Articles & Op-eds

Bailing Out Kelo

John Berlau — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700

CEI Planet: November - December 2007

CEI Staff — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:00:00 -0800

The Long Petard: The New York Times and Sarbox

John Berlau — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Having dug itself into a hole with inept handling of the MoveOn.org ad and its aftermath, the New York Times Company may soon find itself unable to put down its shovel. Few ironies approach the richness of the mess the firm may face with the regulatory requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Sarbox).

Anti-Energy Bill

Iain Murray — Fri, 3 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Speaker Pelosi says that HR 3221, the New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security and Consumer Protection Act "puts us on a path towards energy independence, strengthens national security, grows our economy and creates new jobs, lowers energy prices and begins to address global warming." It will actually do none of these in any meaningful sense. It is a new direction, certainly, but it’s the wrong direction. This is an anti-energy bill.

Pork Farm

Iain Murray — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Congress is beginning debate on the new farm bill, which is, as usual, larded with subsidies and pork. So now is a good time to step back and reevaluate the potential costs and benefits of farm subsidies. Ethanol and raisins, two highly subsidized industries, provide informative case studies on how subsidies distort markets to benefit a few agribusinesses, at the expense of American consumers and taxpayers.

Nothing Sweet about It

Fran Smith — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700

"It’s an outrage!" That’s the usual cry of Washington politicians when they chastise the world outside their chambers for their profligate ways, which they then promise to "fix" by passing more laws. Now is the time for consumers and taxpayers to shout back at their legislators — and they should focus on proposals for the new 2007 farm bill, especially the bloated sugar program.

Who's afraid of big business?

Timothy Carney — Sun, 4 Dec 2005 23:00:00 -0800

Abolish Federal Pension Guarantee

Ivan Osorio — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700

FT Summer School - A Risky Weapon in the Corporate Armoury-

Christopher Culp — Thu, 21 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Biotech Woes...and the Culprits

Gregory Conko — Tue, 24 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0700