Sublime

The first antitrust law was 1890's Sherman Act, whose sponsor, Senator John Sherman, stumped for it from the Senate floor, saying: "If we will not endure a king as a political power, we should not endure a king over the production, transportation and sale of any of the necessaries of life. If we would not submit to an emperor, we should not su

American Corporate State.

Moses’ reputation and that of the institution he did so much to bring to maturity was the final guarantee that the secrecy of its books would remain inviolate.

“Liberty produces wealth, and wealth destroys liberty,” Henry Demarest Lloyd

Phil Dubose, the former Koch Industries manager who spent twenty-six years working for the Kochs before testifying against them in court, had no doubt that they now had their sights on all three branches of government. “What they want is to get their own way,” he said. “They call themselves libertarians. For lack of a better word, what it means is

FDR had little passion for the law, but he was a fast learner blessed with an avuncular, ingratiating personality.

At Roosevelt’s direction, legislation had been drafted giving the federal government authority to regulate the issuance of securities for the protection of those who bought them. Rayburn, who had seen so many financially unsophisticated farmers invest the little spare cash they had been able to scrape together in worthless stocks or bonds, had foug