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Obamacare's Patient-Dumping, Privacy-Meddling Scheme Wed May 16

Michelle Malkin

The stench of Chicago cronyism over the White House just got fouler. ... more
An Offense Against Free Market Capitalism: The Export-Import Bank Mon Apr 30

Brian Darling

A 1932 creation of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Export-Import Bank was meant to facilitate trade between the United States and other nations. ... more
Free the Markets, Mr. Romney Wed Apr 11

Jonah Goldberg

In his Wisconsin victory speech last Tuesday, Mitt Romney said, "Washington has to become an ally of business, not the opposition of business." ... more
The Export-Import Bank Nightmare Wed Apr 11

Ken Blackwell

America, with its constitutionally protected freedoms and entrepreneurial spirit, has generated prosperity at a level which is unique to the human experience. ... more
Colorado's Own Green Loan Sinkhole Fri Mar 9

Michelle Malkin

There's no escaping Solyndra Syndrome. Here in my home state of Colorado, citizen journalists have uncovered our own gaping government green loan sinkhole. The stench of Chicago-on-the-Potomac is fouling the fresh Rocky Mountain air. ... more
Natural Gas is Great; the NAT GAS Act, Not So Much Wed Mar 7

Erika Johnsen
The $4 Billion Obamacare Slush Fund for Progressives Fri Feb 24

Michelle Malkin

If you like how the Obama administration's multibillion-dollar "investments" in bankrupt solar companies have turned out, you'll love the latest federal loan program to nowhere. It's the Obamacare loyalty rewards program for progressives. ... more
Bailouts – Reality vs. Fiction Wed Feb 22

Ziad Abdelnour

Albert Einstein once said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” We, the people of the United States of America, appear to have gone insane by allowing the Federal Reserve to bail out businesses here and abroad. ... more
Newspapers Defend Their Crony Capitalism: Outdated Monopoly on Public Notices Fri Feb 17

Rachel Alexander

Ever wonder why taking out a public notice costs so much money? It shouldn’t be that way. With the demise of print newspapers, it no longer makes sense to require that public notices be published only in newspapers. ... more
Report: Obama-Connected 'Green Energy' Firms Received Billions in Taxpayer Cash Thu Feb 16

Guy Benson
Romney's Crony Capitalism Problem Mon Jan 23

John Ransom

GOP voters can’t find a bigger attack on free markets or a stronger case of crony capitalism, crony government than that which Romneycare represents. ... more
Mitt’s Attack on Crony Capitalism Sat Jan 21

Larry Kudlow

The issue of crony capitalism should be front and center in this campaign. President Obama defends his cronies instead of the so called 99 percent. ... more
For Romney, Will Free Markets or Crony Capitalism Be on Trial? Fri Jan 20

Scott Rasmussen

When his tenure at the investment firm Bain Capital became an issue in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney responded by saying he "was disappointed ... to see one of my opponents attacking free enterprise, just like the president was." ... more
Public Nuisances Wed Jan 4

Emmett Tyrrell

The year 2011 has drawn to an end, and as I look back, I see several of my predictions that appear pretty sound. President Barack Obama is dead in the water and will be beaten in 2012. I have made that prediction over and again this year and I think it will be borne out. ... more
Paul Supporters in Iowa: His Message is Uniting People Tue Jan 3

Iowa

If he doesn't win the nomination? "I will vote for Ron Paul no matter what." ... more
The Trojan Horse President Thu Dec 29

Robert Knight

I was thinking about writing a novel about what might happen if a man who hates America and wants to bring it down is somehow elected president. What would he do? ... more
Obama: 'Companies Like Solyndra Are the True Engine of Economic Growth' Mon Dec 12

Erika Johnsen
What Penn State, Washington and Wall Street Have In Common Thu Dec 1

Townhall.com Staff

Watching the sex scandals at Penn State and now Syracuse Universities develop, one can’t help but wonder how people with such polluted values could be protected for so long to the detriment of so many. It’s a sad commentary on the state of American society, our legal process and institutions that hold a public trust. ... more
NOAA Crony Capitalism? Company Tied to NOAA Chief to Evaluate NOAA “Catch Share” Policy Wed Nov 23

Townhall.com Staff
Smallpox: Obama's Latest Crony Sweetheart Deal Thu Nov 17

Katie Pavlich
Obama's Half-Billion-Dollar Crony Drug Deal Wed Nov 16

Michelle Malkin

What do you get when you mix Democratic fat-cat donations, Big Labor favors, pharmaceutical lobbying and Beltway business as usual? Answer: another toxic half-billion-dollar Barack Obama-approved crony deal. Move over, Solyndra. Here comes Siga-Gate. ... more
More Chicago-Style Corrupt Crony Capitalism Wed Nov 16

Daniel J. Mitchell

The worst international bureaucracy, at least when measured on a per-dollar-spent basis, has to be the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. ... more
Peaceful Occupy protests degenerate into chaos Thu Nov 3

AP News
Look at What the Government Has Done with Your Money Thu Nov 3

Judge Andrew Napolitano

The federal government has lost another 72 million of your tax dollars. Here we go again. ... more
Freddie and Fannie Executives Make Off with Millions in Bonuses Thu Nov 3

New York, New York

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae executives get bonuses for "modest improvements" despite their large bailouts. ... more

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