CONTENTS
JUNE 2018 : ISSUE 12
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AMERICAN CONSEQUENCES
58 The 2018 Farm Bill BY P.J. O'ROURKE 64 Pigs Get Slaughtered BY BILL BONNER 68 The Electoral College BY P.J. O'ROURKE
Inside This Issue BY STEVEN LONGENECKER
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Letter From the Editor BY P.J. O'ROURKE
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Editor in Chief: P.J. O’Rourke Editorial Director: Carli Flippen Managing Editor: Steven Longenecker Contributing Editors: Bill Bonner, Ernst Dogsbody, Turney Duff, Sebastián Edwards, Dr. David Eifrig, John Fedderke, Richard N. Haass, Alec MacGillis, Matt McCall, Geoffrey Norman, Buck Sexton, Dr. Steve Sjuggerud NewsWire Editors: Scott Garliss, John Gillin, Greg Diamond Assistant Editors: Chris Gaarde, Laura Greaver Creative Director: Erica Wood Cartoon Director: Frank Stansberry Contributing Cartoonists: Hank Blaustein General Manager: Jamison Miller Advertising: Sam DeCroes, Jared Kelly, Jill Peterson Editorial feedback: feedback@ americanconsequences.com
10 "Coastal" or "Heartlander" Quiz
12 What Moved the Market
72 Revenge of the Forgotten Class BY ALEC MACGILLIS
14 What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
16 From Our Inbox
82 Puppies Are Cute
BY ERNEST DOGSBODY
22 Resurgence of the American Heartland BY DR. DAVID EIFRIG
86 Trading Tragedy BY TURNEY DUFF
28 A Conversation with Mark Spitznagel: The Heartland Will Return
90 America's Forgotten Default BY SEBASTIÁN EDWARDS
32 Letter From Toledo, Ohio BY JOHN FEDDERKE
94 U.S./China Trade War
BY DR. STEVE SJUGGERUD
42 A Conversation with Matt McCall: The Future of Legal Marijuana
100 A North Korean Opportunity for America and China BY RICHARD N. HAASS
48 Here to Stay: Heroin
BY GEOFFREY NORMAN
104 Read This
57 Back-Off From Opioids BY DR. DAVID EIFRIG
106 The Final Word
BY BUCK SEXTON
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