Oct 1, 2024
Petty policies of token tariffs are bad for everyone. It's true that China, because of the nature of its totalitarian regime, is a special case, but its growing consumer market is also an opportunity we don't want to miss.
Jul 18, 2024
We'd be hard-pressed to find any indicator from the candidates' views on farm policy , probably both Donald Trump and Joe Biden wouldn't do well if pressed about specific legislation relating to the sector.
Apr 10, 2024
Just six months ago, I wrote about a pesticide bill in New York state that will ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides starting in 2029, laying out why the bill was a bad idea, that it would hit vulnerable farmers and consumers and put the state at an economic disadvantage.
Oct 25, 2023
Like most poor public policy, the Birds and Bees Protection Act is built on faulty premises and a feel-good name.
Sep 6, 2023
Consumer choice is the only productive way to govern our market system: it guarantees individuality and free expression for all.
Jul 20, 2023
For months on end, environmentalist protesters have glued themselves to roads, bridges, tunnels, paintings in museums, oil tankers, and now even airports.
Jun 12, 2023
A new bill - the "Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2022" - aims to create a new government-managed retirement fund for workers that do not have access to a workplace-based retirement plan. The legislation may seem to have laudable aims, but don't let it fool you.
May 10, 2023
If insurance for passengers is made mandatory, airlines will simply offset the increase in cost to ticket prices, stripping the consumer of the choice of flying insured or not.