Incoming

Thanksgiving stuff(ing)...  I suppose this is a kind of Junkbox, but specifically targeted to today. First, if you're struggling for...

Junkbox, Episode MMXIII  ☃ ... I'm just hoping this is the worst cold/flu case I ever have. Happy Thanksgiving all! The great potas...

You drunken sailors...    I've already ranted about this, but if anything the Ag Meme of the Year is getting stronger. ...

Free trade lives!... I think this development in Japan is a pretty good indicator that agriculture has lost its untouchable status in glob...

Understanding inequality... I am disturbed by growing wealth and income inequality, but don't have any really firm conviction what the...

The problems of Africa...  One of the development hurdles for the giant continent is to find ways to exploit natural resources and actuall...

Hard to take seriously, but... The gluten-free trend seemed to me to be a fad with natural limits and a definite lifespan, but like my bel...

Even Wall Street isn't forever... All is not well among the Masters of the Universe , it seems.  The article features lots...

Another answer... To the GMO controversy : mutagenesis . Instead of inserting other genes, just bombard plants with radiation. Kind of lik...

Something different: Exhibit A... Stuff I think merits considering as preludes to whatever future we are hurtling toward . Exhibit A: Am...

Casualties of the Crisis... The autopsies of the financial crisis are beginning to appear. One of the more thoughtful, albeit disturbing i...

No good answer... One of the manifold reasons why I haven't been posting much at all is trying to support a close friend with cancer t...

The answer is...  Lobbyists!  I read some self-serving drivel before masquerading as opinion, but this one is remarkably upfront. about h...

Junkbox, Episode MMXIII  ⟐ ... Close to overload this harvest.  Will explain in a post later, I hope. " Sleep, the innocent sleep ...

Seriously, $70?...  Gary Schnitkey has been churning out analyses from FBFM numbers. This one surprised me. The "no insurance...

Thoughts on Washington...  While all bets are off in this historic event, let me lay our some information that is guiding my estimate of w...

Junkbox, Episode MMXIII  ⫔ ... Definitely football weather. Too bad I'm not into football. Is gossip over ? Hey - lighten up on the...

Aw, c'mon, Mr. Secretary... I'm certainly no stranger to cheap demagoguery , but this lump is a sad example of obfuscation and pan...