Thankfully, We Don't Have To Spend As Much of Our Incomes on Food As Our Ancestors Did
The portion that Americans spend on food has fallen steeply over the last century.
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Trump Baselessly Accuses Meat Packers of 'Criminally Profiting at the Expense of the American People'
There are several reasons why beef prices are at a record high. Collusion isn't one of them.
Trump's Labor Department Admits That Trump's Immigration Crackdown Is Causing a Shortage of Farm Workers
With fewer immigrant workers available on American farms, there is a risk of "supply shock-induced food shortages," the Labor Department says.
Tennessee Alcohol Wholesalers Are Grabbing Control of the State's Hemp Market
A new law hands hemp distribution to the same powerful middlemen who dominate liquor sales and block out-of-state suppliers.
Agriculture Secretary Rollins Promised Tariffs Would Help American Farmers. Now She Says They Need a Bailout.
The bailout would simply redistribute wealth from American businesses and consumers to farmers. Here's a better idea: end the tariffs.
The New Texas Ban on Cell-Cultured Protein Is an Unconstitutional Interstate Trade Barrier, a Lawsuit Says
The ban's supporters, whose motivation is plainly protectionist, claim they are defending freedom by restricting it.
Trump's Immigration Crackdown Could Make Wildfire Season Deadlier This Year
Two firefighters were recently detained by federal law enforcement while fighting the Bear Gulch fire in Washington state. The arrests appear to be immigration-related.
How Overregulation Burned Out Competition in the Fire Retardant Industry
Companies chose to exit the market rather than deal with the excessive regulations baked into the industry.
Trump Says Coke Will Be Made With Real Sugar. His Policies Make That More Difficult.
Government policy bears much of the blame for the use of high-fructose corn syrup, and Trump's policies will not change that.
Trump Reiterates His Promise To Protect Farm and Hospitality Workers From 'Pretty Vicious' Deportation
The president is torn between the economic concerns of his supporters and the demands of immigration hardliners.
Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Would Boost Subsidies for Rich Farmers
Subsidies inherently skew the market, and farm subsidies are no different.
Trump Wants Lower Egg Prices. He's Also Putting Tariffs on Imported Eggs.
The White House's trade policy is totally scrambled.
How Trump's New Tariffs Will Make Farming (and Food) More Expensive
Trump's first trade war cost farmers $27 billion. Losses this time around could be higher.
Don't Bail Out Farmers Again
Farmers will bear the brunt of Trump's trade war. That's a good reason to avoid tariffs in the first place, not an excuse for another bailout.
Tariffs on Imports From Canada and Mexico Are Still a Terrible Idea
And an increasingly unpopular one. Will Trump pay attention to the polls, if not the economists?
Why We Are Still Arguing About the Health Effects of Moderate Drinking
The evidence is vast but open to interpretation because observational studies are inherently ambiguous.
Is America Finally Having Its Raw Milk Moment?
Trump’s RFK Jr. nomination and another rumored cabinet ally may give raw milk legalization its biggest boost yet.
Government Subsidies Keep Your Food Boring
The feds’ focus on large-scale crops hinders the resurgence of heritage grains and results in less food diversity.
Giving Away Food from Government to Government Isn't the Best Way to Solve World Hunger
Freer markets and property rights protections can be more efficient means to deal with localized food shortages.
He Wants To Label Food 'Low FODMAP.' The Government Won't Let Him.
Lots of Americans have an intolerance to FODMAPs—the sugars prevalent in garlic, onion, and many other foods.
FDA Says Lab-Grown Chicken Is Safe To Eat
"The future of our planet depends on how we feed ourselves…and we have a responsibility to look beyond the horizon for smarter, sustainable ways to eat," says GOOD Meat's CEO.
The USDA Can't Stop Organic Food Fraud
It's time to return oversight to industry groups and the states.
'MyPlate,' the USDA's 'Food Pyramid' Replacement, Is Also a Dud
The federal government continues to be very bad at telling people what and how to eat.
Biden Is Pushing 'Equity' and 'Environmental Justice' Into Every Corner of the Regulatory State
Will a new commission at the U.S. Department of Agriculture solve racism? We're going to find out.
Religious Schools Needn't Follow New Title IX Gender Guidance To Stay in School Lunch Program
Plus: The Espionage Act is still bad, six more states could legalize recreational marijuana, and more...
Following USDA Guidance, State Clinics Destroyed Thousands of Cans of Usable Baby Formula
The government worsens the baby formula shortage, again.
America's Families Still Revile USDA-Funded School Lunches
The central planning of America's public school lunch menus has been a disaster.
The Stossel State of the Union
"If I do my job right, you should barely know I'm here."
How Drug Cartels and Federal Import Restrictions May Cancel Your Guacamole Plans
Almost all of America’s avocados come from a single Mexican state. A threatening message threw it into disarray.
Congressional Report Confirms Trump's USDA Food-Box Program Was a Huge Waste of Money
Replacing parts of SNAP with a poorly overseen food delivery program turned out to be an expensive disaster.
It's Time To Kill the Mandatory Beef Tax That Underwrites "Beef, It's What's for Dinner"
The beef checkoff problem raises prices without benefiting ranchers
Biden Can't Fix High Beef Prices With $500 Million
But spending more would be a bigger mistake. Sometimes, there simply isn't a government solution to a problem.
Vegan Group Sues the U.S. Department of Agriculture for Promoting Dairy Products
The government should let milk marketing stand on its own four legs.
The Government Is Making Us Fat and Susceptible to Viruses
The vast majority of hospitalized COVID-19 patients are overweight. Why won’t the government stop subsidizing junk food?
Will Biden 'Listen to the Science' on GMOs?
The USDA under the Trump administration streamlined some outdated and scientifically unwarranted regulations of modern biotech crops.
The Uproar Over New Federal Dietary Guidelines Is a Lot of Hot Air
Refusing to recommend policy based on bad science isn't unscientific.
The Government Isn't About To Tell You To Stop Drinking Now
Plus: Operation Warp Speed is off to a slow start, Trump's school choice order, and more...
Tom Vilsack Is the Wrong Person To Lead the Department of Agriculture
Joe Biden’s choice for agriculture secretary is more of the same.
The USDA Should Let People Plant Blight-Resistant American Chestnut Trees
Anti-biotech activists cite the precautionary principle to maintain chestnut tree-free forests.
Congress Considers Dueling Meat Bills To Meet Demand and Foster Food Resiliency
Three bills are on the table, but only one of them promises to unshackle small and independent ranchers.
Federal Red Tape Is Keeping Local Meat Processors From Helping Fix Our Supply Problem
A renewed push to pass the PRIME Act picks up steam as COVID-19 leaves us all asking “Where’s the beef?”
Lawsuit Demands USDA Stop Certifying Hydroponic Foods as 'Organic'
Dirt farmers want the feds to stack the deck in their favor.
Trump's Agriculture Department Just Called Bull on a Key Part of His China Trade Deal
Instead of $12.5 billion in new agriculture purchases exports to China this year, the USDA expects less than $4 billion.
Proposed Hemp Regulations Would Be a Nightmare for Farmers
"I would have to grow at least three times as many plants under the USDA rule to produce the same amount of CBD as I get out of one plant now."
No, Trump's Food Stamp Plan Wouldn't Have Cut Off AOC's Family
This is why we can't have serious conversations about government spending.
The Nation's Biggest Dairy Is Failing Despite Relentless Government Intervention
Government has tilted the scales in milk's favor for so long that dairies forgot how to compete.
