Will food be the next weapon of mass destruction?

"Over the long history of humanity, this is the number one economic weapon, and it was the first economic weapon ever used. Empires have been toppled over this topic. People have been enslaved because of it. This is perhaps the most basic of human needs and thus personal vulnerabilities. And it is one of the major weapons in the arsenal of Liberty's enemies, both foreign and domestic. I'm talking about food and food insecurity. You know, Esau sold his birthright for this. Joseph saved the world, and then he enslaved a nation with it. People have killed for it and started wars over it. Even the Arab Spring was the result of food insecurity. In fact, there are a lot of academic papers. If you look back, there's one here." - Kevin Freeman, CFA

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