Doug McCaleb
Appearances
Planet Money
The potato-shaped loophole in free trade
I began at USDA while I was still a college student. Now, you know, I got kids in college. I got a gray beard. So my career has sort of intertwined and the pathway has kind of gone along with the potato saga in one shape or form.
Planet Money
The potato-shaped loophole in free trade
It meant ensuring that all agencies, if they were having discussions with the Mexican government, always put the potato at the front of every agenda.
Planet Money
The potato-shaped loophole in free trade
Yeah, you don't sign a free trade agreement and everybody goes home and the benefits kick in automatically.