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Thompson’s Farm Bill strengthens dairy and supports families

Letters to the editor

Michael Dykes, D.V.M. Washington, D.C. Food policy works best when it supports farmers and helps families afford healthy food. As Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson is leading national efforts to do exactly that. His draft Farm Bill strengthens core dairy programs that provide stability and certainty to farmers and processors, while also building on the strong momentum behind SNAP dairy incentives that help low-income families purchase nutritious dairy products. Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives (HFMI) Projects were authorized in the ...

Government subsidies killed the EV industry

Columns

Here’s a depressing but all too predictable headline from The Wall Street Journal last week: “Detroit’s EV Pullback Is Costing $50 Billion.” Yikes. That’s a lot of money for the American auto industry to lose. Once again, we have confirmation of an iron law of economics: If you want to kill an industry, subsidize it. The best recent example of this rule is the green energy industry (solar and wind power), which has been heavily boosted with taxpayer dollars for almost 50 years now and is still an inconsequential form of overall energy supply. Dozens of promising firms ...

Thompson doesn’t deliver

Letters to the editor

Beverly Crow State College When announcing his re-election campaign, Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) said he takes his “responsibility to be your voice and your vote with a commitment to service, leadership and problem-solving.” That sounds good. But his record tells a different story. As Chair of the House Agriculture Committee, Thompson should be leading at a time of real strain in farm country. Instead, he has remained silent after receiving a letter from a bipartisan coalition of 27 agricultural leaders warning that current economic conditions and Trump ...

Only voters can save America’s democracy

Letters to the editor

George Polycranos Port Matilda Americans are understandably proud of our nation as a free society and successful experiment in democracy. We have stumbled before, yet endured—guided by constitutional guardrails and leaders who respected them. In the eyes of the world, we were Ronald Reagan’s “shining city on a hill.” Until now. Donald Trump has reminded us just how fragile our democracy is. Preserving our freedoms requires integrity in government. Trump rudely woke us to the reality that freedom can never be taken for granted. By neutering Congress and staffing his ...

At America’s 250th birthday, Democrats want a different country

Columns

Jack Hughes delivered the gold medal to the U.S. ice hockey team in the winter Olympics, scoring the winning goal in overtime play. In a postgame interview, Hughes exclaimed: “This is all about our country now. I love the USA. I love my teammates. It’s unbelievable. The USA hockey brotherhood is so strong ... I am so proud to be an American today.” Moving indeed. But the question is, how much did Hughes’ effusive patriotic sentiments, his exhortation of love of country, resonate across our nation? We don’t hear much these days of unbridled expressions of national ...

Trump: Insulter in chief

Columns

Each time one thinks President Trump has reached the lowest level possible in insulting his enemies, he finds new depths to plunge. Following a 6-3 ruling by the Supreme Court, which included three conservative justices he appointed, the president called the justices “fools,” a “disgrace to the nation,” and “unpatriotic.” His critics might say such language is a disgrace to the presidency. Calling people names, especially names that are incendiary in content, wins no arguments and creates opposition instead of a fair hearing for one’s counter arguments. The president ...