The Open Market Blog

• By: Fran Smith
• 05/21/2008

In an editorial today, the Washington Times skewers the 35 Republican Senators and 100 representatives who voted for what the WT called the “odious”…

• By: Fran Smith
• 05/20/2008

According to their press release today, the Business Roundtable convened a policy meeting with CEOs of major companies and members of Congress to urge…

• By: Fran Smith
• 05/20/2008

David Brooks’ column today in the New York Times discusses the Barack Obama’s and John McCain’s positions on the bloated Farm Bill in…

• By: Fran Smith
• 05/16/2008

The new Farm Bill is a done deal — with both the House and the Senate passing the conference report with huge numbers:…

• By: Fran Smith
• 05/14/2008

On the floor this morning, U.S. House of Representatives is considering the House-Senate conference report on the new Farm Bill, which the White…