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Cato scholars fear that the brothers intend to fold the nonprofit into their empire of explicitly Republican groups because the Kochs have been backers of Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks. Both organizations played an active and crucial role in 2010 by helping Republicans secure control of the House and gain seats in the Senate.
This has already been discussed. The Kochs aren't "going after" anything. They're simply doing to Ed Crane what Ed Crane and the Kochs did to Murray Rothbard back in the 70's.
And the Cato Institute is hardly libertarian at all.
"This misguided attempt at corporate control of an independent, nonpartisan think tank is bad for the Cato Institute and bad for the libertarian movement," read the memo, posted later on Cato's blog. "We hope that everyone will come to see that, soon, before any more damage is done."
This has already been discussed. The Kochs aren't "going after" anything. They're simply doing to Ed Crane what Ed Crane and the Kochs did to Murray Rothbard back in the 70's.
And the Cato Institute is hardly libertarian at all.
Seems they've gotten to you already
Cato Scholars Fight Against Koch Control of Institute : Roll Call Lobbying & Influence
"This misguided attempt at corporate control of an independent, nonpartisan think tank is bad for the Cato Institute and bad for the libertarian movement," read the memo, posted later on Cato's blog. "We hope that everyone will come to see that, soon, before any more damage is done."
I am no partisan of the Kochs, but let's stop pretending. All DC think tanks are fakes. They are all fronts for powerful pressure groups while pretending to be idea driven. That's why they cluster in the imperial city. It's as true of Brookings, AEI, Heritage, et al., as it is of Cato. Such organizations, especially "libertarian" ones, are valuable to the State. ("Why, even Cato is pro-Patriot Act, so how can it be anti-freedom?") In turn, Cato can provide access to top officials for its big donors. But the underlying reality never changes: the State pretends to be influenced, and the think tanks pretend to influence.
