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Coca-Cola, Cronyism, and the War on Drugs

Corporate WelfareU.S. HistoryMonopoly and Competition

Blog08/08/2016Chris Calton

Coca-Cola still uses components of the cocaine-producing coca leaf in its production today in a partnership with big pharma and government cronies.

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The FDA’s Cigar Fascism

The EntrepreneurGlobal EconomyU.S. HistoryMonopoly and Competition

Blog07/26/2016Christopher Westley

New FDA regulations — like most crony capitalist regs — will help large established businesses while hurting smaller ones.

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Tax Breaks Don’t Hurt Video Games, Intellectual Property Does

Legal SystemMedia and CultureMonopoly and Competition

Blog06/16/2016Matthew McCaffrey

If we want gaming to develop as a vibrant community of original content creators, we must first and foremost reject protectionism in the world of ideas.

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The Early History of Regulated Health Care

HealthInterventionismMonopoly and Competition

Blog05/24/2016Michel Accad

A brief history of how various state interventions have raised health care prices and lessened access.

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Public Servants: Who is Serving Whom?

Taxes and SpendingInterventionismMonopoly and Competition

Blog05/08/2016Matthew Bankert

Public servants on average are paid better than their private sector taxpaying counterparts. How exactly are they our "servants"?

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How Brexit Presents a Roadblock to the EU-US Establishment

Money and BankingMonopoly and CompetitionPolitical Theory

Blog05/03/2016Brendan Brown

London has recently caved to EU and US pressure to tighten its grip on financial markets. Brexit offers a way out.

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Why the UK Shouldn’t Nationalise Its Steel

Global EconomyInterventionismMonopoly and Competition

Blog04/26/2016Ben Ramanauskas

With another steel producer set to leave the UK, some are proposing that the UK government run the steel industry itself.

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The Real Meaning of Competition

The EntrepreneurEntrepreneurshipInterventionismMonopoly and Competition

Blog04/25/2016Peter G. Klein

We can have a competitive marketplace if government will just get out of the way and stop erecting barriers to creating new businesses and new competitors for established companies.

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Cesar Chavez Would Have Liked Trump's Border Wall

Taxes and SpendingU.S. EconomyMonopoly and Competition

Blog02/26/2016Ryan McMaken

Cesar Chavez wanted immigration controls to hep him prop up union-labor wages.

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Pot Battle in Ohio

Corporate WelfareThe Police StateInterventionismMonopoly and Competition

Blog11/03/2015Mark Thornton

UPDATE: The fact that marijuana legalization ballot measure (Issue #3) failed in Ohio is not an indication that legalization is not supported by the people. It was...