The 20 worst foods in America

Sounds like a B. Kliban cartoon: "The callous sophisticates laughed at his industrial swill meal choice."

-Paul W.

Last night my husband and I were out furniture shopping so ran into the Cheesecake Factory for an early dinner (before the crowds got there.) He wanted to see what all the fuss was about since he'd never been to one, but is amazed by the hoards who continue to show up there.

One of their appetizers is Fried Macaroni and Cheese bites. Can you imagine? It's so in-your-face fattening. I hate this new trend. Right up there with Fried Twinkies and Snickers Bars. No thanks. I don't like fattening "just for the sake of fattening" which is the category into which I would put those Aussie cheese fries and the same reason I never get the Bloomin Onion.

John, it is our business. Leadership in every endeavor is showing people a way toward higher standards of conduct, both inward and outward. The crappy grease-ball foods that "men" are supposed to be able to eat in order to demonstrate that we can be oblivious risk takers is the subject of my contempt. It is our business, even if it is not a matter for legislation. There are social and economic costs to irresponsible marketing. And there are legal, liberty-respecting means to change people's and corporations' behavior.

I'm glad that someone has stepped up and decided to become a leader. That's better than people like me who just point and laugh.

John, it is our business. Leadership in every endeavor is showing people a way toward higher standards of conduct, both inward and outward. The crappy grease-ball foods that "men" are supposed to be able to eat in order to demonstrate that we can be oblivious risk takers is the subject of my contempt. It is our business, even if it is not a matter for legislation. There are social and economic costs to irresponsible marketing. And there are legal, liberty-respecting means to change people's and corporations' behavior.

I just believe that people should be free to make bad decisions. I respect the use of education to marginalize irresponsibility, as society has done with smoking, to some extent. Ultimately, however, if someone wants to smoke, or eat chili cheese fries, I still maintain that he should be free to do so.