Food Deserts: Indefensible?

It's been a week since the food desert-debunking story broke. In the light of new research, both right-wing and left-wing media have criticized the notion that poor city-dwellers are more obese because a lack of healthy food sources where they live. Some have called it a well-intentioned myth and others an outright scam, but the consensus is that the existence of food deserts is not supported by facts.

There hasn't been any official response from the Administration or Let's Move yet. So the question is: will any reporter have the cojones to ask Michelle Obama about this debacle? Shouldn't she explain why we should spend $400 million to solve an imaginary problem?

I say we send this intrepid young reporter after her:

It's a sad state of affairs when a kid is asking tougher questions than professional journalists. Maybe the First Lady can squeeze in an interview between vacations.

P.S. If an urban area has a high population of dogs, could it still be considered a food desert?