Tag: Politics
Corporate Media Deny Their Own Existence, Despite Driving Biden’s Primary Victory
If someone were to tell you that major and influential business sectors like the fossil fuel and health insurance industries simply don’t exist, or imply that major corporations like ExxonMobil and Cigna don’t try to manipulate public opinion and advance a political agenda in order to protect and maximize their profits, you might find it hard to contain your laughter. …
Bootleggers and Catholics: The Politics of the Open-Borders Lobby
Economist Bruce Yandle is known for (among many other things) authoring the “Bootleggers and Baptists” theory of government regulation. The gist of the theory is that many forms of regulation (and other types of government intervention) persist because of the political clout of one group – the “bootleggers” …
