EconomyCommentary
President Obama is nothing if not predictable. Required by law to release plans for new regulations twice a year, the administration has consistently done so… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A new book by Dartmouth College professor William A. Fischel highlights problems with land use restrictions and zoning laws. Unfortunately, Fischel’s proposed policy recommendations would… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress has a chance to reassert itself against regulatory overreach. The Senate has passed three Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval resolutions that would repeal the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress appears to be stepping up to the plate to kill the Environmental Protection Agency’s and Army Corps of Engineers’ water rule (known as the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Airbnb has made headlines for reportedly spending a whopping $8 million to defeat a San Francisco proposition to restrict short-term rentals. This translates into roughly… Read More
EconomyCommentary
An ordinance in St. Peters, Mo., requires that a “minimum” of 50 percent of all yard areas “shall be comprised of turf grass.” But some people are… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Sugar prices this Halloween are more than a little scary. Here’s the history that haunts the candy industry—and your grocery bill. The nation’s sugar policy… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Drones are flying off the shelf at a record pace. This holiday season, Americans are expected to buy 1 million drones. Drone manufacturers see sales… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Should a 20 year-old’s possession of cigarettes within any 1.33-square-mile area be a crime? Lawmakers in Grandview Heights, Ohio, thought so until some vocal opponents… Read More
LawCommentary
Are inmates in state and federal prisons charged too much to make a phone call? The Federal Communications Commission thinks they are. On Oct. 22,… Read More
EnergyCommentary
SACRAMENTO—If California flew a state flag that truly represented its popular culture, it’s possible we’d have not the Bear Flag, but a guy shrugging his… Read More
EconomyNews
A Minnesota court on Tuesday threw cold water on state regulations requiring sprinkler systems in many new homes. The sprinkler requirements are expensive and unnecessary,… Read More
EconomyNews
Under pressure from a federal lawsuit, Savannah, Ga., may bow out of an ongoing legal battle Thursday that would dismantle the city’s tour guide regulations… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Bank of America has announced that it will reduce 200 trading- and investment-related jobs. Even with the cuts, their bank compliance managers (those who make… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Federal Aviation Administration missed its Sept. 30 deadline to file national regulations for drone use. Interest groups sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration… Read More
EconomyNews
Terry Shea opened a small gift boutique in Hoover, Ala., 11 years ago. Four years later, at the height of the recession in 2009, Shea… Read More
EconomyNews
Sabina Loving always knew she wanted to work for herself. So much so that, when an abandoned storefront was renovated and became available for rent… Read More
EconomyNews
Steaming mad at an ordinance targeting their business, four food truck vendors are hauling the city of San Antonio into court. Facing $2,000-a-day fines for… Read More
EconomyNews
Daily fantasy sports players want to know which employees have access to user data after a DraftKings employee accidentally leaked vital information online on the… Read More
EconomyNews
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz criticized the Obama administration’s “regulation epidemic” for harming minorities in the U.S. through excessive costs and convoluted red tape. “Overregulation harms… Read More
EconomyNews
Even when she was still young, Ciara Stockeland knew she wanted to open her own business. The granddaughter and daughter of entrepreneurs, Stockeland became a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Many politicians want to know what holds workers back. Too often they don’t need to look any farther than the laws they pass. One in… Read More
EnergyCommentary
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—I was walking through downtown Sacramento recently when raindrops started falling. People on the street stopped dead in their tracks, looked up at the sky,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last month, the EPA caused a spill of toxic waste into the Animas River in Colorado. That event demonstrates that even the federal agency responsible for regulating… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This week, Washington, D.C., took another step towards becoming the first jurisdiction in America to license personal trainers. The little-known Board of Physical Therapy voted… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This week, the Obama administration released its long-awaited report on broadband adoption, produced by a presidential “Broadband Opportunity Council” representing 26 federal agencies. Among other… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Streaming companies like Netflix, Spotify, and Amazon Prime are revolutionizing how Americans consume media content. These wildly popular services enable ubiquitous and virtually instantaneous access… Read More
EconomyCommentary
When Andrew Killion opened District Crossfit in 2010, he was training a few handfuls of people in a converted auto garage. Today, Killion oversees one… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Australian politicians have again treated the nation like a failed Pacific Island state, launching yet another coup to topple a serving prime minister. Prime Minister… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Earlier this year, when New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio tried to cap the growth of Uber and other ridesharing companies, he was forced… Read More
