Why Seed Patents—Yes, Seed Patents—Are Key to the Democrats’ Future

The House Progressive Caucus released its affordability agenda last week. Ever since Zohran Mamdani rode the multisyllabic a-word to his surprise victory in the New York mayoral race last year, Democrats of every ideological stripe have been nattering about affordability. I’ve been around long enough to know that when that happens, and the consultants get their hands on it, the end result is usually that the word du jour gets bleached of all meaning and loses the potency that made it a weapon in...