Rich Lowry

It was interesting while it lasted, but the 2016 election is now officially “bought.” The purchasers are the Koch brothers, and the price, a cool $889 million.

The news that the network organized by David and Charles Koch plans to spend roughly $900 million in the 2016 cycle has freaked out Democrats, outraged so-called campaign-finance reformers and inspired hand-wringing about the future of the planet Earth.

The despair is misplaced. One sign it is still a free country is that a band of like-minded people, devoted to principles they consider essential to the country’s thriving, can get toget...