Category: Free markets
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Stossel: The state against blacks
John Stossel’s most recent television program was titled “The State Against Blacks,” and it dealt with the topics of affirmative action, welfare, and the minimum wage.
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Pickens criticism illustrates divide between free markets and intervention
Criticism by energy investor T. Boone Pickens of U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo and Koch Industries continues to illustrate the difference between those who believe in economic freedom and free markets, and those — like Pickens — who invest in politicians, bureaucrats, and the hope of a government subsidy.
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Pompeo on energy tax simplification
Congressman Mike Pompeo of Kansas calls for application of free market principles to all industries, including the end of special tax treatment for all energy-producing industries.
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Pickens and his energy plan
Whether natural gas is good for our future is an issue that deserves discussion. But the way T. Boone Pickens wants to accomplish his goal is harmful, and the arguments he makes are mistaken.
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Charles Koch: Advancing economic freedom
Charles and David Koch defend the principles of economic freedom that leads to prosperity for everyone, and warn against the dangers it faces.
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Stossel: Follow-up to ‘Freeloaders’
John Stossel has a follow-up show to “Freeloaders.”
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New York Times correction, finally
The New York Times finally issues a correction regarding political contributions from Charles and David Koch.
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‘I, Pencil’ in audio argues for economic freedom, not government control
“I, Pencil” explains the impossibility of centralized government planning.
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Soros events, catering to liberal causes, largely escape notice
Two conferences sponsored by liberal George Soros largely escape reporting in the news media, in contrast to the reporting on a conservative conference.
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For New York Times, facts about Kochs don’t matter
For the New York Times, getting the facts about Koch Industries correct isn’t a concern.
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Weekly Standard: The left’s obsession with the Koch brothers
Matthew Continetti of the Weekly Standard has written a profile of Charles and David Koch and Koch Industries, focusing on politics and the attacks by the political Left. A key passage in the story explains what those who believe in economic freedom have known all along: If Charles and David Koch really wanted to make…