The new Right: Who needs innovation when you can stifle it?

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The populism that is coursing through the veins of Republicans in Congress right now is frightening. It is like the Hulk breaking out of Dr. Banner: It is unstoppable and yet also destructive. In just a short couple of months, they have shunned free-market ideals that many free-market conservatives have worked years on educating members, staff, and the public on and embraced big government command and control. From big tech to drug prices, the more they can display these feats of big government strength the more eager they are to flex their newfound big government muscles.

And that doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon.

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