James McGill Buchanan preceded Milton Friedman

Comment at Truthout interview discussing role of economist James McGill Buchanan in development of modern right wing libertarian thought:

The goal of the Kochs and their ilk is to concentrate all the power (economic and otherwise) into their greedy little hands. The greatest opposition tool is information transparency; the second is critical/analytical thinking skills. The problem is the powers that be control information (via pro-corporate regulation - intellectual property & 'national security' secrets) and education policy (Republican Secretary of Education; pro-corporate university endowments).