Source: COLUMBIA TRIBUNE, 12/1/17


Five hundred years ago this week, a German theologian nailed a sheet of 95 statements, or theses, to a church door in Saxony in hopes of starting a debate to reform the church he loved. But Martin Luther’s hammer didn’t spur debate — it sparked a wildfire that changed the world. That’s the thing about reformers; once they get events rolling, events take over. Sometimes reform follows, other times revolution. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would be wise to take note of this difference because it is smack in the middle of what it calls a “broader on-going review of the Department based on the President’s... 'Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch.’”

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