Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America

by Christopher Leonard

He created a political influence network that is arguably the most powerful and far-reaching operation ever run out of an American CEO’s office.

Charles Koch’s political vision represents one extreme pole in the ongoing debate about the role of government in markets; a view that government should essentially protect private property and do little else. Political figures on the opposite pole believe that a robust federal government should provide a safety net and contain the power of large corporations. There is currently no political consensus in support of either view.