A Public Outcry Usually Masks A Private

There's A Real Strong Link Today Between Soda Consumption And Obesity Among Children.

There's Been A Growing Effort To Kick Soda Out Of The Schools. And Governors As Different As Arnold Schwarzenegger In California And Mike Huckabee In Arkansas Have Worked Hard To Get Soda And Junk Food Out Of Their State Schools, Which Is Good.

The History Of The Twentieth Century Was Dominated By The Struggle Against Totalitarian Systems Of State Power. The Twenty-first Will No Doubt Be Marked By A Struggle To Curtail Excessive Corporate Power.

One Might Expect That The Families Of Murder Victims Would Be Showered With Sympathy And Support, Embraced By Their Communities. But In Reality They Are Far More Likely To Feel Isolated, Fearful, And Ashamed, Overwhelmed By Grief And Guilt, Angry At The Criminal-justice System, And Shunned By Their Old Friends.

Kids Have No Idea When They're Drinking Soda What They're Really Drinking, And A Lot Of Them Are Stunned When They Learn That Drinking A Big Gulp Is Like Taking A Big Jar Of Sugar And Just Pouring It Down. There Are 50 Teaspoons Of Sugar In A 64-ounce Big Gulp.