Our political system isn’t broken, it’s evolved. It’s no longer simply a system but an industry. Our political system has been replaced by an industry connected to a set of industries that we can call the “politics industrial complex.” Calling it the “political industry” connects us to other ideas that can help us better understand what’s happening. We have tools for analyzing industries and their behavior. We have tools that help us understand the effect of competition and the lack of competition in industries. We can use those tools to understand the political industry. Industries can be competitive or monopolistic, regulated or unregulated. Most industries seek to grow—to generate more and more economic activity.
The politics industry
The politics industry
The politics industry
Our political system isn’t broken, it’s evolved. It’s no longer simply a system but an industry. Our political system has been replaced by an industry connected to a set of industries that we can call the “politics industrial complex.” Calling it the “political industry” connects us to other ideas that can help us better understand what’s happening. We have tools for analyzing industries and their behavior. We have tools that help us understand the effect of competition and the lack of competition in industries. We can use those tools to understand the political industry. Industries can be competitive or monopolistic, regulated or unregulated. Most industries seek to grow—to generate more and more economic activity.