In a new op-ed for The Daily Caller, Alison Acosta Fraser, managing director of research and policy at Stand Together Trust, chronicles some of the more high-profile examples of cronyism. However, as Fraser continues, cronyism is pervasive at all levels of government. As she writes:
“It’s too early to know if politicians will turn over a new leaf with the demand for special goodies for the well connected and influential. After all, corporate welfare is not just limited to exporters or manufacturers. It’s endemic.”