Tag: politics
Big Ag counting on the ‘Blue Dog’
Alan Guebert explains why Collin Peterson, the chairman of the House Ag Committee, could be the face of today’s political divide in rural America.
It’s time for some honest dishonesty
Alan Guebert misses the honest dishonesty of a past political environment and the characters and competence it usually fostered.
Crazy times, even for election year
Just when you think 2020 can’t possibly get any crazier, autumn arrives with a carload of crazy in tow, and not just in the U.S., says Alan Guebert.
We still have not learned our lesson
Alan Guebert worries that rather than learning lessons in 2020, Americans have squandered most of the year, over $4 trillion and almost 200,000 lives.
Sixty days till the farm world shakes
In 60 or so days, Election Day and its results — whoever wins — will shake the nation and world. Alan Guebert weighs in with his thoughts.
How much evidence do you need?
Alan Guebert considers zombie ideas in politics and how they've contributed to the trade negotiations that have affected the U.S. agricultural sector.
Election of 1860 led to two major parties
Learn more about how two major parties — Democrat and Republican — came to dominate the national elections in the United States.
Small minds should have no place here
One stolen political sign is a sad harbinger of the times for Rebecca Miller.
Third time might not be a charm
Alan Guebert ponders farm payments from the government and ag industries that no longer operate independently, wondering if policy changes may work better.
Twenty-four miles of bad spending
Alan Guebert shares his concerns over congress' request to raise the annual spending authority of the USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation.
