Crony Capitalism

Johnson & Johnson’s bill to squash competition in the contact lens market

Brian McNicoll · June 6, 2017 4:01 am

The potential imposition of protective tariffs on solar panels would actually help foreign-owned companies and hurt U.S. workers and consumers. (iStock photo)

Beltway Confidential

Crony capitalism masquerading as trade protectionism in the solar panel industry

Horace Cooper · June 5, 2017 4:10 pm

Battery maker Limnia was denied a loan from the Energy Department's vehicle technology program because the department said the application didn't meet the agency's specifications and requirements, but the company sued, alleging cronyism. A generic photo of a gavel. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Energy and Environment

Energy Department ‘cronyism’ to get a second look in court

John Siciliano · May 19, 2017 10:25 pm

Cronyism is kind of like a celebrity endorsement, except this one comes at the expense of users, clients, taxpayers and legitimate competitors. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Beltway Confidential

Friends, Cronies, Countrymen: Lend me your ears

Charles Sauer · May 16, 2017 5:37 pm

The shift is part of a broader pattern of reversals by Trump in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s Export-Import Bank reversal leaves conservatives dumbfounded

Gabby Morrongiello · April 15, 2017 1:59 am

Let's give Cuomo some spilt milk to cry over. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Beltway Confidential

Milk and cronyism: Scandals heating up for potential 2020 candidate Andrew Cuomo in New York

Charles Sauer · April 14, 2017 2:26 pm

The controversy stems from before ridesharing was fully legalized in most cities and states. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Beltway Confidential

Uber’s ‘Greyball’ program protected its drivers from unjust regulations

Michael Farren · March 6, 2017 11:00 pm

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that he's worried about the government-sponsored bank subsidizing big business. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Mnuchin warns against Ex-Im subsidizing ‘certain large corporations’

Joseph Lawler · February 23, 2017 12:52 pm

Big Optometry's lobbying effort won't be easy to stop. (AP Photo/ Steve Ruark)

Beltway Confidential

Why Big Optometry doesn’t want you to get cheaper eye appointments

Charles Sauer · February 21, 2017 10:24 pm

A reformed Ex-Im would by default side with any US business objecting to a subsidy for a foreign competitor. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Foreign companies build factories and airlines; Ex-Im makes the US pay for it

Timothy P. Carney · February 14, 2017 10:37 pm

Wilbur Ross believes government, not the market, should steer our economic ship. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Protectionist profiteer Wilbur Ross Would Make America China Again

Timothy P. Carney · January 10, 2017 10:55 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas Texas introduced a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that would impose term limits on members of Congress. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Ted Cruz introduces term limits amendment

Anna Giaritelli · January 3, 2017 10:23 pm