Amber Waves of Grease ^35.6%

Slate Magazine - By Chason Gordon - 7/3/2026, 9:45 AM

Biased Writer Voice 20.2% - Hasty Generalization 19.8% - Appeal to Emotion 13.5%

Amber Waves of Grease America has a reputation for food that’s fatty, fried, and fantastically decadent. How we got here is a gut-busting story—and it started way before McDonald’s. The World Cup has seen a slew of visitors to the U.S. showing unbridled enthusiasm for burgers and chicken fingers and the physics-defying magic of free... more