News Release
CEI Praises Move by Trump Labor Secretary to Withdraw Rules on Independent Contractor, Joint Employer Liability
Today Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta reportedly rescinded Obama-era rules on joint employer and independent contractor liability, according to a Bloomberg BNA reporter. CEI labor policy…
Blog
The Clear Case for Restructuring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Financial CHOICE Act would go a long way towards righting the wrongs inflicted on American financial consumers by this erroneously-named agency.
Washington Times
Developing Nations in Paris Climate Accord Threaten to Keep Polluting Unless They’re Paid
The Washington Times discusses President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord with Chris Horner. … When President Trump pulled…
Blog
Vox.com Snookered by Debunked 2016 CBO Score of Air Traffic Control Reform
The Trump administration released its “legislative principles” for reforming U.S. air traffic control, which closely mirror a reform proposal introduced in 2016 by House Transportation…
Blog
Will Paris Exit Harm U.S. ‘Clean Tech’ Firms?
We’ve heard it for months. If President Trump pulls out of the Paris Agreement, America will be “hobbled in the global race for clean energy…
Blog
Janus v. AFSCME Could End Forced Union Dues in Public-Sector
Today, the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and the Liberty Justice Center asked the United States Supreme Court to hear a case…
News Release
CEI Fights Merger Tax and Abusive Strike Suit in Fifth Circuit
This morning, the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s (CEI) Ted Frank argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in its challenge to the…
The Daily Caller
Obama’s Decisions Doomed the Paris Climate Accord to Failure in the US, Experts Say
The Daily Caller covers President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. commitment from the Paris Climate Accord. Blame former President Barack Obama for the…
Reason
Alphabet Soup for the Soul: Some Organizations Represented Include Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, Americans for Tax Reform, American Legislative Exchange Council, Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Heritage Foundation.
Reason discusses the CFPB and the Financia CHOICE Act with John Berlau. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s days as the federal government’s most…
Bloomberg BNA
Retailers Win, Banks Lose in Debit-Card Swipe Fee Fight
Bloomberg BNA covers the Durbin Amendment and a statement put out by CEI’s Iain Murray. An effort to repeal the caps that banks…
CNS News
The TSA Delays Transatlantic Laptop Ban
On May 30, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it would not impose a ban on laptop computers in airline cabins on transatlantic…
The Daily Caller
Gov Jerry Brown Considers Linking California’s Cap-and-Trade Program to China
The Daily Caller covers a possible link of California’s carbon trading markets with China. Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown of California said Thursday he…
Inside Sources
Why the Energy Industry Is Split on the Paris Climate Accord
Inside Sources covers the energy industry’s apparent split on the Paris Climate Accord. As of Thursday, America is beginning to pull out of…
Blog
A Short & Concrete Defense of the Legal Risk Rationale behind the Paris Exit
The agreement could have been used to muck up the Trump administration’s planned rollback of Obama-era climate rules, including the Clean Power Plan…
News Release
Air Traffic Reform Plan from White House Earns CEI Praise
Today, the White House announced a plan to reform air traffic control in America. CEI transportation policy expert Marc Scribner, who attended today’s announcement at…
News Release
CEI Responds to SCOTUS Acceptance of Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking Case
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear a case determining whether law enforcement should require a warrant to track suspects through cell phone…
Blog
Five Things You’ll Encounter at the CEI Dinner
This week, almost a thousand of Washington’s finest liberty lovers will travel through the rabbit hole to CEI’s Annual Dinner and Reception.
Blog
This Week in Ridiculous Regulations
After a lengthy delay, several Obama-era rules are starting to come into effect, especially energy-use rules ranging from refrigerators to ceiling fans.
Citation
VIDEO: How CEI Influenced President Trump’s Climate Decision
June 2, 2017 – Director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment, Myron Ebell, discusses how CEI’s efforts helped influence President Trump’s…
Blog
Laptop Bans Harm Tourism and Airlines
Banning laptop computers from airplane cabins could not only harm safety, but also the tourism industry.
