This morning, NPR had a story on Morning Edition about the consequences of the Citizens United SCOTUS ruling. The main point of the story was that Democrats are worried, “really worried,” about the ruling because they assume that, from now on, “corporations” will fund very expensive political adds against them.

Of course, my experience is that corporations aren’t necessary pro-market or against government intervention. Think about the unhealthy marriage between big banks and the government in the last decade or more, for example. Crony capitalism was a key factor in the financial crisis.

It is interesting to note that Democrats aren’t seeing this ruling for what it is, a victory for free speech. As this new Reason TV video explains, it increases

freedom of political speech not simply for powerful, politically connected corporations like Citigroup, AIG, and the companies that run The New York Times and other media outlets, but for small-pocketed nonprofits such as Citizens United, too. If you want to get bent out of shape about something, direct your ire at a massive and constantly growing government that has its hands in virtually every aspect of economic and social life in America.