Tyranny, Inc.' Book Spotlights How Corporations Have Dismantled the Freedoms of Average Citizens

“Tyranny, Inc.” examines how companies use contracts, lawyers, and government handouts to grab power and profits.

“TYRANNY, INC.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty—and What to Do About It” Forum Books, August 2023

When I received this book for review, I was under the impression that it was solely going to attack the tyrannical actions of the private sector during the pandemic. It would have been an easy and obvious target. Sohrab Ahmari, however, has gone much deeper than the heavy-handed extortion perpetrated by corporate America over the past two-plus years.

While his new book “Tyranny, Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty―and What to Do About It” does discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, its role is rather minor because these corporate actions that have come to dictate the movements and decisions of individuals, albeit in the private sector, have been going on for much longer than the recent months of the 21st century.

The Multi-Headed Monster

Mr. Ahmari begins his work presenting the problem of private sector tyranny as a multi-headed monster. This is a monster we have created ourselves. It reveals both a Frankenstein monster―the monster we’ve created―and the Hydra―one producing new heads through litigation and legislation.