WMAL
AUDIO: Chris Horner Discusses Trump’s Paris Climate Agreement Decision on WMAL
Competitive Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Chris Horner discusses President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. commitment to the Pairs Climate Agreement on WMAL.
CNN
VIDEO: Myron Ebell Discusses Trump’s Paris Climate Agreement Decision on CNN
Director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment, Myron Ebell, discusses President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. commitment to the Paris Climate…
Fox Business Network
VIDEO: Chris Horner Discusses Trump’s Paris Climate Agreement Decision on Fox Business Network
Competitive Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Chris Horner discusses President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. commitment to the Pairs Climate Agreement on Fox Business Network.
Fox News Channel
VIDEO: Chris Horner Discusses Paris Climate Agreement on Fox News Channel
June 1, 2017 – From the White House, Competitive Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Chris Horner discusses withdrawing U.S. commitment to the Paris Climate Treaty with Fox…
WUSA9
VIDEO: Myron Ebell Discusses Paris Climate Agreement on WUSA
Director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment, Myron Ebell, discusses withdrawing U.S. commitment to the Paris Climate Treaty on a panel…
Fox Business Network
VIDEO: Chris Horner Discusses Paris Climate Agreement on Fox Business Network
Competitive Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Chris Horner discusses withdrawing U.S. commitment to the Pairs Climate Treaty on Risk and Reward on Fox Business Network.
Fox News Channel
VIDEO: Chris Horner Discusses Paris Climate Agreement on Fox News Channel
Competitive Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Chris Horner discusses withdrawing U.S. commitment to the Pairs Climate Treaty on Hannity on Fox News Channel.
Politico
World Scoffs at Trump’s Paris Negotiation Pledge
Politico covers President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement. ALL THE WORLD’S HIS STAGE: President Donald Trump delivered…
Reason
Report: Obama’s Final Year Included a Mind-Boggling, Record-Breaking Number of Federal Regulations
Reason discusses CEI’s 10,000 Commandments with Clyde Wayne Crews Jr. During the final year of the Obama administration, federal regulations drained more than…
Fox56
Background: Trump Announces Withdrawal and Renegotiation of the Paris Climate Agreement
Fox56 covers President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the United States…
Townhall
Thank You President Donald Trump for Pulling out of Paris Treaty
Townhall covers President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. commitment from the Paris Climate Agreement. The Paris Accord was a deal that would have…
Washington Examiner
Trump Could Rally GOP, Reward Voters with Paris Agreement Exit
Washington Examiner covers the possibility of President Trump withdrawing U.S. commitment from the Paris Climate Agreement. If President Trump announces Thursday that…
The Daily Caller
Inside The ‘Resistance’ To The Paris Climate Accord And How They Held Trump To His Promise
The Daily Caller covers Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. commitment from the Paris Climate Agreement. President Donald Trump announced he would fulfill his…
The Daily Caller
Trump Announces US Withdrawal From The Paris Climate Accord
The Daily Caller covers President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. President Donald Trump has made good on his campaign…
The Daily Caller
EU Head Mockingly Says Trump Doesn’t ‘Fully Understand’ The Paris Climate Accord
The Daily Caller covers statements made by EU President Jean-Claude Juncker about President Trump and the Paris Climate Agreement. European Commission President Jean-Claude…
The Hill
OPINION | Corey Lewandowski: Obama’s Paris Climate Deal Was Bad for US Workers and American Jobs
The Hill covers a CEI study on the Paris Climate Agreement after President Trump’s decision to withdraw. When President Donald Trump was on…
Washington Examiner
Conservative Groups Praise Trump’s Decision to Exit Paris Agreement
Washington Examiner covers President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement. Conservative groups praised President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from…
Axios
1 Big Thing: Defiant Trump Never Wavered
Axios covers CEI’s role in President Trump’s Paris Climate Agreement withdrawal. The “debate” was mostly a charade. A source who spends a lot…
Blog
Paris Exit Enjoys Electoral Legitimacy Agreement Itself Lacked
Trump’s Paris exit fulfills a 2016 campaign pledge.
