# agricultural policy (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover agricultural policy. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Student Loan Trap: How Federal Aid Inflated Tuition and Left Borrowers Behind](https://loveatarian.substack.com/p/the-student-loan-trap-how-federal) _2026-08-19 · Alex Merced · The Lovatarian - A Libertarianism that Unites with Kindness_ TL;DR American higher education has become extraordinarily expensive, and the primary mechanism driving that expense is the federal student loan program itself. ## [5,000](https://scotthirwin.com/2026/08/13/5000/) _2026-08-13 · Scott H. Irwin · Scott Irwin_ That’s not a typo, and it’s not clickbait. This week, my book Back to the Futures crossed 5,000 copies sold across print, audio, and ebook versions. When Doug Peterson and … Read More Test ## [When Subsidies Raise the Price: Government Financing and the Cost of Healthcare, Housing, and Education](https://loveatarian.substack.com/p/when-subsidies-raise-the-price-government) _2026-08-12 · Alex Merced · The Lovatarian - A Libertarianism that Unites with Kindness_ TL;DR Three of the largest household costs, healthcare, housing, and education, have outpaced general inflation for four consecutive decades. ## [The New Grain Giants and the USDA](https://scotthirwin.com/2026/08/10/the-new-grain-giants-and-the-usda/) _2026-08-10 · Scott H. Irwin · Scott Irwin_ There is a large literature on the accuracy and market impact of USDA crop forecasts for the United States—by one recent count, 77 studies on usda forecast accuracy were published … Read More Test ## [The Farm Bill Problem: How Agricultural Policy Hurts the Farmers It Claims to Protect](https://loveatarian.substack.com/p/the-farm-bill-problem-how-agricultural) _2026-08-05 · Alex Merced · The Lovatarian - A Libertarianism that Unites with Kindness_ TL;DR American agricultural policy is one of the most consequential and least examined sets of government programs affecting the economy, the environment, and the food supply. ## [The Inner Work of Freedom: Confronting the Fear and Hate in Your Own Heart](https://loveatarian.substack.com/p/the-inner-work-of-freedom-confronting) _2026-07-29 · Alex Merced · The Lovatarian - A Libertarianism that Unites with Kindness_ TL;DR The case for a freer world is usually made in the language of constitutions, economics, and policy. ## [Libertarians and the Environment: A Better Case for a Cleaner World](https://loveatarian.substack.com/p/libertarians-and-the-environment) _2026-07-22 · Alex Merced · The Lovatarian - A Libertarianism that Unites with Kindness_ TL;DR Libertarians are not anti-environment. ## [AI and the Labor Market: Fear, Evidence, and a Free People's Response](https://loveatarian.substack.com/p/ai-and-the-labor-market-fear-evidence) _2026-07-15 · Alex Merced · The Lovatarian - A Libertarianism that Unites with Kindness_ TL;DR The fear that machines will destroy all the jobs is as old as the machines themselves. ## [Immigration: The Honest Breakdown](https://loveatarian.substack.com/p/immigration-the-honest-breakdown) _2026-07-08 · Alex Merced · The Lovatarian - A Libertarianism that Unites with Kindness_ TL;DR The immigration debate in the United States produces more heat than light because both sides argue from selective evidence while the system itself is broken in ways that harm everyone: the people trying to come legally, the workers who compete with those who cannot, the communities trying to absorb rapid change, and the country that needs both labor and the rule of law to function. ## [RIN Prices, Pump Prices, and a Lot of Confusion](https://scotthirwin.com/2026/07/02/rin-prices-pump-prices-and-a-lot-of-confusion/) _2026-07-03 · Scott H. Irwin · Scott Irwin_ Jarrett Renshaw at Reuters has a nice piece this week on challenges in meeting the Trump administration’s aggressive RVOs for biomass-based diesel in 2026 and 2027. 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Irwin · Scott Irwin_ HR 1346 — the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act — passed the House by a narrow margin this week and now goes to the Senate for consideration. The … Read More Test ## [400](https://scotthirwin.com/2026/05/13/400/) _2026-05-13 · Scott H. Irwin · Scott Irwin_ This week, I published my 400th farmdoc daily article. Four hundred. It still doesn’t quite feel real to type that number. To put that in perspective: 400 articles works out … Read More Test ## [The RFS](https://scotthirwin.com/2026/05/11/the-rfs/) _2026-05-11 · Scott H. Irwin · Scott Irwin_ After 15 years of work with some extraordinary collaborators, I’m thrilled to share that “ The Biofuels Blueprint: Understanding the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard ” has been published as a … Read More Test ## [Cows and Courses](https://scotthirwin.com/2026/05/07/master-teacher-2/) _2026-05-07 · Scott H. Irwin · Scott Irwin_ When Doug Peterson and I wrote Back to the Futures , we aimed at a general audience — farmers, grain traders, market analysts, and curious readers. We didn’t really think … Read More Test ## [Master Teacher](https://scotthirwin.com/2026/04/16/master-teacher/) _2026-04-16 · Scott H. Irwin · Scott Irwin_ One of the best parts of writing my book Back to the Futures has been discovering the unexpected ways it has been used in and out of the classroom. With … Read More Test ## [Does Complexity Pay in Forecasting?](https://scotthirwin.com/2026/02/17/does-complexity-pay-in-forecasting/) _2026-02-17 · Scott H. Irwin · Scott Irwin_ Research on forecasting across a multitude of economic time series demonstrates an interesting principle: simple, robust statistical models tend to dominate in terms of forecast accuracy. The core finding traces … Read More Test ## [Hire AI-Powered Freelancers Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9M2b0GTVBpwI) _2026-02-17 · **Sponsored**_ Browse and hire skilled professionals using AI tools — free to post, free to apply. ## [Daredevils and Speculators](https://scotthirwin.com/2025/11/20/daredevils-and-speculators/) _2025-11-20 · Scott H. Irwin · Scott Irwin_ “Then we heard the high-pitched whir of a snowmobile engine far in the distance. It was like a scene from a World War II movie, where the Americans hear the … Read More Test