Topic: Howard Hughes

Neely Fuller's concept of "refined" versus "unrefined" white supremacy is used to distinguish between the subtle, integrated power of the Yankees and the overt, muscular power of the Cowboys. While individual Cowboys like Howard Hughes or H.L. Hunt may have possessed more liquid wealth, the Yankees like David Rockefeller commanded vast, multi-generational institutional empires. The conflict between these two styles of dominance defines much of 20th-century American history.

The economic impact of the drug trade on Miami's development is discussed, noting how beachfront property was built with illicit cash. The 1983 Scarface is revealed to be a remake of a 1932 film produced by Howard Hughes. Comparisons are made to the Kennedy family and the legitimization of wealth originally gained through illegal means like prohibition-era alcohol.