The illinois department of natural resources commissioned a study to re brand the carp. The agency that did the rebred found that most americans thought of agient carpes and of this adventurous eating choice. Do you think the rebranding will work? Is there any pre for renaming a species that people are averse to in getting people to eat it? And would eating and invasive species make a difference in its numbers?
President Jair Bolsonaro, an unabashed fan of Donald Trump, is telegraphing that he may not accept a loss in the October election—there is too much at stake for him and his family. The West has a delicate chance to stem the tide of Russian weapons that have long been pouring into India. And why America is rebranding a much-maligned fish.
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