U.S. History
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Crony Capitalism and the Transcontinental Railroads
The first transcontinentals were all creatures, not of capitalism or the private markets, but of government.
Robert Taft and His Forgotten “Isolationism”
"It turns out that Taft was right on every question all the way from inflation to the terrible demoralization of the troops.”
Galbraith Was Right About Advertising
The greatest promotional offender is not the marketplace, but the arm twisting by government.
Tax Consumers, Taxpayers, and the Cox Box
The Cox Box: A libertarian class analysis based on two classes: the taxpayers and the tax consumers.
Endangered Species, Private Property, and the American Bison
The only way to save endangered animals is through free markets and privatization.
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.
21. How (and Why) the Lincoln Myth was Invented
Section Three: Centralization versus Liberty. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.
