American author, journalist, and professor of journalism at UC Berkeley. Author of The Omnivore's Dilemma, In Defense of Food, Cooked, and How to Change Your Mind. Known for writing on food systems, agriculture, and more recently psychedelic medicine. His work has shaped public discourse about industrial agriculture, nutrition, and mental health treatment.
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Michael Pollan
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Public positions Michael Pollan has taken on contested policy questions. Each links to the full issue page where this voice sits among others.
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editorial · last refreshed 5/26/2026.Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.