However, this crisis is not simply about gardens, poor food choices for children, the severe health consequences and the devastating economic toll of mismanaging children’s health. In many ways, it is what leads the U.S. to this moment in its history—where in the midst of a pandemic, scientists and health officials are side-lined or regarded as props, while politicians and their close allies and family members take center stage to pontificate on this deadly virus.
The bigger betrayal to our nation is the continued profiting off of and exploitation of uneducated Americans and political pandering in such ways that lacking a robust K-12 education or fundamental critical thinking skills are badges of honor.