Tag Archives: food

Good Luck with the Corn, RFK You A-hole

Posted on December 10, 2024 by GDS

The point is that hundreds of businesses, laws, political allegiances, rural landscapes, and even the American palate have been shaped by this history for a century now. Our national integration of agriculture is the country’s biggest and most dysfunctional case of path dependence. Bummer that HFCS makes us fat and diabetic, but it’s part of a system that long ago metastasized throughout our economy. Poor RFK, that’s what he’s up against: its deep history. Continue reading →

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Dutch Treat

Posted on February 12, 2014 by GDS

We now know the “best and worst places in the world to eat,” courtesy of Oxfam.  The best is the Netherlands; the worst is Chad.  (Here is an explanation of their analysis, and here is where you can explore their country-specific … Continue reading →

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Why We Eat So Much Meat: Beef, Bombs, and Convenience

Posted on June 9, 2011 by GDS

Why we eat so much meat is a question that keeps coming up, as well it should.  The real reason is that…. well to cut to the chase, there are a lot of reasons, big and small, general and specific.  … Continue reading →

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