Blog
Roundup of Recent D.C. Telecom Events
Recent events aimed at restoring Internet freedom.
Blog
Federal Trade Commission Eyes Costly New Contact Lens Rules
Despite a decent track-record when it comes to promoting an open and competitive market for eyeglasses and contact lenses, the FTC recently made a notable…
News Release
CEI Commends President Trump’s Decision to Cancel Paris Climate Agreement
Today, President Trump announced he would withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. The Competitive Enterprise Institute commends the decision as a positive…
The Washington Times
Obama’s Regulations in 2016 to Drain Economy by $2 Trillion
The Washington Times covers 10,000 Commandments. The Obama administration issued a record number of new regulations on its way out the door in…
Washington Examiner
New Rules Surged in Obama’s Last Year to 3,853, Most Pages in Federal Register Ever
The Washington Examiner covers 10,000 Commandments. President Barack Obama’s last year in office set a high watermark for new federal rules and regulations…
Washington Examiner
Judgment of Paris — Walk Away From It
Washington Examiner covers the Paris Climate Agreement. There’s already been much wailing and lamentation over President Trump’s intention to withdraw the…
Politico
What Does Trump’s Paris Climate Decision Mean?
Politico covers the Paris Climate Agreement. While President Donald Trump is keeping everyone in suspense, a White House official said Wednesday morning that…
The Daily Caller
This Is One GAME Congress Should Play… and Pass
The Daily Caller covers the GAME Act. With Congress hurtling toward a debt ceiling increase this summer and another budget showdown in the…
Forbes
Let’s Shine a Light on the ‘Regulatory Dark Matter’ That Stifles Innovation
Forbes covers Regulatory Dark Matter. The economic burden of America’s accumulating mountain of regulatory requirements is almost unimaginable: According to a study from…
The Hill
Trump to Pull US Out of Paris Climate Deal: Reports
The Hill covers the Paris Climate Agreement. President Trump will pull the United States out of the Paris climate change agreement, according to…
Investor's Business Daily
How Can Trump Make America’s Economy Great Again? By Deregulating It
Investor’s Business Daily covers CEI’s 10,000 Commandments, Regulation: If you wonder why President Trump’s promise to “drain the swamp” and roll back needless…
The Wall Street Journal
The $600 Billion Man: A New Report Highlights One Cost of the Obama Legacy
As if taxes haven’t been high enough, the U.S. Government also forced Americans to spend an eye-watering $1.9 trillion in 2016 just to comply with…
News Release
Why the Paris Climate Agreement Is All Pain, No Gain for Americans
As President Trump weighs his final decision on the Paris Climate Agreement, he should consider the benefits of withdrawing U.S. commitment from this harmful treaty,…
Blog
Remembering Aaron Wildavsky
Aaron Wildavsky, born on this day in 1930, died tragically and all too young in 1993, but left behind an incredible legacy in the public policy…
Blog
Trump’s Reported Decision to Withdraw from Paris Agreement Right Choice for America and the World
It is now widely reported that President Trump has decided to keep his campaign promise to “cancel” America’s participation in the Paris Climate Agreement.
Blog
TSA Delays Transatlantic Laptop Ban, Which CEI Questioned in Petition
On May 31, the Secretary of Homeland Security said the TSA “might” still impose a ban on transatlantic flights in the future.
The American Conservative
Submit the Paris Treaty to the Senate
The American Conservative covers the Paris Climate Agreement and CEI’s report on it by Marlo Lewis and Christopher Horner. The so-called Paris “Treaty”…
Blog
New York City Passes Automation-Inducing Labor Laws
In the ongoing battle between New York City and San Francisco to enact the nation’s costliest labor laws, the Big Apple may have just pulled…
The Washington Times
Inside the Beltway: Obama’s Unprecedented ‘Surge’ of Regulations
The Washington Times covers 10,000 Commandments by Wayne Crews. Big government was not quite good enough, perhaps. As a kind of grand finale,…
Blog
Top Stats from ‘10,000 Commandments’ for 2017
The 2017 report is unique and will serve as a benchmark to measure President Trump’s efforts to cut red tape against those of his predecessors.
