This morning, a crowd gathered near the Supreme Court to protest the weed-killer Roundup. Inside, justices heard arguments for Monsanto v. Durnell, weighing whether to exempt the company that created Roundup from lawsuits alleging that it failed to warn users that its herbicide causes cancer. Outside, the protesters rehearsed long-running grievances against Monsanto: One man was passing out flyers about 'the hidden truth' of genetically modified food, and one speaker railed against 'Mon-Satan.' Developed by Monsanto and now owned by the German conglomerate Bayer, Roundup and its active ingredient, glyphosate, have long been concerns for left-leaning environmentalists; now the MAHA coalition has taken up the cause with enthusiasm. The headliners of 'The People vs. Poison' rally were a who's who of MAHA: The HighWire's Del Bigtree; the host of the Turning Point USA podcast, Culture Apothecary, Alex Clark; the founder of Moms Across America, Zen Honeycutt; and the 'Food Babe' and the...
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