Politicians can end up with strange bedfellows in this chaotic age, but certain economic tenets are virtually incontrovertible: calls to nationalize industry typically come from the left, while the right steadfastly opposes those efforts in favor of market-based solutions.

And yet, for some reason, the ever-chaotic president Donald Trump has directed the US government to acquire a 10 percent stake in the troubled chipmaker Intel — a bizarre and impractical move that's being decried across the ideological spectrum.

In a press release, the once-dominant chipmaker announced that the US government is purchasing $8.9 billion in company stock to "support the continued expansion of American technology and manufacturing leadership."

"As more companies look to invest in America, this administrat

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