 4, 2014 at5:41 pm