How Government Ruined American Sodas
Under a system of tariffs, subsidies, and restrictions, we get companies like Coke and Pepsi producing collectivist drinks for the masses.
Corporate Welfare
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Coca-Cola, Cronyism, and the War on Drugs
Coca-Cola still uses components of the cocaine-producing coca leaf in its production today in a partnership with big pharma and government cronies.
Brazil’s Olympics: Cronies Feast while the People Starve
The Olympics is one big party for politically-connected millionaires and other "elites" at the expense of ordinary taxpayers.
Political Entrepreneurship and the Economics of Wealth Destruction
Recorded at Mises University 2016.
Crony Capitalists, Local Pols, and Refugee Resettlement
It took a heroic local news anchor from Fargo, North Dakota, to expose that crony capitalists have banded together in a "nonprofit" foundation to bribe the political classes of small U.S. cities.
Crony Capitalism in America
When private interests need a political favor, they know whom to call. When politicians need money, they also know whom to call. The people involved try to keep most of it concealed behind closed doors. This is the system that prevailed in...
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The Big Short
The Big Short is a pretty good movie, but there are a few things it leaves out.
The Week in Review: December 12, 2015
The world waits to see if next week is finally the week that the Fed announces its rate hike. Can the economy survive whatever small bump the Fed deals out? Perhaps, but that won’t change the inherent instability of our current monetary regime.
