News in Brief Nine Things Federal Employees Can Do This Weekend Despite the Government Shutdown Options include drinking a beer, eating some cheese, and learning a new language. Kelley Czajka
Economics What Will the U.S. Government Do With 1.4 Billion Pounds of Cheese? The USDA's support of the dairy industry has changed the American diet and welfare state forever. Emily Moon
Social Justice Saturated Fads: Butter Is Back Only Because Our Biases Remain Was a critically flawed meta-analysis claiming no link between saturated fat and heart disease so quickly lauded by foodies and food writers everywhere because they’re desperate to promote an “eating like grandma” agenda? James McWilliams