by Andrew F. Quinlan | Mar 24, 2015 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on The Hill’s Congress Blog on March 24, 2015. President Barack Obama’s long-standing willingness to use taxpayer monies to promote favored industries, companies and well-connected political donors has usually been met with opposition...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Mar 6, 2015 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on The Daily Caller on March 5, 2015. When Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z held an exclusive $40,000 per-person fundraiser for President Barack Obama’s re-election, it was part of a concerted effort by the music industry to curry favor with the...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 16, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs
Let’s compare two politicians, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Congressman Jeb Hensarling of Texas, to see which one actually has the courage to fight against powerful interest groups. We’ll start with Senator Warren. She portrays herself as the scourge...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 4, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Government Spending
I’ve been banging the drum for years about Washington being a racket for the benefit of politicians, cronyists, bureaucrats, contractors, lobbyists, interest groups, and other insiders. I’ve written about horrific examples of bloated spending that line the...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 10, 2014 | Bailouts, Big Government, Blogs
I periodically try to explain that there’s a big difference between being pro-market and pro-business. Simply stated, policy makers shouldn’t try to penalize businesses with taxes,mandates, and regulations. But neither should politicians seek to subsidize...
