[Revised from original May 16th post] Mostly stuck in the pandemic, curious about Covid-19, social distancing, and lockdowns, plus regulation of testing, masks, and treatments. Best maybe not to watch evening news (better described...
All three NCFCA policy topics have long and complex economic and political histories. And a wide range of reforms have been proposed for today’s federal immigration, FDA, and energy policies. An earlier post provided...
[links below need to be checked and updated…] Energy and Light Alternative Energy page • Institute for Energy Research • The amazing story of how technology is replentishing and expanding Earth’s supply of natural resources… (link to...
[Post below on 2017-2018 topics, post on 2019-2010 NCFCA topics is here.] NCFCA posted potential debate topics for 2017-2018: A. Resolved: The United States Federal Government should significantly reform its budget and appropriations process....
Well, to start with, property doesn’t have rights and the public doesn’t have needs. So when students are asked to compare values in these two phrases, confusion often results. The current Stoa Lincoln-Douglas topic is:...
Food safety is always a challenge. Insuring food safety from suppliers in distant countries like China is even more of a challenge. “Blockchain: A Better Way to Track Pork Chops, Bonds, Bad Peanut Butter?,” (New...
In their 2008 Heritage Backgrounder, “A Safe and Bountiful Harvest: How to Ensure America’s Food Safety,” Daniella Markheim and Caroline Walsh note: Americans are shopping the world’s grocers like never before, importing almost $75...
The Stoa policy topic on agriculture and/or food safety has been selected: The United States federal government should substantially reform its agricultural and/or food safety policy in the United States. Two earlier posts discussed...
A proposed Stoa resolution reads: “The United States federal government should substantially reform its agricultural and/or food safety policy in the United States.” In an earlier post I focused mostly on agricultural policy reform...
Agricultural policy reform has been a past debate topic for public school and homeschool students. Food safety policy reform is discussed after agricultural policy. Public Choice economics explains the dynamics of federal agricultural policies:...
