The US House of Representatives’ Agriculture Committee has approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 (HR 6083) and sent it to the full House for approval. This is the much awaited farm bill that will guide spending on crop insurance and subsidies, SNAP (food stamps), forests, and the US Department of […]
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Somalia
On Friday, June 8, 2012, National Public Radio’s Morning Edition broadcast the news (originating with the BBC) that Somalia now had a dry cleaning business. And oh so tongue in check noted that the various warlords and al-Qaida-linked militants probably didn’t need a dry cleaners over the years in this failed state. Ms. Montagne suggested the […]
Humanity and Heroism
As the repugnant stain of genocide spread, the people of Denmark rose up to protect their Jewish citizens and guests. They hid them and organized their escape to sanctuary. The action of the Danes saved nearly the entire population of Danish Jews from certain annihilation. This concerted action saved over seven thousand Jews from the […]
A Courtesy to Future Leaders
Why do many of us treat those who will soon control our destinies poorly? In this story “obtuse” pretty well covers it. Recently my spouse and I were flying on a domestic flight that offered a meal en route for a price. Looking over the placard menu, a young man sitting at the window in […]
US Foreign Aid to the Peoples Republic of China – Really?
I heard something somewhere a couple of weeks ago about US Foreign Aid to China. Didn’t make any sense so it took me a while to get to checking it out. It’s true. The Associated Press reported on the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Asia and its examination of a proposed 4 million dollars in […]
