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Squaring the Circle: The Seemingly Impossible Task of Fixing the US Food Supply

by | Mar 4, 2026

There are so many interlocking and competing interests in food that it is hard to reach agreement on goals, let alone a plan for a future food system that is more coherent, effective, and better suited to each of our individual needs, desires, and situations.

Nonetheless, what America needs is a US food supply that 1/ maximizes health, safety, affordability, and accessibility, and 2/ leaves everyone at least moderately satisfied that we have improved the food supply and their lives in meaningful ways.

This is the third in a series of columns devoted to this challenge. More will follow.

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