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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"philosopher"of the pathocracy of the republicans
..they will typically mention figures like free market-champion Milton Friedman, libertarian guru Ayn Rand, and laissez-faire economists Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises.
James McGill Buchanan is a name you will rarely hear unless youve taken several classes in economics.
https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/meet-the-economist-behind-the-one-percents-stealth-takeover-of-america#disqus_thread
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"philosopher"of the pathocracy of the republicans (Original Post)
I_UndergroundPanther
May 2020
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Karadeniz
(22,513 posts)1. I read the article...it's fabulous!
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,467 posts)2. It's the whole republican agenda.
That is why I hate thier beliefs,and will never trust a republican .
yonder
(9,665 posts)3. Recommended for visibility. Please read.
Frightening as hell, it lays out the blueprint for an evil scheme many suspect, but cannot quite put their finger on.
Thanks for this OP.
alwaysinasnit
(5,066 posts)4. K&R Excellent posting.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,343 posts)5. Every voter should read and understand the stakes ...
With Kochs money and enthusiasm, Buchanans academic school evolved into something much bigger. By the 1990s, Koch realized that Buchanans ideas transmitted through stealth and deliberate deception, as MacLean amply documents could help take government down through incremental assaults that the media would hardly notice. The tycoon knew that the project was extremely radical, even a revolution in governance, but he talked like a conservative to make his plans sound more palatable.
handmade34
(22,756 posts)6. good read