Crony Capitalism and the Transcontinental Railroads
The first transcontinentals were all creatures, not of capitalism or the private markets, but of government.
Corporate Welfare
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David Brooks, The Whigs, and Corporate Welfare
The NYT gets it wrong again. We are told the Whigs, the original crony capitalists, were the voice of the common man against a tyrannical government. Hogwash.
13. The Founding Father of Crony Capitalism
Section Two: Politics and Thieves. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.
General Electric’s Crony Capitalism
The Obama administration inserted language into the 2012 fiscal cliff bill that enabled GE to avoid paying much federal income tax.
Life in Crony-Capitalist America
Interviewed by Scott Horton, Mark Thornton discusses life in crony-capitalist America, where Wall Street gets bailouts and interest-free money and
Monsanto’s Friends in High Places
The government’s relationship with Monsanto is a prime example of crony capitalism.
How the World Was Made Safe for Crony Capitalism
The state rarely misses an opportunity to use crisis to its advantage and crony capitalism has become one of the largest benefactors of government fixes.
Five Ways to Create a Monopoly
Come one, come all, and learn the five best ways to create a monopoly.
The American Economy is Not a Free-Market Economy
Those who condemn the free market take for granted that the present order of things is the free market in action.
David Stockman on his Book and the Bailouts
The Fed decides, through a Politburo of planners sitting in Washington, how much liquidity is necessary and what the interest rate should be.
