There certainly was a lot to unpack in late 2021, and prices for quality farmland and used tractors continued to trend higher along with all materials related to farming and food. One bright spot for farmers is that the price of fertilizer subsided, but it’s still too...
Folks around the world have come together since 2009 to celebrate World Chocolate Day on July 7, which reportedly celebrates the introduction of chocolate in Europe during the year 1550. Chocolate comes from seeds of the Theobroma cacao tree that has a long history in...
Have you ever had the experience of coming upon a nasty traffic accident while driving along the highway? Everyone slows down on your side of a Jersey Barrier to see what happened, creating a self-reinforcing chain reaction traffic jam. One vehicle brakes slightly,...
There was a corner candy store in the blue-collar neighborhood of single-family homes in the city where I grew up, and my friends and I had the pick of anything behind a glass-enclosed counter for one penny. When Grandma provided the weekly $0.25 allowance, it was...
I explored the origin of the United States dollar and subsequent debasement in the first part of this series and then noted its weaponization by the Biden administration in response to the current geopolitical and financial crises that are accelerating a...