As campaign spending has mushroomed, special interests have purchased ever-greater influence. Last year, for example, Congress passed a $73-billion farm-bailout bill. And while farmers are an important political constituency, the lion’s share of the bill’s benefits didn’t accrue to the small independent farmers who need it most–they went to the massive agribusiness farms that are, […]
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