Cronies That Got Away In 2012
Peter Schweizer writes an article at Fox News about major cronies in 2012, and what they got away with: Cronyism is a bipartisan problem. When politicians and special interests collude to disrupt free...
View ArticleDo interest groups reward politicians for their votes in the legislature?
Tyler Cowen at the Marginal Revolution blog writes about a new academic paper by Sungmun Choi, finding that: I find evidence that the politicians who voted in favor of the Emergency Economic...
View ArticleCrony Capitalist Blowout: A tax increase for everyone but the favored wealthy...
A Wall Street Journal editorial piece addresses the recent fiscal cliff deal, and how cronyism is rife in the new legislation: There’s plenty to lament about the capital and income tax hikes, but the...
View ArticleTim Carney: Max Baucus rewards ex-staffers with tax breaks for their clients
Tim Carney at the Washington Examiner writes an article about some revolving door cronyism surrounding the recent fiscal cliff deal and the staff of a particular Senator: Tax breaks for Hollywood,...
View ArticleOutside Groups Spent Big on Congressional Travel
Amanda Becker at Roll Call writes about outside groups paying for Congressional travel: “Congressmen are frequently accused of living inside a bubble. So you can make a good case that members should be...
View ArticleSummary of Fiscal Cliff Cronyism
A list of tax preferences in the fiscal cliff bill and other related content are at the bottom of this article. The “Fiscal Cliff deal,” finally approved on January 3rd, not only kicked the can down...
View ArticleSen. Menendez contacted top officials in friend’s Medicare dispute
Carol D. Leonnig and Jerry Markon write a report in the Washington Post about some questionable favoritism shown from a US Senator towards a friend: Sen. Robert Menendez raised concerns with top...
View ArticleGeorge Will: Shackling the spenders
George Will writes an opinion piece in the Washington Post about the fact that politicians are naturally self-interested, and to prevent reckless spending and cronyism he recommends “shackling the...
View ArticleThe Most Expensive Weapon Ever Built
Mark Thompson from Time Magazine wrote the following report, concerning the recently launched “most expensive weapon program” in human history. The Pentagon is planning the acquisition of 2,457 F-35...
View ArticleCongress Quickly And Quietly Rolls Back Insider Trading Rules For Itself
Mike Masnick at Tech Dirt writes about recent legislative changes that may allow members in Congress to engage in questionable activities: So… with very little fanfare, Congress quietly rolled back a...
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