In today's Republican Party, the primary economic role of the state is not to get out of the way. "When Republicans, they get back into power, Apple and Disney need to understand one thing: Everything will be on the table," Ingraham warned. Republicans in Congress have likewise tried to use antitrust enforcement and other government levers to punish companies whose public stances on voting rights or internal policies on content moderation they dislike. He did this through tax law, tariff policy and other proposed subsidies that chose winners and losers according to their political allegiances. This is far scarier than the "cancel culture" phenomenon Republicans so often decry.

Source: Washington Post April 06, 2022 21:11 UTC