A bipartisan bill in the Senate would ban members of Congress and the executive branch from owning shares of stock…
Browsing: Crony Capitalism
While we’re on the topic of government picking winners and losers – and how it all looks suspiciously like a…
While we’re on the topic of crony capitalism – or, as Frederic Bastiat so devastatingly called it, “legal plunder” –…
“Legal plunder” is just one way state power is used to benefit the few at the expense of the many.…
One of the enduring tropes of political journalism is to criticize the other side for behavior that’s as well-entrenched –…
It’s the rare member of Congress who (eventually) leaves office with less money in their bank account than when they…