On Saturday morning I had the opportunity to go on MSNBC's Up with Chris Hayes to talk about Black Friday and Walmart's role as both a cultural and economic force as part of a panel. You can watch a clip from the discussion below:

I really enjoyed the conversation with Hayes and the other guests. But there were a couple of additional points I wanted to make. So I followed up with a longer defense of Walmart on Twitter:

Watch Reason.tv's take on the war on Walmart, Who's Afraid of Cheap Groceries?