Comes to us from Chicago, via Joseph Epstein in today's WSJ. The city of Chicago has banned foie gras. Epstein writes:
"A Chicago alderman named Joe Moore, who sponsored the ban on foie gras, after its passage declared that it sends "a powerful message that we [in Chicago] uphold the value of a civilized society." All too easily can I hear one of the red-faced, pot-bellied Chicago aldermen of my youth, reply, "What's he, [epithet deleted] nuts!?""
As a trade law instructor, one is tempted to just add to the bottom, "Discuss."
