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Nanny State

NYT: Food Deserts Are Not Real. Also, We Can Fix Them.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 4.18.2012 4:03 PM

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Today in The New York Times print edition (as brilliantly blogged by Jacob Sullum):

The New York Times

Today in The New York Times online edition:

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The Paper of Record, solving problems that The Paper of Record says probably don't exist.

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  1. Alack   13 years ago

    OT: New Year's Eve Countdown to be Enjoyable Once More

  2. Hugh Akston   13 years ago

    When you've been around as long as the NYT, your contributors are entitled to their own facts.

  3. Barack Obama   13 years ago

    solving problems that The Paper of Record says probably don't exist

    Oh, yeah? Just try to find fresh dog meat around here. Food desert!

    1. Translucent Chum   13 years ago

      Wag the Dog has a whole new meaning to me.

    2. Episiarch   13 years ago

      Charlie: Oh, oh, oh! What about, uh, monkey? Monkeys are, like, nature's humans.

      Dee: I doubt they have monkey, Charlie.

      Charlie: People eat monkey, Dee. They ate it in Temple of Doom. You ever see that?

      Chinese Butcher: Hey. We got monkey.

      1. Warty   13 years ago

        You've been eating raccoon meat!

      2. Warty   13 years ago

        "Cannibalism? Racism, Dee? That's--that's not for us. You know, those are the decisions that are best left to the suits in Washington, OK? We're just here to eat some dude."

        1. Episiarch   13 years ago

          Uh, I'd spend a lot less time asking questions and more time running.

    3. Fatty Bolger   13 years ago

      Advice Dog

  4. Pip   13 years ago

    Just eat the dog like Obama did...

    #ObamaDogRecipes: Yorkshire terrier pudding, mutt chop, Pekingese duck, bichon frisee salad, beagle with cream cheese, pure bread.

    "So, Mr. President, where shall we go to eat?" "I know a great Spot."

    If you want a friend in Washington, don't eat him (credit to Jim Geraghty).

    Happiness is a warm puppy, with a side of fries.

    Obama's favorite fast-food joint? Checkers (Patrick Daly).

    I wouldn't vote for that guy for dogcatcher.

    Did you hear about the insomniac polyphagiac president? He lies awake at night wondering if there is a dog.

  5. Evil Otto   13 years ago

    That's a cheap shot. The pieces were written by different people.

    Reason has published articles both questioning global warming's existence and outlining ways to cope with it.

  6. Mr. FIFY   13 years ago

    "Food deserts" is as fucking inane as "hope and change".

    For similar reasons.

  7. Paul.   13 years ago

    First of all, where's Cavanaugh to nick the article on the (mis)use of "healthy food"?

    Second, the article was in the "opinionator" section.

    Is the opinionator something you drop a quarter in, and out pops a piece of paper with an editorial on it?

    1. Brandybuck   13 years ago

      The Opinionator is like a Pez Dispenser.

      1. Paul.   13 years ago

        I beg to differ. A Pez Dispenser gives me something which is useful that I want.

      2. Anacreon   13 years ago

        The Opinionator is an invention of Heinz Doofenshmirtz.

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