News Release
Costs and Burden of Federal Regulations Reach $1.9 Trillion
Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) released the 2017 edition of Ten Thousand Commandments: An Annual Snapshot of the Federal Regulatory State that estimates…
The Daily Signal
The Possible Reasons Big Corporations Are So Eager for Trump to Break His Promise on Paris Climate Deal
The Daily Signal discusses the Paris Climate Agreement with Myron Ebell. European countries and major corporations are pressuring President Donald Trump to remain…
Blog
Canada’s Air Traffic Provider Announces Lowered Fees; U.S. Should Embrace Same Model
Since the Canadian government decided 20 years ago to spin off air traffic control from the nation’s transportation department, Nav Canada has seen its inflation-adjusted…
The Daily Caller
Conservatives Urge Trump To Ignore the ‘Swamp’ on the Paris Climate Agreement
The Daily Caller covers a paper by Chris Horner and Marlo Lewis concerning the Paris Climate Agreement. Republican politicians and conservative activists are…
Blog
Dog Bites Man (Climate Science Establishment Attacks EPA Administrator Pruitt)
This week the journal Nature: Scientific Reports published an article by Ben Santer and eight other climate science establishmentarians rebutting a comment made by…
CNS News
Trump Is Pushed and Pulled on Climate Change, A Year After Pledging to Cancel Paris Deal
CNS News covers a CEI petition urging President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. Exactly one year after pledging in a…
The Hill
Congress Introduces Legislation to Reverse Obama’s Big Labor Agenda
Federal labor agencies issued numerous regulations during the Obama administration in hopes of boosting union membership rolls. It didn’t work. The latest data published by…
Blog
Gottlieb Tells Congress FDA Will Base E-Cig Regulations on Science
Democrats like to portray their party as the “party of science.” Yet, when it comes to harm-reducing tobacco alternatives that offer millions of smokers a…
Blog
Paid Parental Leave Proposal Increases Cost of Employment and Burdens States
President Trump’s first budget proposal includes an unfunded mandate that likely will lead to tax hikes. This comes in the form of a paid family…
Blog
Sports Gambling Bill Might Unite Groups in Opposition
Blog
Why Not a “Nuclear Option” for Legislative Vetoes?
For the sake of clarity, I start with questions presented in this blog, which serve as a useful guide: Is it constitutional for one Congress…
Blog
Rep. Meadows Introduces Transportation Performance-based Regulatory Reform Bill
Today, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) introduced the Revamping American Infrastructure Act of 2017 (H.R. 2714), which aims to “facilitate the use of outcome-based performance…
Blog
Breaking: Gambling Bill Could Restore Freedom to States
Congress may soon consider a bill that would repeal outdated federal gambling prohibitions, and thus allow states to legalize and regulate any form of gambling,…
Inside Sources
Health Departments Lobbying Against E-Cigs Are Robbing Taxpayers, Harming Public Health
Inside Sources covers CEI’s support of the FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017. As if the Food and Drug Administration’s deeming regulations…
Inside Sources
House Republicans Target Taxpayer Funded Union Work
Inside Sources discusses the “Official Time” bill with Trey Kovacs. House Republicans passed a bill Wednesday aimed at providing further oversight into a…
Study
Ten Thousand Commandments 2017
The burden of federal regulations on the American public reached a record $1.9 trillion last year. That amounts to a hidden tax of nearly $15,000 per…
The Daily Caller
UN REPORT: Courts Are An ‘Important Tool’ To Impose Global Warming Laws
The Daily Caller discusses the UN’s take on the U.S.’s possible withraw from the Paris Climate Agreement with Chris Horner. A United Nations…
News Release
CEI Criticizes House for Capitulation on Durbin Amendment Price Controls
CEI financial policy expert Iain Murray criticized the House for stripping out repeal of the Durbin amendment yesterday from the Financial CHOICE Act.
