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Rated: B

Article Review:

"A Wild Goose Chase"

Eater - Jan 14, 2015

Eater Magazine Leaves Gavage Ethics Out of Foie Gras Discussion

By James McWilliams, January 20, 2015 // 3 Comments

Wyatt Williams’ recent piece in Eater centers on a south Georgia farmer’s ethically fraught decision to raise foie gras. Williams—who told me in a phone conversation that “we can best understand farming on a farm-to-farm basis”—spends a... [View more]

Rated: C

Article Review:

"Let Them Eat Foie Gras"

The New York Times - Jan 13, 2015

Is Bittman’s Latest New York Times’ Column Right? Is Foie Gras Unimportant?

By James McWilliams, January 14, 2015 // 12 Comments

Mark Bittman’s recent column on California’s overturn of the state’s foie gras ban is—for lack of a better term—weird. Really weird. The gist is that Bittman thinks we’re paying too much attention to the cruelty of foie... [View more]

Rated: C

Article Review:

"End to California foie gras ban sends chefs, activists scrambling"

Reuters - Jan 09, 2015

Unlucky Ducks

By James McWilliams, January 9, 2015 // 4 Comments

An article in Reuters covering the reaction to California’s overturn of its foie gras ban—a piece that has been replicated throughout the media landscape—made a critical and very common error. The writers explain, “As chefs in California hurried to... [View more]