Say it ain’t so, Joe.

A LOT of people are writing in asking why a.) I would choose to side with horrible “agrobusiness” companies like Monsanto, especially when b.) only a tiny proportion of Americans follow Michael Pollan’s advice on organic eating. To that all I can say is a.) I’m not taking sides with Monsanto (you want to hear a conventional or GMO farmer really complain, ask him how he feels about Monsanto), but with what I consider the side of sanity, and b.) the “tiny” Pollanite minority out there is a very elite group, consisting of some of the wealthiest and most influential people among us. After the last election, there was a serious movement afoot to nominate Michael Pollan Secretary of Agriculture. If that doesn’t chill your bones…you need to keep reading.