Category Archives: Political capitalism/rent-seeking

Origins of the Gasoline Tax (Part II of “Political Capitalism: Understanding the Beast that Broke the Cage”)

Political Capitalism: Understanding the Beast that Broke the Cage (Part I: what is political capitalism?)

Why Natural Gas Should Not Play the Cap-and-Trade Game (the real enemy is mandated renewables/conservation, not coal)

Waxman–Markey’s Gravy Train: Why the Electric Industry Got on Board (Getting favors, adding pages to H.R. 2454)

Rent Seeking, Crony Capitalism, and U.S. Energy Politics: Who Wins from the Racket?

The Left’s Civil War on Cap-and-Trade: Who Likes Political Capitalism?

Who Was Ken Lay? (The Senate should know the industry father of U.S.-side cap-and-trade)

Cap-and-Trade: The Temple of Enron (James Hansen makes an important political point)

A Texas-Sized Energy Problem: Republicans, Democrats, and ‘Baptists & Bootleggers’ Running Wild in the Lone Star State (Obama sends his thanks)

Getting Real: The Oil Majors Move Away from Political Energy (Government-dependent wind, solar are not ready for prime time)