For so many of us, the American social fabric feels tattered and threadbare. The future of our country seems uncertain at best — on the brink of disaster, at worst. But the people who work the land have long lived with uncertainty. Farmers and ranchers across the United States know what it means to face drought and flood, disease and scarcity, and still rise to meet the next season with grit and humor.

“Cowboy Logic” is a phrase made famous by Ryan Taylor — rancher, author, conservationist and former North Dakota senator (District 7, 2003–2012). Taylor embodies the kind of plainspoken wisdom born from that hard-earned experience. Earthy, witty and wise, his way of thinking about land and life feels particularly relevant at this moment in our nation’s history — reminding us that even in ti

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