by Andrew F. Quinlan | Aug 21, 2015 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on The Hill on August 21, 2015. The House and Senate may take up a bill this year called the “Restoration of America’s Wire Act” (RAWA) at the behest of special interests who own Las Vegas casinos. The House version is H.R. 707 sponsored by Rep....
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Aug 13, 2015 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on The Blaze on August 13, 2015. If there is one form of corporate cronyism that both parties can agree to its the Renewable Fuel Standard – the government’s mandate requiring fuel sold in the U.S. to be mixed with a minimum volume of renewable...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Aug 13, 2015 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on The Hill on August 13, 2015. During President Obama’s trip to Africa two weeks ago, he had tough words for South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation that now is beset by civil war. “We don’t have time to wait,” Obama warned, and threatened...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Aug 6, 2015 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on AL.com on August 4, 2015. Republicans in Congress bitterly fought the formation of the “Consumer Financial Protection Bureau” when it was under consideration five years ago, but even its critics might not have imagined what a...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Aug 5, 2015 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on Inside Sources on August 5, 2015, and syndicated in the Detroit News. Cronyism isn’t popular these days. It never really has been, but growth in public awareness of the problem has forced special interests to get more creative in how they...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Aug 4, 2015 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on The Daily Caller on August 4, 2015. It may have garnered attention mostly from tax wonks, but new bipartisan legislation from two key lawmakers could be pivotal to helping stop foreign firms from poaching top domestic intellectual property....