DEAR READERS: Many are stunned by the executive branch's new food pyramid, the recommendations of which benefit the beef and dairy industries while continuing to deny climate change. The National Catt... more
DEAR READERS: According to the Chinese zodiac, we are entering the Year of the Horse -- specifically, the Fire Horse. With a good stride and a little horse sense, we might all get a better perspective... more
DEAR DR. FOX: I am truly baffled by “animal rescuers” who have convinced themselves that humane euthanasia is the worst thing that can happen to a companion animal. They surely have not seen the trage... more
DEAR READERS: The current deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in the U.S. is psychotically dehumanizing, as agents act with reckless impunity. Ask Stephen Miller, White House d... more
DEAR READERS: Interoception -- being aware of one's body’s needs and responding appropriately -- is an essential aspect of physical and mental health. How many people are lacking this awareness, I won... more
DEAR READERS: The biosphere -- that is, nature -- already damaged by human incursion, pollution, pesticides, and climate change, faces another threat from the technosphere: the sum of all our industri... more
DEAR DR. FOX: I am doing research on dementia and Alzheimer’s. There are five additives that I am learning may be bad for our brain cells: MSG (monosodium glutamate), aspartame, Splenda, diacetyl and ... more
DEAR READERS: I wish all readers a more secure and just New Year. And I wish all children could experience, as I did in my childhood, the awe and wonder of nature and of observing other living creatur... more