Source: Free Association
by Sheldon Richman
“If the deal struck by Paramount and President Donald Trump sickens you, your intuitions and perhaps your principles are in good working order. Make no mistake about what’s at the root of such things: ominipotent government. You need its permission for all kinds of things — so much for individual rights. As the NPR story states, the headline termination of The Late Show (which I’ve never watched) came ‘amid a flurry of steps taken by Paramount and Skydance Media — which has been seeking to acquire the media conglomerate — to appease the Trump administration. On Thursday, federal regulators announced they had voted to approve the deal valued at $8 billion.’ … In a market economy, two companies are free to combine if that’s what their owners want.” (08/01/25)
https://sheldonfreeassociation.blogspot.com/2025/08/tgif-by-right-or-permission.html