Transatlantic Devolution Responding to criticism that its management of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) results in farm programs that are too complex and too heavy-handed, Brussels has proposed devolving more spending decisions to the individual member states. Now some in France are reportedly reacting with fear that so-called renationalization of farm supports will result in inequities across the Community and perhaps be worse for environmental protections. The proposal mimics other moves by the EU to renationalize policy such as allowing country-of-origin labeling on foods and the proposal to allow capitals to decide for themselves if GMOs should be used. Conservatives in the U.S. frequently propose turning over federal program fun...