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...question is trickier than it seems. Although U.S. taxpayers subsidize American farmers generously--to the tune of $20 billion a year--that's not likely to change anytime soon. Besides, corn is so cheap that even a farm policy that doubled the crop's price might make only a marginal difference in grocery-store prices...
...moment, try to understand, cowboys and cowgirls, that you’re actually worth a lot more than what our sad sexual culture is trying to sell you out for,” he wrote. “No matter how you cut it, crop it, light it, or shade it, whether you publish it, print it, or just pick it up and read it, exploitation is still a denial of anyone’s, and everyone’s, dignity...
...Food and Drug Administration to allow over-the-counter statins in the U.S. Can the Continent be far behind? - By Adam Smith Mixed Fortunes U.S. biotech firm Monsanto shelved plans to introduce the world's first genetically modified wheat, after U.S. farmers claimed there was no market for the crop abroad. Meanwhile, the E.U. said it would approve the sale of GM corn in the region this week...
Many Americans figure they will let the nutritionists hash all this out--and take all the time you please, thank you. In the meantime, as Saltzman discovered, there are pounds to drop and profits to crop. It seems as if everyone is giving the low-carb culture a whirl. Whoopi Goldberg does it. So do Jennifer Aniston and Bill Clinton. What's good enough for the stars is, of course, appealing to the rest of us. Some 26 million Americans are on a hard-core low-carb diet right now. And 70 million more limit their carb intake without formally...
...plan has doubters too. "It's a stab in the dark," says Casey Alexander, a research analyst who covers the golf industry for Gilford Securities in New York City. "Even if the p.r. does reach a new audience, Play Golf America doesn't change any of the problems that crop up once you get to the golf course." These include matters of etiquette--How many practice swings can I take?--that can intimidate new players. Alexander says the course owners, not the golf pros, must run the reforms. Ron Drapeau, CEO of Callaway Golf, the $814 million Big Bertha manufacturer...