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Contributing writer to the New York Times; Professor of Journalismat the University of California, Berkeley; author of several books on food, including How To Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence; The Omnivore's Dilemma, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World and Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
How LSD and mushrooms can treat mental illness and addiction In 1971, Richard Nixon launched the War on Drugs, and the Controlled Substances Act outlawed the use of LSD and psilocybin, or magic mushrooms. Before then, psychiatrists used those drugs to treat patients for depression, addiction, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and more. Now there’s a resurgence in interest around psychedelic drugs.
Food Versus Edible Food-like Substances After reading Michel Pollan's vastly successful book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma , the Wall Street Journal's reviewer said, "Eating is no longer a simple pleasure."
Farm Bill's Distorted Economics and the Quality of Our Food Supply The Farm Bill dates back to the Depression and World War II, and it still reflects the priorities of those bygone days. The result is that $25 billion in subsidies have gone mostly to corporations and wealthy investors, many of whom are paid to grow nothing at all. Small farmers are driven out of business.
A vote to end sheriff elections Californians are either really bad at choosing county sheriffs, or the system isn’t working. Maybe it’s both.
Belly up to the Barr Bill Barr is set to reprise his role as Attorney General, but this time for the Trump administration. Why would he want the job now?
Politics, the World Order and Donald Trump’s New Year Newly divided government could mean change in this new year… or not. House Democrats don’t always stick together--and presidential campaigns could get in the way. The GOP might not heed Mitt Romney’s call for respectability. Meantime, will America’s allies unify to sustain world order without America’s leadership?
