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Happy Ending? How a Netflix Anti-Raw-Milk Documentary May Have Provided the Impetus for “Dairy State” Legalization

by David Gumpert | Jan 25, 2023 | What's New | 7 comments

Back in 2017, an idealistic young farmer and his wife took over a Wisconsin dairy farm that had been run for years by a raw dairy farming couple, Wayne and Kay Craig. If you’ve read this blog long enough, you might recall that the Craigs and their Grassway Organics...

A Farmer’s Report on Milk Genomics: 30 Lessons on the Power of Raw Dairy

by David Gumpert | Nov 16, 2022 | What's New | 9 comments

The International Milk Genomics Consortium doesn’t mention raw milk on its web site or its conference promotional materials. But for Mark McAfee, owner of Organic Pastures Dairy and chairman of the Raw Milk Institute, a regular at its annual conferences, its research...

Advisory to Amos Miller: Beware Political Extremists As Your New Soulmates

by David Gumpert | Sep 27, 2022 | What's New | 18 comments

One of the few things Amish farmer Amos Miller has had going for him in the legal sphere over the last seven years of his regulatory skirmishes is that he’s been politically nondenominational – not associated with either political party. In fact, it could be argued...

Is It Possible There’s More to the Vaccine Debate Than Right or Wrong?

by David Gumpert | Sep 24, 2022 | What's New | 15 comments

I’ve long been gunshy about inviting discussion on the health impact of vaccines. It’s become such a polarizing issue—you’re either all in on vaccines as the be-all and end-all of public health, including for getting past Covid, or you are anti-vax, riding on every...

What’s Wrong with Amish Salve Maker Sam Girod’s Sad Tale of Grievance?

by David Gumpert | Aug 27, 2022 | What's New | 19 comments

Most MAGA supporters reinforce their bitter views of the world vicariously, via the thrill of Alex Jones conspiracy theories or the grievance of Fox News’ Tucker Carlson or the anger of Donald Trump. For a few, though, the ongoing alienation is the result of lived...

When You Read a Real Search Warrant, You Understand Why Trump Likely Won’t Let Us See the Mar-a-Lago Warrant

by David Gumpert | Aug 10, 2022 | What's New | 34 comments

Trump and his followers are apoplectic about the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago on Monday. Trump has called the search  a “raid” (“They even broke into my safe”) and various Republican politicians have demanded the attorney general resign and called on the U.S. Justice...

Remembering Alex Jones, and What Might Have Been

by David Gumpert | Aug 8, 2022 | What's New | 24 comments

Shortly after my book, “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Food Rights” came out in 2014, the publicity agent I had engaged for book promotion alerted me she had a connection to Alex Jones of InfoWars, and that I had “an open invitation” to be interviewed by the...

No Question About Power of Delusion to Upend Rational Discourse and Democratic Rule, But How Does a Blogger Respond?

by David Gumpert | Jul 25, 2022 | What's New | 56 comments

A few days ago, two participants in the January 6, 2021, insurrection sobbed in front of a judge as she prepared to sentence them to jail terms for attacking law enforcement officers at the U.S. Capitol. They apologized for what they had done and appealed for the...
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