EconomyCommentary
Hope for an Overregulated Nation
By some estimates, the cost of government regulation in the U.S. exceeds $2 trillion. An amazing number. And while we’re paying a fortune for existing… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The True Meaning of That Green New Deal
It would be easy to dismiss the Green New Deal as an impossible progressive dream, but that would be a mistake. The Green New Deal… Read More
EconomyCommentary
There’s Nothing New About the Green New Deal
Democrats unveiled their latest version of the Green New Deal on Thursday, but despite some concessions to reality, this version is still little more than… Read More
InternationalCommentary
This UN Tobacco Policy Is Backfiring Around the World
Turkey recently became the latest in a slew of countries to adopt mandatory plain packaging rules for cigarettes. This tobacco control measure bans the use… Read More
Economy Commentary
Maxine Waters Promises More Big Government in Her Financial Services Agenda
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., recently outlined her agenda as the new chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee. Unfortunately, a continued misdiagnosis of the most… Read More
LawCommentary
UK’s Drone Debacle Has Lessons for the US
In the past three weeks, unauthorized drone flights temporarily shut down two of London’s largest airports, impacting tens of thousands of fliers. The incidents starkly… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump EPA Rejects Egregious Cost-Benefit Analysis of Controversial Rule
For years, the Environmental Protection Agency has been issuing some of the costliest regulations in U.S. history, especially when it comes to its air pollution… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump Calls for Halt of Funds for California’s Wildfire Recovery
President Donald Trump released a statement on Wednesday via Twitter signaling he would order the Federal Emergency Management Agency to withhold funding for California’s wildfire… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Misinformed, Ineffective War on Styrofoam Heads to Hawaii
Maui on Dec. 31 became the first Hawaiian county—and one of the latest cities and counties across the United States—to ban polystyrene plastic (more commonly… Read More
LawCommentary
The Grinch Strikes as a Hostile Drone Brings London Airport to a Halt, Affecting Tens of Thousands of Travelers
As readers speed off for Christmas celebrations with family and friends, just imagine being stuck at the airport because a drone was flying around it,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Food and Drug Administration’s Invisible Victims
Among the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s responsibilities are approval and regulation of pharmaceutical drugs. In short, its responsibility is to ensure the safety and… Read More
EconomyNews
California to Consider Taxing Text Messages in 2019
California regulators are currently contemplating whether residents would have to pay a fee on text messages from their cellphones. The proposed tax would help fund programs in… Read More
EconomyNews
Michigan Lawmaker Wants to Fine Restaurants Hundreds for Handing Out Plastic Straws
A Michigan state lawmaker is pushing two bills that would impose a hefty fine on distributing plastic straws unless requested and ban single-use plastic items… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Reform Underfunded Multiemployer Pension Plans. Don’t Make Taxpayers Bail Them Out.
Absent any congressional action, between 1 million and 10 million workers and retirees will lose most of their promised pension benefits over the coming decades…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Plastic Straw Ban Crusades Are About Progressive Virtue Signaling, Not Practical Solutions
The anti-straw movement has come to the nation’s capital. The District of Columbia recently passed legislation that would enforce a ban on plastic straws, among… Read More
EconomyNews
DC’s Ban on Plastic Straws Extends Beyond Restaurants and Bars to Churches and Day Care Centers
The District of Columbia is set to implement a new ban on single-use plastic straws and coffee stirrers. Poised to take effect Jan. 1, the… Read More
LawCommentary
Trump Is Losing His Top Regulatory Reformer. Here’s How He Can Keep the Progress Going.
Neomi Rao, the Trump administration’s regulatory “czar,” may soon have a new job. On Tuesday, she was nominated to fill the vacant seat on the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Those Who Carried Out Operation Choke Point Should Face Penalties
Last August, the Department of Justice more or less told Congress it would no longer help the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. break the law. The… Read More
LawCommentary
New Jersey Flirts With Requiring Dog Groomers to Obtain a License
New Jersey lawmakers are moving to license pet groomers after several New Jerseyans’ canine companions sadly died, allegedly due to grooming at well-known pet stores…. Read More
LawCommentary
Environmental Overreach Gave This Home Builder a 12-Year Legal Nightmare
John Gallagher grew up on construction sites. In 1954, his father, a buyer for a Chicago fruit market, and his uncle, a bricklayer, began building… Read More
EconomyNews
In Defense of Price Gouging During a Natural Disaster
Thirteen states–Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia–have enacted laws to combat what is… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump Administration Seeking to Expand Access to 401(k)s
Millions of additional Americans would have access to work-sponsored retirement plans under a Labor Department rule to be placed in the Federal Register on Monday,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Former Missouri Law, Which Required 1,000 Hours of Training to Legally Braid, Shows Problem With Occupational Licensing
The U.S. Supreme Court wrote a fitting conclusion last week to a four-year challenge to Missouri’s licensing requirements for braiding hair. The high court’s order,… Read More
EconomyNews
4 Things to Know About Trump’s Deregulation Agenda
President Donald Trump’s deregulation agenda has meant $23 billion in savings for businesses across the country over the last year—leading to more economic growth, according… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Here’s How Much Red Tape Trump Has Cut
The Trump administration on Wednesday reported $23 billion in savings from 176 deregulatory actions in fiscal year 2018. Even more consequential, the administration has issued… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Unsealed Choke Point Documents Show Obama Was Far From Scandal-Free
In February 2018, Barack Obama infamously claimed his presidential administration was scandal-free. “We didn’t have a scandal that embarrassed us,” Obama said about a year… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Steel Tariffs Mean No Party for This Maker of Beer Kegs
Pennsylvania-based American Keg, the only U.S. company that makes beer kegs, has been sobered by the results of President Donald Trump’s recent tariffs on imported… Read More
EconomyCommentary
With Free Markets at Work in Mississippi, Magnolia State’s Economy Blooms
History is full of reasons to love free markets. They reward hard work and catalyze innovation, providing technology and comforts previously unimaginable to the ordinary… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The EPA Is Reportedly Going to Stop One of Its Costliest Abuses
If the Environmental Protection Agency decides to regulate emissions of a specific pollutant, should those emission reductions yield benefits that exceed the costs of doing… Read More
EconomyNews
EXCLUSIVE: EPA Takes Steps to Ensure Regulatory Reforms Advance
A political appointee will become the No. 2 lawyer at the Environmental Protection Agency, in a change announced Thursday aimed at ensuring that someone committed… Read More
