A recent article explores the psychological and societal tendencies toward corruption, pointing to how power and self-interest can lead individuals and institutions to act in ways that benefit themselves at the expense of broader societal good. This concept has clear parallels in the food and pharmaceutical industries, where corruption can manifest in ways that deeply […]
Government
Acknowledging the Problem Is a Start, but Heavy-Handed Government Solutions Miss the Mark
The proposal to tax unhealthy foods shows that government bodies finally acknowledge the harm caused by decades of processed, unhealthy food in the American diet. However, it’s a mistake to think that the same government—whose policies and alliances with the food industry helped create this crisis—can resolve it with sweeping, restrictive measures. At Goodnight’s Red […]