Cuomo’s Bullying Won’t Speed the Use or Availability of Vaccines
The federal, state, and local government rollout of coronavirus vaccines has been nothing short of a disaster. Who’s to blame? If you’re New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, everyone else is…
Federal Red Tape Continued to Grow in 2020
The federal government never stops issuing new regulations, adding thousands of such rules every year. How many new rules were imposed in 2020? The Competitive Enterprise Institute notes that there…
FDA Effort to Charge Distillers for Making Hand Sanitizer Blocked
The Food and Drug Administration’s bureaucratic push to collect thousands of dollars in fees from distilleries that shifted production from alcohol to hand sanitizer has been stopped in its tracks:…
Trump Issues Executive Order to Bolster School Choice
Congress may have erected more barriers to school choice in the combined coronavirus relief/federal budget bill, but the Trump administration isn’t giving up on the idea. In an Executive Order…
Censoring Shakespeare and Banning Homer
Stories of public schools banning certain books from curricula and libraries aren’t new. Groups of riled-up parents and assorted scolds have long challenged the placement of classics like The Great…
How Corrupt Politicians are Profiting From Marijuana Legalization
A growing number of states are legalizing either the medical or recreational (or both) sale and use of marijuana. The slow end of prohibition is welcome news to advocates of…
Anti-Vaping Rules Tacked on to Federal Spending Bills
Another bit of nanny statism buried inside the coronavirus relief/government spending bill are new rules that make it increasingly difficult for people to buy and get vaping products delivered to…
The Nanny State Backs Off Frozen Cherry Pies
In a victory for American consumers, and a case study in bureaucratic nanny statism, the FDA has decided to relax is rules on what goes into a frozen cherry pie….
World Human Freedom Index Shows U.S. Slipping to 17th Place
The 2020 Human Freedom Index report is out and for the U.S., freedom has been in steady retreat in the last three years according to a broad analysis of personal,…
Supreme Court Says Individuals Can Sue for Damages When Government Violates Their Rights
In a victory for individual rights, the Supreme Court ruled – unanimously – that people can sue the government for damages when it violates their constitutional rights. The Institute for…