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Election 2024

Neither Trump Nor Harris Wants To Drain the Swamp. They Want You To Join It.

Both candidates have promised a litany of special favors to handpicked constituencies. If you don't fit into the right categories, you'll pay the price.

Veronique de Rugy | 10.24.2024 12:01 AM

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Facebook

The New York Times Is Wrong About the 'Myth of Big Tech Competence'

Still, Facebook should not have allowed its VIPs to flout the rules it claimed applied to everyone.

Liz Wolfe | 9.16.2021 10:25 AM

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Donald Trump

The Only Solution to the Trumps' Conflicts of Interest

The heart of the potential for conflicts of interests is not the Trump business empire. It's the presidential power to steer benefits to particular interests.

Sheldon Richman | 4.23.2017 12:00 AM

Politics

Poll: 63 Percent Say Politicians Playing Favorites is Worse than Special Interests' Campaign Contributions

Emily Ekins | 4.4.2014 11:34 AM

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