Crony capitalism is a term of derision, and rightly so. Yet, it is widespread in the Global South. Stanford Political Scientist Stephen Haber explains why. Crony capitalism is widely and publicly ...

Capitalism, in its purest form, is often misunderstood, mainly due to the presence of government intervention in today’s economies. The free market, which thrives on voluntary exchanges and limited ...

The remarkable success of the United States’ exceptional form of capitalism since the Republic’s very inception has been made possible by widespread public support for that system. Sadly, in recent ...

Voluntary transactions between consumers, firms, employees, and investors and direction using coercive commands, or capitalism and socialism, provide alternative ways to organize an economy. America’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elon Musk; Donald Trump Brandon Bell/Getty Images The intricate relationships between business tycoons and political powerbrokers ...

On February 27, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took the unprecedented step of designating a U.S. firm—Anthropic—as a supply chain risk. Anthropic’s crime? It refused to violate industry-wide protocols ...

The hedge fund titan warned that tariffs lead to crony capitalism as the government picks winners and losers. Speaking on the sidelines of the Milken Institute's Global Conference, Ken Griffin told ...

The Super Bowl halftime show began with what looked like a scene from Macbeth, but instead of Birnam Wood coming to life and storming the field, it was a sugar cane field. This was part of the show’s ...

Walter Isaacson, Tulane University professor and Perella Weinberg advisory partner, criticized the proposed U.S. government stake in Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) as a concerning form of “state capitalism.” In ...

The intricate relationships between business tycoons and political powerbrokers have shaped economies and societies since the dawn of modern capitalism. Over centuries, these alliances have taken many ...

In the U.S., we may not see the slow creep of ethical lapses and crony capitalism that drowned the Italian economy. But according to the author of Capitalism For All, they’re happening, and we’re ...