Crony Capitalism

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How Amazon and ‘Ready Player One’ are connected

Stephen Kent · April 4, 2018 5:55 pm

A coils of steel is moved by a crane at an Ontario steel plant. President Trump has exempted Canada and Mexico from 25 percent tariffs on the metal pending renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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Trump embraces trade policy set by cronyism

Bruce Yandle · March 26, 2018 4:26 pm

Fans tailgate outside Lambeau Field before an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, in Green Bay, Wis.

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Tailgates at the Green Bay Packers’ Lambeau Field are under attack, thanks to shameless lobbyists

CJ Szafir and Rick Esenberg · March 19, 2018 6:12 pm

Rumors have swirled for months that President Trump's daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, both White House senior advisers, would be leaving D.C. before Trump finishes his first term. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump quietly asked John Kelly for help to oust Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · March 2, 2018 5:48 am

Delta, along with other corporations, has cut ties with the National Rifle Association in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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How this NRA vs. Delta fight in Georgia could accidentally lead to corporate welfare reform

Philip Wegmann · February 26, 2018 9:49 pm

The next fight over the tax credit will more than likely come in the farm bill. (Micah Walter/Bloomberg News)

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Biofuel boom: Budget deal gives away $2.6 billion to biodiesel industry

Philip Wegmann · February 12, 2018 6:08 pm

President Trump campaigned heavy against the sort of cronyism he said was rife in the "swamp" that is Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s GOP catches cronyism fever in the swamp

Timothy P. Carney · February 7, 2018 3:22 am

Thanks to the U.S. sugar program, sugar beet and sugar cane farmers have had the advantage of minimum prices, cheap loans, and tariffs to keep out competitors — all at taxpayer expense. (iStock photo)

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Sugar subsidies are anything but sweet

Yael Ossowski · February 6, 2018 9:24 pm

Cuts to the corporate tax rate were paired with small business tax cuts in the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, ensuring that businesses of all sizes receive a tax cut under the tax reform bill. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

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Not everything is crony capitalism

Andrew Wilford · January 18, 2018 5:01 am

Decrying "cronyism" at the U.S. Postal Service when it delivers parcels at a surprisingly low price is bogus. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

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Cronyism charges jump the shark

Kevin R. Kosar · January 15, 2018 3:07 pm

The Trump administration and Republicans are treading dangerously close to becoming the thing they claim to hate: a big, overreaching government. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

The Trump-Foxconn deal might be forcibly taking homeowners’ land in Wisconsin

Siraj Hashmi · January 10, 2018 10:39 pm

President Trump said it "would be good to have a pilot" in that role.

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The Swamp earns its wings: Airline lobbyist takes control of the FAA

Philip Wegmann · January 8, 2018 9:02 pm