Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube page and visit www.charleskochinstitute.org/events to stay up to date on upcoming events!
Peter Schweizer discusses money in politics and what he calls the "largest myths in American politics." In his recent New York Times bestselling book, "Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets," Schweizer claims that elected officials have "developed a new set of brass-knuckle legislative tactics designed to extort wealthy industries and donors into forking over big donations--cash that lawmakers often funnel into the pockets of their friends and family."
Building on the success of his previous book, Throw Them All Out, which was also profiled in 60 Minutes and credited with the passage of the STOCK Act, Schweizer continues his crusade against cronyism in Washington by exposing the 'tolls,' tax code loopholes, and other methods of legislative manipulation he says members of Congress use to line their own pockets. Despite elected officials of both parties pledging to "clean-up" politics, Schweizer notes that up until now, the worst of "Washington's extortion racket has gone unreported."
________________________________________
Schweizer is the William J. Casey Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University and the President of the Government Accountability Institute, an organization created to "investigate and expose crony capitalism, misuse of taxpayer monies, and other governmental corruption or malfeasance." He received his M.Phil. from Oxford University and his B.A. from George Washington University. He lives in Florida with his children.
