Kelly Johnston

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The "Outrage Machine" will have plenty to say about Trump's first hundred days (April 30th). The real question is how you're responding. Purcellville, Virginia, shows the way. https://kellyjohnston.substack.....com/p/a-different-l

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It's not just about policies and personalities but about how we debate and discuss; there will be enough commentary on the pros and cons of campaign politics and most policies from others. Not here.

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April showers may bring May flowers, but past Aprils have also brought remarkable history-making events. https://kellyjohnston.substack.....com/p/is-april-the-

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April may qualify as the most eventful and consequential month in American, if not world, history

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While tariffs are the topic of the day, for those involved in international trade, those pesky non-tariff trade barriers often keep them awake at night. https://kellyjohnston.substack.....com/p/a-bigger-issu

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While everyone is focused on Trump's Tariffs, the more significant issue for many US exporters and importers is non-tariff trade barriers. There are lots of them, and they'll never go away.

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Tariff wars are not new, and we didn't start the fire. But which President's past strategy should we follow, Ronald Reagan's or Herbert Hoover's? I have thoughts. https://kellyjohnston.substack.....com/p/repeating-his

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Ronald Reagan's 1987 radio address on free and fair trade warns us of the consequences of excessive tariffs and protectionism, at least in the long term. But we didn't start the fire.

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It's not a new idea, but the time has come to relocate major federal agencies closer to the people they're supposed to serve. I have ideas. https://kellyjohnston.substack.....com/p/the-case-for-

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It would help make Washington, DC more affordable and liveable, and it would put agencies closer to their constituents and where they're accessible and needed. It's a win-win.

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8-27-1956
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Former US Secretary of the Senate. Retired corporate and trade association executive of 23 years in the food industry. Nearly 12 years on Capitol Hill, 5 more helping run GOP US House and Senate campaigns, and a couple years as a state capitol news correspondent and daily newspaper editor and reporter in Oklahoma. My blog: https://www.againstthegrain.expert

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