Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between
Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between
Feature Essay: Briar Patch Politics

Feature Essay: Briar Patch Politics

'Please, politicians, don't throw me in that regulatory briar patch!'

Bruce Yandle
May 30, 2021
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Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between
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Feature Essay: Briar Patch Politics
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With Progressives-led efforts to right every perceived wrong by way of command-and-control regulation, Democratic Congress Member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren have ascended to become the ultimate “Baptists” in an ongoing Bootlegger/Baptist saga. Indeed, more than just an ordinary “Baptist” — one who takes the …

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