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Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway, "The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market" (Bloomsbury. 2023)

New Books in Critical Theory

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Fabricated Threat to American Democracy

The narrative suggesting that undermining economic freedom threatens American democracy was fabricated by proponents of big business to resist progressive reforms like minimum wage laws and workplace safety regulations. The term 'free enterprise' was intentionally created to replace 'private enterprise' in order to garner support, capitalizing on American values like freedom. This manipulation of language to appeal to American sensibilities is a common theme throughout the historical narrative.

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