Andy Vance

I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds – achievements won by the present and past generations of agriculturists; in the promise of better days through better ways, even as the better things we now enjoy have come to us from the struggles of former years. [...]

While I am not entirely surprised that The Columbus Dispatch endorsed Republican Mitt Romney for President – the paper has something of a reputation for having left-leaning reporting and right-tilting commentary – I am impressed with the quality of analysis in their endorsement. If there are any undecided voters left in the most critical battleground [...]

I’m ardently hoping that the Checks & Balances of our system of government prevent what I fear will lead to a national defense debacle on a Biblical scale. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta previewed this week a series of drastic and dramatic cuts to the United States military based on what the Heritage Foundation tallied [...]

Before I start and someone jumps on me with both feet, I have not researched this topic one iota, but am rather commenting after six hours in the car and two Facebook posts. Read the following in that context, and not as a scholarly dissertation. Driving back from the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois [...]

I couldn’t find a clip on YouTube (bonus points to the reader who finds the scene), from one of my favorite television shows The West Wing, but in season seven, White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry offers some sage advice: “If you don’t accept the premise of the question, don’t answer it.” I’ve used [...]