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Michael Pollan Foreign Policy Analysis

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In a letter to the future President of the United States, Michael Pollan acknowledges the troublesome in food in our society. The future President campaigned on many things, including healthcare and energy. Food is also a main topic that is campaigned. The way that the food industry is currently set up in America is more than corrupt. Their goal is to feed the nation as cheaply as possible. Michael Pollan exposes this by suggesting three main ideas to the future President of the United States. The first idea that Michael Pollan has, is to make farming as natural as it can be again. Currently, CAFO’s are being used to produce our food, which is very unhealthy. CAFO stands for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation, which basically means animals

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