Bill Tindall
I suspect politics is less fractious than how people like their pizza crust. Indeed the true Italian pizza is a dainty single serving affair, which is what you describe. (actually I like this style too) And then there is the Chicago abomination made with corn meal! And the things midwesterners put on it-pineapple and ham-gag.

When pizza traveled across the ocean to NY three things changed about it. First, the wheat was different (we can't easily get the wheat you can which makes French Bread baking more complicated), and the NY ovens were coal fired and blazing hot. And, the pizza became something that served the family, not single serving. All this combined to make the NY pizza bigger, thicker and more loaded with stuff because our robust wheat will hold up more stuff.

Well the oven just beeped which means it is at 550 and its show time.