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Regulators Are the Barons of Our Era

The chief threat to rule of law and economic and political freedom comes from the regulatory state, whose vast and increasingly politicized power already silences opposition—no bank dares speak against Dodd-Frank, no health insurer against Obamacare—making regulators the 'barons' of our era who use their power for political support.

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Cochrane

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These are the barons of our era. And clearly already using their power for their political support.

Source

Lee Ohanian, Arnold Kling, and John Cochrane on the Future of Freedom, Democracy, and ProsperityEconTalk
Created: 6/13/2026, 12:29:47 AM

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