Have Consumer Boycotts Gone Too Far?
At The Christian Science Monitor, G. Jeffrey MacDonald contextualizes the recent calls to boycott Chick-fil-A, after the fastfood franchise’s president, Dan Cathy, voiced his support for traditional marriage. “No one disputes that consumers have a right to boycott … and small businesses still get involved in public initiatives,” writes MacDonald. “But sometimes they pay a hefty price for doing so.”