I guess it's good that McDonald's is putting fruit in their Happy Meals, though I'm more excited that they're reducing the portion size of their french fries. I think making people think before making that second order of french fries is a really good thing.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates is a national correspondent for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues. He is the author of The Beautiful Struggle, Between the World and Me, and We Were Eight Years in Power.