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For my first attempt at reading in-depth about court trials, this was surprisingly interesting. Of course, that’s partially because the topic of glyphosate has intrigued me for quite some time. But I wasn’t expecting to find the court proceedings themselves so interesting. I didn’t know much about how trials like these work, and it’s amazing how much of a… game they can be. It seems like it’s often more about saying the right thing and trying to make someone say the wrong thing than it is about actually examining the truth and getting to the bottom of it. 

I also didn’t find myself always agreeing with the author, who was representing the victims of glyphosate injury (the side I agree with). He’s a doctor, and a highly specialized one at that—which means he is trained to view systems of the body in isolation, and seemed to have very little knowledge about how the entire body works together. He was more determined to get to the root of these peoples’ health issues than most doctors are, but I still found it greatly lacking. So it was eye-opening to learn more about how specialists think too. 

I’m surprised Monsanto is still allowed to exist and sell products. They’re so blatantly corrupt. I hadn’t even realized just how bad it was. But it seems like when you have a lot of money, you can get away with pretty much anything.