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Who's the Bigger Regulator: Bush or Obama?

By Clyde Wayne Crews

President Obama’s claim that he’s less of a regulator than Bush is misleading, assuming the Federal Register online database is correct, particularly with respect to its alarming aggregation of economically significant rules.
The Report on Carcinogens

By Richard B. Belzer

There is nothing wrong in principle with publishing periodic reports identifying substances that pose carcinogenic risks to humans. But it would be a mistake to continue basing these reports on scientific knowledge and primitive technology dating from the 1960s.
Obama Channels Cheney

By Iain Murray, David Bier

When Vice President Dick Cheney held secret meetings for his energy task force in the early days of President George W. Bush's first term, he was excoriated by the left and even some on the right.
CEI Defends Consumer Choice as FTC, State Attorneys General Unfairly Target Popular Alcoholic Beverage

By Christine Hall

As state attorneys general and federal regulators move forward with efforts to persecute the maker of Four Loko, CEI submitted public comment to the FTC defending consumer choice against such regulation.
UAW Speaks More Softly, Still Carries Big Stick

By F. Vincent Vernuccio

United Auto Workers President Bob King announced a change in strategy earlier in December, saying that his union would not target specific automakers in right-to-work states for unionization.

Daily Update

CEI experts fact-check the State of the Union.

Marc Scribner presents the case against "drilling for roads."

Matt Patterson discusses Social Security.

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