It is only illegal to
produce it. It is legal to buy and sell it. So essentially it is legal.
I wasn't saying it is OK. I was explaining how Bourdain feels about it and why he thinks it is OK. The video shows him at
Hudson Valley, small company in New York. He IS opposed to large factory farms that produce foie gras.
To write him off as an idiot simply because he supports one thing you oppose seams silly. Are you aware of his positive contributions to the foodie, entertainment, and literary worlds?
Bourdain's problem with McDonald's is mainly about its corporate practices i.e. globalization, marketing tactics--especially to children--and slave wages... as well as the way it sources its meat.