The Road to Cultural Serfdom: America's First Television Czar

Tags: Interventionism, Monopoly and Competition, Media and Culture

03/11/2011 Paul A. Cantor

Have you ever wondered why the "tiny ship" famously tossed in the opening credits of Gilligan's Island was named the SS Minnow?

This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Steven Ng.

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