As we watch Winter Storm Uri move up the East Coast: we're seeing yet another disruption in the nation's supply chain. That delicate, ever-moving combination of ships, trains trucks, and planes keeps our store shelves stocked.

For over a year now, we have seen the businesses of America, struggle to keep retail goods stocked. We notice when they don't live up to our expectations. Like last March, when paper products suddenly disappeared from the grocery stores across the country. The well-meaning advice of some media people, combined with a reduced supply, caused shelves to run bare.