By J. Wesley Burnett, Ph.D. & Nathan P. Mehrens, Esq. After one of the longest Congressional debates over agricultural policy in U.S. history, the Agricultural Act (Farm Bill) of 2014 was signed into law on February 7, 2014. This bill ended the direct payment program but left two key features. First, the […]

By Robert Romano “[T]his is going to be a living document, so the treaty signatories are able to change it any time if we authorize it to go forward.” That was Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), speaking with John Fredericks  on WHKT out of Portsmouth, Va. , describing the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership commercial treaty now under consideration by […]

By Robert Romano “The one that gets on my nerves the most is the notion that this is a secret deal.” That was President Barack Obama complaining about criticisms of legislation that would grant him trade promotion authority to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Chief among those criticisms is the secret nature of the agreement, most recently leveled […]

Fast-track trade authority is heating up in Congress, and Americans for Limited Government has issued a paper titled “Fourteen things you have to know about fast track” to help you understand this important debate. What is fast-track trade authority? Fast track allows a treaty to […]

By Rick Manning Establishment, globalist advocates published what will go down as the most disingenuous, deceitful, and outright dishonest promotional piece on behalf of the so-called fast track trade authority that could have been written. Authored by liberal GOP Congressman Paul Ryan and heretofore “conservative” Senator Ted […]

By Rick Manning President Barack Obama’s managed trade agenda hit the front burner when Congress returned as Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced legislation granting the President fast track trade authority. The demand for fast track legislation was a focal point of President Obama’s January State of […]

By Robert Romano “We’re not only going to see rates move irregularly lower, but they’re going to remain depressed for several years. This process is not coming to an end, it’s dragging on.” That was Lacy Hunt of Hoisington Investment Management Company speaking with CNBC’s Rick Santelli on the trajectory of long-term […]

By Robert Romano First, the bill was supposed to be released on Monday. Then, it was supposed to be released on Tuesday. Now, it is Wednesday, and maybe it will be released, and maybe it won’t. But come Thursday, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)  tells Politico that […]

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