It's Time To Upend The Farm Bill

As far as federal spending programs go, the farm bill enjoys a relatively benign reputation. For urban and suburban America, it's completely uninteresting- but largely irreproachable. What could be wrong with spending that protects our family farms AND keeps food prices low- and now nurtures a fledgling ethanol industry? A lot, it turns out, and all Americans should urge their representatives in congress to reform the farm bill, which is up for vote very soon. The health - economic, cultural, and physical- of our nation, but also of the whole world, depends on it.