 We all know that government and business are deeply entangled, from Wall Street bailouts to the military-industrial complex to the housing crisis. And yet, economists have long treated these institutions as distinct and separate, regarding government as a Lord of the Manor, which acts independently while remaining uncorrupted by special interests. In his new book, Richard Wagner argues that economists must recognize the fundamental entanglement between politics and commerce in order to properly analyze and understand government and society. This dynamic theory explains how limited governments can morph into a system of destructive politics and why democracy is difficult to maintain. To learn more and discover insights on what reforms are possible to limit this corrosive relationship, read Politics as a Peculiar Business, insights from a theory of entangled political economy by Richard Wagner.