Frayed fabric of subsidies

The Washington Times ^ | 11 Nov 03 | Jacob Sullum

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During a cross-country drive in July 1989, my car broke down in the Arizona desert sometime around noon. My cat, Miles, who had long, black fur, was not pleased. I managed to find a phone and call a tow truck, and during the long, slow, non-air-conditioned ride to the nearest service station, with Miles panting at my side, I had plenty of time to take in the scenery: row after row of cotton.

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America's tariffs and protectionist subsidies are doing far more to damage our image around the world as a decent neighbor than anything that we may or may nit be doing in Iraq. Noone does business with a shyster.