News Release
Attorneys Target Holographic Weapons Owners for Million-Dollar Windfall
This week, the Competitive Enterprise Institute Center for Class Action Fairness (CCAF) filed an amicus brief in Foster v. L-3 Communications EOTech, a class-action…
Blog
Congress Should Repeal Overbroad College Harassment Rules
The Clinton/Obama demands completely ignored the very purpose of a university, which is to follow wherever the truth may lead, even when that offends people.
Legal Brief
Brief of Amicus Curiae in Foster v. EOTech
View Full Document as PDF Like the target reticle superimposed in EOTech’s sights, the proposed settlement is a holographic illusion. Class counsel…
Forbes
In Today’s World, Trump’s Balanced Budget Will Require Regulatory Reform
It seems every American president’s fiscal budget gets declared DOA. Presidents signal priorities to Congress, which subsequently goes and does at it chooses. Sen. Mitch…
RealClear Future
Straight Talk on the “Talking Car” Mandate
Will another driver’s car “talking” with yours someday save your life? The answer, from regulators and many automakers, is a resounding “Yes.” Such a promising…
Blog
Paris Agreement: Is the State Department Running Its Own Game?
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson caused a stir when, on May 11, he signed the Fairbanks Declaration at the Tenth Ministerial Meeting of…
The Hill
Transportation Department Faces Cuts Under Trump Budget
The Hill discusses President Trump’s proposed budget in terms of transportation with Marc Scribner. Funding for the Department of Transportation (DOT) and a…
The Hill
The GOP Must Fight Against the Durbin Amendment’s Price Controls
If there’s one thing House Republicans should stand united against, it’s draconian government price controls. When it comes to government policies interfering with market prices,…
Washington Examiner
Send the Paris Climate Deal to Die in the Senate
President Trump will attend the G7 Summit in Italy on Friday. This meeting of foreign leaders reportedly will pressure Trump to reverse his decision to…
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Letter Opposing E-Cigarette Rules
Study
The World Bank’s Trail of Sorrows
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Study
Kyoto: The Issue Is Power
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Study
Free Market Environmental Bibliography
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Study
Getting It Wrong: Energy Forecasts and the End-of-Technology Mindset
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Study
Ecology as Religion: Faith in Place of Fact
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Dirty Dozen
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News Release
Changes to the Regulatory State Make Trump’s Budget Unique
The White House released President Trump’s 2018 budget proposal this week. Regardless of who’s in power, the U.S. budget for the next fiscal year will…
News Release
Trump Labor Department Gives Fiduciary Rule Go-Ahead, Despite Harmful Impact on Savers and Investors
Today, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announced his agency will proceed with the controversial fiduciary rule. CEI senior fellow John Berlau warns that the coming restrictions…
News Release
CEI Reviews Trump Budget on Regulation, EPA, Transportation and Infrastructure
Policy experts offered their first takes on President Trump's budget, with a focus on regulatory reform, the EPA, and transportation and infrastructure reforms.
Blog
New York Times Again Misses Mark with Pruitt Hit
The truth is a lot blander then what the journalists would have you believe.
News Release
Labor Union Official Time Bill Set For May 24 House Vote
On Wednesday, May 24, the House is expected to vote on a plan, H.R. 1293, requiring better reporting on labor union “official time” –…
The Daily Caller
Former Official: Trump Is ‘Going To Go Farther’ Than Reagan In Cutting EPA
The Daily Caller covers CEI’s petition with the EPA to review the endangerment finding. A former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official believes the…
Blog
Two GOP Governors Support Paris Agreement, But President Trump Shouldn’t Be Impressed
So, if the Governors’ stated reasons don’t explain their support for the Paris Agreement, what does? Perhaps cheap environmental virtue combined with a belief that…