Today in Dust-Up
Today in Dust-Up, Paul Roberts and I discuss whether or not the FDA has enough regulatory power. You can guess where I come down, but Paul doubts the agency’s efforts too. On a related note, Peter Van...
View ArticleTear down these walls
In today’s edition of Dust-Up, Paul Roberts predicts the end of food and I call for tearing down export restrictions. Read it here.
View ArticleThink globally, eat globally
Those of you who’ve been wanting more of a smackdown between Paul Roberts and I won’t find it in today’s exchange, where we agree that there are plenty of reasons to enjoy eating natural, locally grown...
View ArticleFinal dust-up
In our final installment, Paul advocates the death penalty for cooks who serve trans fats, while I … no, just kidding, we both favor education over regulation. Check it out here, and thanks to Paul and...
View ArticleGuest agitating
I’ve been invited to guest write for a couple of weeks on Radley Balko’s excellent site, The Agitator, while he’s on vacation in Alaska. Radley’s a good friend and writes one of the best blogs around,...
View ArticleBallin’
As of today I’m a contributing writer at Crispy on the Outside, the wonderfully irreverent food blog started by my friend Baylen Linnekin. My first post delves back into the mystery of the five-inch...
View ArticleDoublethinking about Starbucks
I had an article in the Fall issue of Doublethink about the competition between Starbucks and independent coffee shops. This was my first time published in a magazine and seeing everything laid out...
View ArticleHappy Repeal Day!
Hey everybody, I hope you’ve got some fun things planned for tonight. A long flight, a time change, and Reason magazine’s 40th anniversary party kept me far too busy yesterday to catch up on internet...
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The last word in mixology
When you see green in a mixed drink, that’s often a sign that the bartender is getting carried away with sour apple pucker and it’s time for you to find another bar. Not so if the color comes from...
View ArticleSaying hello to my new Oregon neighbors
I’m in the Oregonian today, calling BS on the idea that our upcoming statewide smoking ban is motivated by an interest in saving workers’ lives. If the response is anything like that to my previous...
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