Blog Iowa, a trade winner, shows anti-trade sentiment By: Fran Smith 11/21/2007 The Wall Street Journal, in a front-page article today, points to the anti-trade, anti-globalization sentiment in Iowa, even though the state “is a…
Blog Yum — holiday menu features “natural” carcinogens By: Fran Smith 11/20/2007 For years the American Council on Science and Health has featured their "Holiday Menu" at Thanksgiving time. Their menu features "natural" foods that contain natural…
Blog “Water, water, everywhere . . . “ By: Fran Smith 11/20/2007 CEI’s Angela Logomasini and Ryan Radia focus on the bottled water issue in California country. Their op-ed in the Modesto Bee yesterday took on…
Blog Farm Bill Cloture Vote — Five Short By: Fran Smith 11/16/2007 This morning, the Senate voted on closing off debate on the 2007 Farm Bill. The cloture vote was 55-42 in favor of the measure;…
Blog Business models: opportunistic vs. fixed-goal By: Fran Smith 11/14/2007 Intriguing book review today in the Wall Street Journal by William Easterly. He discusses William Duggan‘s new book, Strategic Intuition, which…
Blog “No farmer left behind” says WSJ By: Fran Smith 11/14/2007 Today as the Senate is considering its version of the 2007 Farm Bill, the Wall Street Journal editorialized about proposals for massive subsidy…
