She is a contributor on Fox Business Network and has published opinion pieces in the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post. She has appeared in a number of documentaries, including “Modern Marvels: Plumbing" (History Channel); "Ultimate Factories: Budweiser" (National Geographic Channel); and "The American Brew" (Florentine Films).

She is currently writing a history of meat in America (Carnivore Nation: Meat and the Making of Modern America, forthcoming, Harcourt).