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Tag Archives: Koch
On Rand on the dole, the Koch conference, and the death of shame
I think Dave Weigel hit the mark: the Koch conference again showed off how important it is for individualists to talk a big game about free markets. But what do libertarians actually do when “their massive collection of business interests … Continue reading
David Koch clarifies NCAB’s role, but did he overstep it?
In a conversation with the Daily Beast’s Elaine Lafferty over an issue raised in a recent New Yorker profile of Koch Industries, co-owner David Koch said he has “never been in a meeting where the classification of formaldehyde issue has … Continue reading
Dunn Construction bails, Capital-Journal browbeats Kansas Chamber for “hardball politics”
One of the largest general building contractors in the nation became the latest company to walk away from the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, the Topeka newspaper reported Saturday. Reporter Tim Carpenter framed J.E. Dunn Construction’s break with the business advocacy … Continue reading
In Kansas, Koch’s political power may be limited by greater awareness of its extent
The shape of Koch’s political operations in Kansas may be old news to long-time Kansans, but quite a bit of it was new to me. IMO, the really interesting point here is that in Kansas, the company’s ideological proxies are … Continue reading
The New Yorker’s Koch profile is not going away, and it seems there is more of the same in the works
The New Yorker’s Koch profile isn’t going away, and it seems there are more of these profiles on deck. Dave Weigel at Slate makes two very reasonable observations. Great point #1: Fink argues that Mayer treated the Kochs unfairly despite … Continue reading