Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times,

Across America, the backyard grills are out and fired up, along with the rich and complicated culture they unleash. Watching this unfold, I've come to the conclusion that it is this feature of the experience more than the culinary results that provides the main attraction to grilling.

I'll put the most provocative point up front so you don't have to dig through and find it. The backyard grill allows men a space of control in a society and culture in which such settings have otherwise dwindled to nearly none. Before you get angry and cite a thousand exceptions and qualifications, and I'm sure they are all valid, hear me out.