ED CRANE AND THE CATO INSTITUTE VS. THE KOCHTOPUS!

This story is just too delicious.  Libertarian infighting has always been as down and dirty as any political group, despite their "principles".  As might be expected, the Kochs are attempting to destroy anything resembling checks and balances at Cato so that they can be personal rulers.

Not that Cato's current leaders are innocent of anything: Cato has routinely purged staff and contributors who did not hew to their party line.  

 

ED CRANE AND THE CATO INSTITUTE VS. THE KOCHTOPUS!

Brad DeLong pieces together the amazing story of the Koch lawsuit for control of Cato. As noted in Libertarianism in One Lesson; The Second Lesson : "We should look to examples of private organizations such as the Libertarian Party USA as role models..."

For those who would like more information:

Charles and David Koch

Libertarian billionaires who have founded and funded most libertarian think-tanks.

Cato Institute

A "libertarian" quasi-academic think-tank which acts as a mouthpiece for the globalism, corporatism, and neoliberalism of its corporate and conservative funders.