Over the past year, the average American has consumed an extra pound of dairy products. However, this is not a conscious decision in response to the Department of Health’s report that over 80 percent of the population’s dietary intake of dairy is...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein '18 is a US Section staff writer and a polisci concentrator on the American track. She runs for Brown's cross country and track teams and stays in touch with her Vermont roots with a compulsory weekly trip to Ben & Jerry's.
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Over the past year, the average American has consumed an extra pound of dairy products. However, this is not a conscious decision in response to the Department of Health’s report that over 80 percent of the population’s dietary intake of dairy is...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
At the end of September, President Obama hosted the 2016 Rio Olympic team at the White House, hailing the athletes as American role models. In particular, he honored 5000 meter runner Abbey D’Agostino for exemplifying what he said “the Olympic sp...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
At the end of September, President Obama hosted the 2016 Rio Olympic team at the White House, hailing the athletes as American role models. In particular, he honored 5000 meter runner Abbey D’Agostino for exemplifying what he said “the Olympic sp...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
Since tuna fish became a staple food for the Baby Boomer Generation, the tuna fish industry has enjoyed an outsized role in the American diet. The United States consumes 29 percent of all canned tuna produced worldwide, and until recently, tuna was t...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
Since tuna fish became a staple food for the Baby Boomer Generation, the tuna fish industry has enjoyed an outsized role in the American diet. The United States consumes 29 percent of all canned tuna produced worldwide, and until recently, tuna was t...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
A 2013 This American Life episode called “Dopplegangers” introduced many Americans to the murky world of seafood fraud. Listeners tuning in grew horrified as the radio producers investigated an Oklahoman meat processing plant that sells hog rectu...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
A 2013 This American Life episode called “Dopplegangers” introduced many Americans to the murky world of seafood fraud. Listeners tuning in grew horrified as the radio producers investigated an Oklahoman meat processing plant that sells hog rectu...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
As spring fast approaches, 42 million American households are beginning to plan and design their gardens. Over the last five years, Americans have planted 17 percent more home gardens, an indication that an increasing number of families place an impo...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
As spring fast approaches, 42 million American households are beginning to plan and design their gardens. Over the last five years, Americans have planted 17 percent more home gardens, an indication that an increasing number of families place an impo...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
Over the past six years, the Obama Administration has drawn government attention and funding toward the problem of America’s food deserts. The US Department of Agriculture defines a food desert as a district or neighborhood where at least 500 peopl...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
Over the past six years, the Obama Administration has drawn government attention and funding toward the problem of America’s food deserts. The US Department of Agriculture defines a food desert as a district or neighborhood where at least 500 peopl...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
Organic foods have exploded in popularity since the 1990s. 45 percent of Americans actively seek to include organic foods in their diets, and these products are available in three out of four conventional grocery stores. The fact that organic foods c...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
Organic foods have exploded in popularity since the 1990s. 45 percent of Americans actively seek to include organic foods in their diets, and these products are available in three out of four conventional grocery stores. The fact that organic foods c...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
“It’s not done…Hillary Clinton will always be there for you.” With these words, Madeleine Albright, the first female US Secretary of State, welcomed Clinton to the stage at a New Hampshire rally. Clinton, the third woman to hold Albright...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
“It’s not done…Hillary Clinton will always be there for you.” With these words, Madeleine Albright, the first female US Secretary of State, welcomed Clinton to the stage at a New Hampshire rally. Clinton, the third woman to hold Albright...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
It was hard to ignore CNN’s attempts to publicize the most recent Republican debate. The cable news channel released an ad nearly a month before the event featuring dramatic music, flashing graphics, and theatrical images of the candidates — a pr...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
It was hard to ignore CNN’s attempts to publicize the most recent Republican debate. The cable news channel released an ad nearly a month before the event featuring dramatic music, flashing graphics, and theatrical images of the candidates — a pr...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
With just over twelve months remaining for the Obama administration, the public’s attention has been focused on the president’s legacy. This summer, Obama was hailed as the anti-lame duck; he garnered congressional support in passing the Trans-Pa...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
With just over twelve months remaining for the Obama administration, the public’s attention has been focused on the president’s legacy. This summer, Obama was hailed as the anti-lame duck; he garnered congressional support in passing the Trans-Pa...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
Amid the search for John Boehner’s replacement as Speaker of the House and the ever-mounting frenzy of the 2016 presidential election, it can be easy for the public to overlook other important items on the Congressional agenda. One of the more pres...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
Amid the search for John Boehner’s replacement as Speaker of the House and the ever-mounting frenzy of the 2016 presidential election, it can be easy for the public to overlook other important items on the Congressional agenda. One of the more pres...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
Across the United States, autumn is a time of seasonal preparation: for colder weather in the North, hurricane season in the Southeast, and the coming rains of the Northwest. Yet no matter the region of the country, for farmers, fall is harvest seaso...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein
Across the United States, autumn is a time of seasonal preparation: for colder weather in the North, hurricane season in the Southeast, and the coming rains of the Northwest. Yet no matter the region of the country, for farmers, fall is harvest seaso...
Quinn Bornstein
Quinn Bornstein