Animal Farm

Things went well after the farmer was expelled. All the animals worked together. They made rules to ensure the old ways did not come back to the farm. However, the pigs decided that "all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." They took up residence in the farmhouse, which was prohibited by the rules. They dominated the other animals. The farm became even worse than it was when the human farmer was in charge. Some pigs banded together and formed a powerful group: The Great Outstanding Pigs. The GOP made the other pigs, and all the other animals, work long hours under intolerable conditions.Then, a different pig took over the GOP--the Great Orange Pig. What followed may well have challenged democracy in the twenty-first century.

Forrest C. Greenslade was born in 1939 in Endicott, New York, and grew up in Upstate New York. He received a BS in biology at Harpur College of the State University of New York, and MS and PhD degrees in molecular biology at Tulane University. He held research or management positions at IBM, Argonne National Laboratory, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and the Population Council. He served as President of Ipas, an international women's health organization.

He conducted some of the earliest research on DNA and RNA in early embryonic development and on molecular mechanisms of drug action. He directed the worldwide introduction of reproductive health technologies.

Dr. Greenslade is the author of numerous scientific, management, leadership, and communications articles, chapters, and books.

He lives in Chatham County, North Carolina, with his wife Carol-Ann. He creates nature-inspired paintings and sculpture in his Organic Forestry Studio and welcomes guests to the Artist's Garret AirBnB just above.

Learn more at https://organicforrestry.com/

-- Forrest C. Greenslade, PhD