Cronyism and Corporatism

Part III: The Failed Jeffersonian Revolution, 1801–1817.

Part V: The Failed Jacksonian Revolution, 1829–1849.

Part I: The Road to Empire, 1607–1790.

Part IV: The Era of Corruption, 1817–1829.

Part II: The Hamiltonian Era, 1790–1801.

Part V: The Failed Jacksonian Revolution, 1829–1849.

Introduction to Cronyism: Liberty versus Power in Early America, 1607–1849. Narrated by Scott R. Pollack

Part III: The Failed Jeffersonian Revolution, 1801–1817.

This week, Jeff and Bob discuss oil prices. Why are gas prices spiking in the US, and what are D.C. politicians planning for oil companies?

Massive "fiscal stimulus" programs by European governments failed to reduce unemployment. The latest buzzword from the Continent is the "entrepreneurial state," based upon the delusion that government spending and regulation are responsible for wealth creation by private entrepreneurs.