Bureaucrats can’t rein in wild horse spending

Topline: In 2010, the federal government paid ranchers $64 million to quite literally hold their horses.

Measures meant to protect wild horse populations had arguably been taken too far, and the Bureau of Land Management paid farmers to store horses on their property.

That’s according to the “Wastebook” reporting published by the late U.S. Sen. Dr. Tom Coburn. For years, these reports shined a white-hot spotlight on federal frauds and taxpayer abuses.

Coburn, the legendary U.S. Senator from Oklahoma...