Were the walls of our meat industry to become transparent, literally or even figuratively, we would not long continue to raise, kill, and eat animals the way we do.
Michael PollanThe corporatization of something as basic and intimate as eating is, for many of us today, a good place to draw the line.
Michael PollanThe Congressional leaders set the agenda for journalism; it's not the other way around.
Michael PollanDreams of innocence are just that; they usually depend on a denial of reality that can be its own form of hubris.
Michael PollanCorn is the hero of its own story, and though we humans played a crucial supporting role in its rise to world domination, it would be wrong to suggest we have been calling the shots, or acting always in our own best interests. Indeed, there is every reason to believe that corn has succeeded in domesticating us.
Michael Pollan