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The author has been on the payroll of the Koch brothers for most of his career.
by chrismealy 10y ago
The author has been on the payroll of the Koch brothers for most of his career.
- tnorthcutt 10y agoSource?
- TSiege 10y agoI was skeptical as well, but it's true. Cowen is the director of the Mercatus Center, which is heavily funded by the brothers. see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercatus_Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercatus_Center And here's an article on that connection https://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/06/gary-north/the-koch-brothers-favorite-economist/ https://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/06/gary-north/the-koch-brot...
- lacker 10y agoNot really. The author has been a professor at George Mason for most of his career, and it's quite a stretch to refer to the whole faculty of George Mason as "on the payroll of the Koch brothers".