Some on the political right in the U.S. have joined their ideological opposites on the left by taking decidedly “anti-American” positions on trade policy. Recent examples from the left include biologics, ISDS and trade agreements. Food Modernity Modern telecommunications cannot advance quickly enough to satisfy most users but, when it comes to food, there are factions that revile modernism. They promote the concept of “pastoralism” whereby grateful, well-meaning farmers on small plots of land using just grit and nature’s gifts are able to produce foods that are supposedly more sustainable and healthier. They hold disdain for big, technologically advanced agriculture, accusing it of imposing great harm on the earth and on people. Manual te...