Critical Review

Bovard, J. (2018). Starvation issues in universities? The real college problem is obesity. Retrieved from https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/04/11/obesity-not-starvation-real-problem-universities-column/500855002/Where: This article was published by USA Today, a well-respected news agency which covers a broad range of subjects from a variety of credible sources. The article appears in the paper’s opinion section where reputable guest writers have a column to post their reports or popular culture stories.
Who: The article is written by guest writer James Bovard, a USA Today Opinion columnist and also the author of nine books, including Attention Deficit Democracy. He is a member of the Board of Contributors to the news agency, based on his writing competence that has spanned over 30 years. While he has never completed his college education, he has a wide experience writing political commentaries for a number of publications including New York Times, Washington Post, New Republic, Wall Street Journal, The American Conservative, and Reader’s Digest. He has tackled a wide range of topics including corruption, cronyism, failures, and abuses of power by the government.
When: The article was published in April 2018, and details current information with most of the data cited coming from sources published from 2010. As such, the information presented is relevant and applicable and is a verified.
What: The makes a logical argument about the status of obesity among college students. Based on the data presented, I support his argument on why students tend to adopt poor eating habits that may result in obesity.
How: Bovard uses credible and relevant information sources on the topic including peer-reviewed journals, backing it with concise reports from sources like the federal government to verify the facts presented there in.
This source can be trusted as the editorial team is made up of individuals with diverse backgrounds ideologically and demographically. While the opinions of author, Bovard, are somewhat inclined toward the libertarian point of view, the qualifications of the editors point to the fact that the guest post is critically analyzed before getting published in the newspaper. Bovard has also cited a number of credible sources including peer-reviewed articles and has presented well thought out argument on the topic. Besides, the article has been synthesized to make it an easy read and comprehend for the readers, no matter their background.