I have been reading about the foods that people in the “Blue Zones” of the world eat. Blue Zones are places where there are an inordinate number of folks who live to be inordinately old. Beans, beans, and more beans are part of the diet of these old folks in all of the zones and…

I have read recently that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been removed from the list of required reading for high school students in many districts around the country. The use of the n-word and accusations of racism appear to be the main reasons, along with material that made students “uncomfortable.” Below is a piece…