In an unprecedented expansion of its role in the marketplace, the Trump administration has acquired ownership interests in dozens of firms.
Cato's Scott Lincicome joins Laura Bondank-Harmon to discuss this radical move from the US government, the seen and unseen costs of intervening in the private sector, and how should Congress act if they want to put a stop to it before it's too late.
Read more of Scott's work here:
https://www.cato.org/free-society/winter-2026/conspicuous-fist-trumps-state-corporatism
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