Why it Matters What Liberal Validators Say on GMOs

When Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks, people listen. I was on vacation when America's most prominent scientist made news for railing against GMO fearmongers. "Practically every food you buy in a store for consumption by humans is genetically modified food," he told a French interviewer. It was an impromptu, oversimplified response on a complex, hot-button subject, but Tyson's stance was clear to all: GMOs are nothing to be afraid of. He has since expanded on his views in a Facebook post that is well worth reading. (More on this in a minute.) Tyson did not intentionally thrust himself into the GMO debate. Nonetheless, what he said carries tremendous weight. What's interesting is how some are interpreting this importance. At Vox, Ezra Klein seizes on Tyson's statements as further proof of a key difference between agenda-setting liberals and conservatives on science. Sure, the liberal base of the Democratic party is anti-GMO, Klein ...