The G.O.P.’s decision to sever the half-century-old pairing of farm handouts with food assistance offers Democratic politicians an opportunity to stop supporting environmentally and fiscally ludicrous subsidies for farmers who wouldn’t dream of voting for Democrats. Instead, they could start pushing sensible policies focused on eaters instead of growers. It’s time someone in Washington did.

 

Democrats Can Finally Stop Pandering to Farmers

By Michael Grunwald

Mr. Grunwald is a contributing Opinion writer based in Miami and the author of “We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate.”