More reasons to sink the Jones Act
For politicians looking at new and innovative ways to both combat high gas prices and lower inflation (while doing a solid for infrastructure and the environment, too), they should take…
What’s holding back America’s domestic energy producers
A recurring question about how to fight rising gas prices is why on earth America’s shale oil producers aren’t working at top speed to meet demand. As Paul Tice writes…
American Innovation and Choice Act is none of those things. But it is a window into economic ignorance
The Senate is holding hearings on a bill called the”American Innovation and Choice Act.” Sounds good, right? Who could be against choice and innovation? Congress, of course. And as Wayne…
Looking ahead on regulations—parts of the BBB may rise from the dead
Federal regulations are a long standing source of dispute, cost and worry for the private sector, conditions made even greater with Biden administration getting its regulatory muscles ready to flex….
Sixth Circuit strikes down CDC eviction moratorium
A small item out of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that deserves more notice: a unanimous ruling saying the federal government’s now-expired moratorium on evictions was unlawful. Writing for…
Our national nanny is back on the job and in our showers
The Biden administration has decided to flex its nanny state muscles, and seek to reimpose a federal limit on the amount of water that flows through America’s shower heads: The…
The rise of the antitrust hipsters
The Biden administration is very publicly building one of the most aggressive teams of business regulators and would-be trustbusters in recent memory. Capping the move was the appointment of 32…
Fed Regulations Creating HUGE Roadblock for New Mask Production
Article from Reason by Christian Britschgi. At the same time, government regulations are stifling the ability of manufacturers to set up new N95 mask production facilities—handicapping the private sector’s ability…
Major Licensing Reform Victories
Article from Reason by Eric Boehm. Two Republican governors got the new year off to a productive start by striking a small blow against their states’ occupational licensing boards. In…
FDA Makes Crazy Decision
Article from Reason by Jacob Sullum. In the midst of a federal campaign against underage vaping, a new study finds that downward trends in smoking among teenagers and young adults accelerated as…