Conference Calls

Soybeans, Superpowers, and Trade Strategy with Patrick Thomas of The Wall Street Journal

Nov 21, 2025

The Capitol Forum hosted Patrick Thomas, reporter at The Wall Street Journal, for a conference call with Executive Editor Teddy Downey. The discussion explores insights from Thomas’s recent article, How the Lowly Soybean Got Trapped in the Crossfire of the U.S.-China Trade Wars, examining how U.S. soybean farmers have become entangled in the high-stakes politics of global trade, bailouts, and commodity dominance.