Author Archives: Trevor

Since suing the Cato Institute in a dispute over the Institute’s shareholders’ agreement, the Koch Institute has issued a PR statement and Charles G. Koch has issued a personal statement.  (See Cato Chairman Robert A. Levy’s excellent response to the latter here). … Continue reading →

A bacon-wrapped hot dog seems a nearly intolerably delectable treat. One of those gustatory delights that makes you feel slightly tawdry, if not unclean. Something that violates that many provisions of Leviticus is certain to raise eyebrows of the puritanical … Continue reading →

At Utne Reader, Rachel Laudan has written a magnificent essay on food and the realities of “all natural” and “organic” offerings. In Praise of Fast Food is well worth a read. An excerpt: Historical myths, though, can mislead as much … Continue reading →

Edited by my friend, roommate, and colleague Evan Banks. Good stuff: