In defense of reading
A few weeks ago, I blogged about Michael Pollan, author of "In Defense of Food," and his upcoming visit to UW-Madison as part of a campus-wide book read.
Now, I must admit I haven't found time to read the book yet, and I didn't make it out to Pollan's speech Thursday. But a whole lot of people did, and they weren't all happy with Pollan's ideas, as this article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel shows.
Like I said, I haven't read the book, so I really can't say who's right in this debate. (I probably couldn't anyway.) But that's the great thing about books and book discussions -- they open people's minds and encourage them to discuss important issues.
Speaking of important issues, I hope to make it to the "Nickle and Dimed" poverty book discussion at 7 p.m. Monday at Hedberg Public Library. Hope to see you there!
Sep 28, 2009 at 2:19 p.m.
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If I recall correctly, there's a part in Nickle and Dimed where the author excuses a bunch of women for trashing a store, while shopping, by saying that they were so anguished from cleaning up other people's messes that it was a relief to leave a mess for someone else.
I considered the point that being sensitive to the anguish of cleaning up other people's messes would make someone NOT want to cause the same anguish for others. But that's just me.
Sep 28, 2009 at 1:22 p.m.
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I think the media has overblown the 'opposition' to Pollan's book. What's wrong with someone saying that (pardon the pun) some of what he's saying should be taken with a grain of salt?
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