Would You Like Some Strife With Your Meal?

Portland, Ore., was a foodie paradise. Then the social-justice warriors ruined it.

Portland, Ore.

My hometown became a foodie paradise starting a decade or so ago, when I lived in California. At first it was beautiful. With each visit home, I noticed new food carts selling everything from Korean tacos and Thai-Hainanese chicken and rice to Texas-style pulled pork. Later came breweries, exotic doughnut shops and haute-hipster ice-cream parlors.

But...