Government

Corruption, Government, health

Corruption in Food and Pharma: How Power and Profit Can Endanger Public Health

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 […]

Corruption, Government, Regulation

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 […]