Austin Frerick is a Fel­low at Yale Uni­ver­si­ty whose new book Barons exam­ines ​“Mon­ey, Pow­er, and the Cor­rup­tion of Amer­i­ca’s Food Indus­try” by select­ing major play­ers in spe­cif­ic areas of food pro­duc­tion and how their exploits (empha­sis mine) impact the envi­ron­ment, the econ­o­my, our health and more.