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Today’s NYTimes features yet another scare story about industrial chemicals. The writers say that the widespread use of the weedkiller Roundup has created “superweeds” which are herbicide resistant!   That “could lead to higher food pricescontinue reading »

In the late '80s, the term "crack baby" was a media favorite, fueled by the shared interest of liberal and conservative activists... continue reading »

Should America ban "Dihydrogen monoxide?" It’s odorless and tasteless, and yet the chemical kills thousands every year.  Most people whom I asked agreed that dihydrogen monoxide should be banned.  No one realized that dihydrogen monoxide is just another name for  H2O, or water. When it comes to science, most people are ignorant. That makes it easy for government and other zealots to scare us into agreeing to give up some of our freedom... continue reading »

Politicians are up in arms about Toyota. Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) said yesterday: "Toyota failed its customers." Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the Toyota problem "may be the most serious safety issue that we have faced here at DOT [during my tenure.]" The scare-of-the-day is always used by politicians to grab power... continue reading »

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The Center for Consumer Freedom never fails to inform with its bitingly funny ads that call out the bureaucrats and busybodies who would restrict our freedom of choice. “Attack of the Food Police” and “Trial Lawyer” poke fun at activists who meddle in Americans’ lives.

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"Atomic scientists move Doomsday Clock one minute further away from midnight" (continue reading »

Don Surber reminds us that in 1974, Time magazine helped hype Comet Kohoutek, which was headed to Earth for the first time in 150,000 years... continue reading »