This Year's Farm Bill Is Everything Wrong With Washington
The bill is full of handouts to wealthy businesses and other special interests.
Farm Subsidies
Current Farm Bill Waste Targeted as Congress Moves Toward Next Farm Bill
Two new efforts in Washington seek to rein in the subsidies.
New Farm Subsidy Programs Were Supposed to Save Money; Instead They've Cost Billions More Than Predicted
Most of the money has gone to a small collection of well-off farms.
Chicago's Soda Tax Fizzles
Everybody realized it was about bringing in money, not improving public health.
Subsidies Encourage Maine Farmers to Keep Growing Too Many Blueberries
The market can't fix the problem when government insists on intervention.
Election Focus on Food Policy Is Lacking
As the presidential race drags into the home stretch, food issues don't even rate as a blip on the polls.
The Panderer in Chief and the 'War on the American Farmer'
Farmers are such a protected class that it's hard to take the notion of a war against them seriously.
EpiPens and Government Cheese
Some things won't change no matter who wins the 2016 election.
Can You Have Your Subsidized Peanut Butter Cake and Eat It, Too?
Overproduce peanuts and depress peanut prices; don't pay your loans; and collect taxpayers' money.
Food Policy and the 2016 Presidential Election
Farm subsides, GMO responses, and regulatory overreach should prompt some discussion.
Cabbage 'Spills,' Hog-Hunting, and Farm Aid Vetoes: Three Food Policy Stories from the States
A trio of interesting stories aren't making national headlines.
Runaway Farm Subsidies and Diet Guideline Fights: Federal Food Policy Is a Mess
Two recent examples illustrate deep and broad problems.
Matt Welch: 'Every single GOP strategist under the age of 40' Might Be Unacceptably Libertarian
What the Liz Mair firing tells us about Scott Walker, GOP politics, and libertarianism
Who Can Save Us From the Farm Bill's False Savings?
Just as critics feared, the Farm Bill is waste billed as savings.
Farmers' Markets and Organic Farms: More Special Interests Get Millions in Government Handouts
From farm grants to "green" technology subsidies, politicians hand out goodies while taxpayers get stuck with the tab.
Farm Bill Sugar Supports Cost Consumers and Business
Government price supports for sugar drive candy production out of the country and hike prices for American consumers.
House Passes $1 Trillion Farm Bill
Senate expected to vote on the overdue legislation next week
Food Freedom Dodged Bullets in 2013
For food freedom, 2013 was a banner year that saw the defeat of several potentially awful laws and regulations.
Is Farm Aid Still Relevant?
Farm Aid's original mission is a good one. But some of the policies it supports are less appealing.
US Crop Insurance Fraud Cases Total $100 Million
Many in on the act, including those who were supposed to prevent it
Republicans Retaliate Against Heritage Foundation over Farm Bill Spat
Booted out of planning meetings
Congress Heads to Recess With a Few Issues Left Unresolved
Government shutdown, immigration reform, farm bill, etc..
House Passes Trimmed Farm Bill
Food stamps stripped as the old subsidy-friendly coalition breaks down
Ag Chief Chair Okay with Splitting Up Farm Bill
Separate out food stamps from other subsidies, to protect the subsidies, not the food stamps
Senate Gets Rid of One Farm Subsidy, Adds Another
Farm Bill passed with bipartisan majority
