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    'Kochland' Explores How The Famous Brother Duo Made Their Money

    The Koch brothers' wide-ranging influence is no secret. But rather than focusing on how they spend their money, Christopher Leonard presents a richly reported tale of how they got it.
    by Scott Horsley Aug 13, 2019 3 minutes
    Koch Industries Inc. headquarters is pictured in Wichita, Kansas, on Nov. 14, 2005.

    Updated at 10:45 a.m. ET

    The Koch brothers are a ripe target: political plutocrats who have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in a decades-long effort to reshape the country and the Republican Party.

    They've used their vast wealth to build a hydra-headed network of think tanks, lobbying shops, and "astroturf" advocacy groups to advance a philosophy that conveniently overlaps with the economic interests of their Wichita-based corporation.

    None of this is exactly a secret, though. Jane Mayer's 2010 and subsequent book shined a bright spotlight

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