First, let me say that the article is basically a long headline. Long on buzz words but short on content. Right off the bat, the notion that American farmers have ever “operated in a free market” leaves me scratching my head. Before 1906, that statement…
Category: people
reasonable people unable to speak to each other
The subject of genetically modified foods is one that makes otherwise reasonable people unable to speak the each other. I find it useful to follow these guidelines. Talk about the Science. Talk about property, patents and licensing. Talk about food and agriculture policies. Only talk…
Subsistence is just that, subsistence
Why do we Spend So much time arguing and defending the preservation of subsistence farming in developing nations? If you are paying any attention to popular media the message is unavoidable. We must help poor farmers around the world to preserve their traditional ways of…
At the start of a new year
The beginning of a new year is framed by the end off the last. I started to write a new post months ago – as you can see I never posted it, not because I didn’t know what to say but rather I couldn’t decide…
Ideologies
Ideologies are ways of organizing large swaths of life and experience under a set of shared but unexamined assumptions. – M Pollan I prepare so that I may be ready when opportunity comes. – Abe Lincoln I know that I know nothing. – Socrates The…
Law and order simplified
I’ve noticed that when speaking of murder and the application of the death penalty the Old Testament guide words are “an eye for an eye…” Regardless of your position on this subject I think we can all agree that the sentiment is generally not applied…