Victor Davis Hanson, Farmland Security and Sex in the City

An important piece from historian and gentleman farmer, Victor Davis Hanson; Farmland Security:

President Bush's selection of a new secretary of agriculture, Gov. Mike Johanns of Nebraska, comes as American agriculture is at a dangerous crossroads. Despite government subsidies and technological advancements, the United States could soon become a net importer of food for the first time in about 50 years.

In part because of Nafta and globalization, consumers often find that it is cheaper to eat tomatoes from Mexico or dried fruits from Asia or Africa than what is grown a few miles away. Meanwhile, especially in the fast-growing states of the South and West, medium-sized farmers find that selling their land is more profitable than cultivating it. Here in the San Joaquin Valley, amid some of the richest farmland in the nation, new houses dot the vanishing agrarian landscape.

Please read the entire piece. It goes to show that the more big gov't gets involved in anything, the more screwed up it becomes. Then, when the obvious becomes evident, it's often too late for big gov't to pull out without having catastrophic results. The bastards!

O', that thing about 'Sex in the City'...it was a cruel ruse to get you to read my entire post. I'm really sorry for resorting to such sophistry.