by Joe Schaeffer | Mar 7, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Healthcare, Opinion
New reports reveal what anyone walking around in much of this country can already see for themselves: The obesity crisis in America is getting worse. The figures (no pun intended) are mortifying, and the consequences are as somber as a graveyard. “Excess weight or...
by Leesa K. Donner | Jan 3, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Healthcare, Opinion
It’s becoming a downright plague on America’s youth. A recent study published in Diabetes Care projected a staggering increase in young people likely to be afflicted with diabetes. New models forecast an almost 700% increase in this serious illness in children and...
by Leesa K. Donner | Nov 29, 2019 | Articles, Healthcare, Politics, Social Issues
It’s politically correct to embrace obesity these days. It’s no longer acceptable to say “plus-size,” and the word “fat” is totally offensive. While we are making a valiant effort to shield the heavy-set among us from emotional harm, are we ultimately...
by Andrew Moran | Jul 14, 2019 | Articles, Business News, Columns, Economic Affairs News, Healthcare, Politics, Social Issues, Taxes
Welcome to another installment of Swamponomics: Liberty Nation’s dive into the week’s morass of top news stories and the stream of economic fallacies that have been accepted as conventional wisdom by swamp creatures for years. Chewing the Fat The United States has an...
by Andrew Moran | May 2, 2019 | Articles, Culture and Entertainment News, Culture Rot, Healthcare, Politics, Race, Social Issues, The Left
White supremacists are no longer burning crosses on lawns and Nazis aren’t holding clandestine meetings in abandoned buildings. These stains on society have found a new home for their odious activities: the gym. We have also learned that Mediterranean, vegan, and...