Trampling Democracy to Fight Climate Change
by Ramesh Ponnuru Republicans are calling President Barack Obama’s new coal-plant regulations a “power grab.” The truth is more complicated, and ominous, than that. This isn’t a case where the...
View ArticleRegulators Wreck Innovation
Ride-share services benefit consumers, but the taxi commission doesn’t want to give us a good deal. by Glenn Harlan Reynolds The regulatory knives are out for Uber and Lyft, two ride-sharing services...
View ArticleAmerica’s New Class System
“Clerisy” class does the bidding of tech oligarchs to detriment of the middle class. by Glenn Harlan Reynolds • USAToday We’ve heard a lot of election-year class warfare talk, from makers vs....
View ArticleThe Myth of ObamaCare’s Affordability
The law’s perverse incentives will have the nation working fewer hours, and working those hours less productively. By Casey B. Mulligan • Wall Street Journal Whether the Affordable Care Act...
View ArticleWhy Liberals Hate Uber
By Rich Lowry • RealClearPolitics Grandmothers may know best, as Hillary Clinton has put it in tweets, but judging by her latest economic speech, they don’t necessarily get or like Uber. The...
View ArticleRecord 600 Major Regulations Imposed Under Obama
The federal government has imposed a new major regulation every three days since President Barack Obama took office, as the administration has shattered the record for implementing regulations costing...
View ArticleSpaceX’s Careful Image Management Hides an Ugly Truth
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been in recent headlines with a recent launch of a spy satellite. In fact, SpaceX is better at well managed and scripted messaging than it is at actually launching cargo into...
View ArticleTrump administration ending ‘sue and settle’ is an important First step
Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is taking the lead on this, but expect it to spread to other agencies, including the DOJ. It’s a good start, but there are other...
View ArticleTrump’s Strong Start on Policy
By Ramesh Ponnuru • National Review Gorsuch confirmed, ISIS defeated, taxes cut: The Trump administration has compiled a solid record of accomplishment in its first year, one that compares well with...
View ArticleWe Survived the Net-Neutrality Apocalypse
June 11, 2018, was to be a date that would live in infamy, when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed the Obama-era net-neutrality rules. It was a decision met with widespread criticism...
View ArticleThe Economic Blowback If California’s Independent Contractors Are Eliminated
Last week, the California Senate passed a new bill that will cause somewhere between one million to two million workers, perhaps even more, to lose their status as independent contractors. If...
View ArticleWhen agencies regulate in secret, none of us is safe
Imagine what it must feel like to have a government agent show up at your door, accuse you of violating some rule you’ve never heard of, and threaten you with massive fines and imprisonment if you...
View ArticleTrump should scrap the flavored vaping ban
ANALYSIS/OPINION: There are those who say vaping is a public health menace, that it’s designed to appeal to young people as a gateway to tobacco with no redeeming social values whatsoever. Others who...
View ArticleSanders vs. Warren
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick recently jumped into an already crowded race for the Democratic nomination. Politically, they hope to appeal...
View ArticleThe Trump Justice Department Probes Hollywood
Will the Trump administration ensure Hollywood remains driven by market principles? Past harsh, critical comments from both President Trump and William Barr, his attorney general, demonstrate that the...
View Article60 Plus Association: Coalition Letter Urging Opposition to Price Controls on...
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 10 — The 60 Plus Association issued the following letter: To: President Donald J. Trump, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20500; The Honorable...
View ArticlePlan Now To Use Technology To Prevent The Next Crisis
It’s time to be honest. Despite all the scientific chatter, nobody yet has a handle on the COVID-19 crisis. No one can pinpoint for certain where or how it started. No one knows when it will end. The...
View ArticleRegulatory Barriers to 5G Threaten to Cede Critical Ground to China
To many Americans, the widespread deployment of 5G technology means faster download speeds on their mobile device. While that is absolutely one of the real benefits of 5G technology, it is a great deal...
View ArticleBiden Admin Claims More Red Tape Will Boost Efficiency
The White House on Tuesday restored environmental regulations on infrastructure construction that the Trump administration struck down in the name of cutting bureaucratic red tape. The Biden...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Put a Leash on the FTC
The U.S. economy has stopped growing. Prices are up. Job creation is slowing. The value of wages is declining. Yet, instead of looking for ways to stimulate economic growth, Washington policymakers are...
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