Before now, I always thought the worst thing an American could possess was a time share.  After that, maybe a McDonald's meal…

Ready for a blockbuster revelation?  A new study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)--yes, those folks--just published in The New England Journal of Medicine is one of the most profoundly Joel-confirming things I've seen in a long time…   

Broad brushes are problematic.  A big fight is brewing between Trump and environmentalists in the west.  The federal government owns 80 percent of the state of Nevada…

Have you ever wondered about carbon credits?  Is it real?  Is it a scam? 

That's what it says, right there on the label.  The brand is Equate and the product is Nutritional Shake…

As my last post for 2024 and advice going into 2025, let me implore everyone who thinks the Trump election spells nirvana for truth to sit down and listen for a minute…

I just had a reach out from a guy planning to put pastured poultry on his family farm that currently raises cows and pigs but "mom" is concerned the chickens will invite bird flu which will then infect the pigs and cows…

The donkey and sheep

Side by side did sleep.

The chickens on their roost

Needed nightime rest to boost…

The last time I cried throughout a public performance was in 1981 when, as a news reporter, I was assigned to cover commencement ceremonies at the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind…

On my flight back from Liberty Food Fest in Bellows Falls, Vermont I caught up with my The Economist magazine's 2025 predictions issue.  Quite a bit of ink dealt with the apparently growing movement toward initiatives around the world, especially in Great Britain, to legalize assisted death…

I’ve hosted numerous Nuffield scholars over the years.  This is a British scholarship given to aspiring agriculture folks to travel the world and seek an answer to a burning question…

The pictures saturate news feeds:  President-elect Donald Trump eating McDonald's burgers, fries, and drinking Coke with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. participating, in Trump's plane…