As the battle over the Ex-Im Bank shows, conservative populism wants to limit government and keep it from favoring big business, while liberal populism wants to expand government and let it both command and feed big business.
Real Clear Politics, July 23, 2014By giving companies perverse incentives to court government favors rather than compete for customers’ business, cronyism doesn’t cause economic growth or create jobs—it does the opposite.
Real Clear Markets, July 7, 2014The Export-Import Bank’s version of its favorite small-business success story, Miss Jenny’s Pickles, turns out to be a rather tall tale since the company was already broadly successful by the time Ex-Im “discovered” it.
Daily Signal, June 4, 2014By fighting Obamacare’s slush fund, the Export-Import Bank, the ethanol mandate, and other examples of cronyism, Republicans can show they stand for fair competition and against corporatism.
Washington Examiner, May 9, 2014