Have you made a New Year’s resolution yet? If I could impose one on the world’s leaders, it would probably be for a genuine commitment to peace on earth. Or maybe a permanent end to the metric system.
During the first three days of 2008 here in Iowa, we’re going to experience a disharmonic convergence. On January 1, the North American Free Trade Agreement will be fully implemented, at long last. The few tariffs that remain in place between Canada, Mexico, and the United States will be eliminated like a standing row of corn at harvest time.