Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Letter in Support of the Public Buildings Renewal Act
Law360
Objector to $10M Target Breach Deal Fails to Sway Judge
Law360 discusses the Target data breach case with Melissa A. Holyoak. A Minnesota federal judge held Wednesday that a $10 million deal resolving…
Breitbart
Ad Urges Trump to Keep Promise, Exit Paris Climate Agreement
Breitbart discusses CEI’s ad campaign urging Trump to exit the Paris Climate Agreement with Myron Ebell. The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) launched an…
Politico
Morning Transportation Mailbag
Politico covers a coalition letter led by CEI urging lawmakers to allow an open bidding process on any infrastructure package. A coalition of…
World Net Daily
‘Swamp Considerations’ Holding U.S. in Paris Deal
World Net Daily discusses the Paris Climate Agreement with Chris Horner. President Trump is running out of time to make good on his…
Blog
Update on Paris Climate Treaty
In last week’s report on developments in the debate over the Paris Climate Treaty, we focus on activities by those of us who support the…
Blog
Cheers to Whiskey, the ‘Oil of Conversation’
Whiskey culture is characteristically welcoming, with whiskey makers and aficionados ever eager to share a dram and a story.
The Daily Caller
Obama Administration’s Internet Regs Suffer First Huge Blow
The Daily Caller discusses the Federal Communications Commission’s vote on Net Neutrality with Ryan Commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 2-1…
Blog
President Trump Should Ignore Advice of Obama Administration Officials on Paris Agreement
Trump’s greatest contribution to American democracy and international energy policy would be to repudiate the politics of plunder, starting with its most grandiose embodiment—the Paris…
Blog
Center for American Progress’ Make-Work Scheme Needs Details
A debate over income inequality and job growth is worth having.
Blog
Powerful Officials, Like the Director of the CFPB, Should Be Democratically Accountable
While a three-judge panel of the appeals court ruled against the CFPB’s constitutionality, the full appeals court will re-hear arguments in the case on May…
Blog
The Community Reinvestment Act’s Absurd Unintended Consequences
Many neighborhoods designated as poor under the federal Community Reinvestment Act are among the wealthiest in the nation.
Blog
Drone Hobbyist Defeats FAA’s Illegal Model Aircraft Registration Rule
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in favor of Maryland attorney John Taylor, a drone hobbyist who challenged the…
News Release
CEI Applauds FCC Vote to Start Roll Back of Internet Regulations
Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to begin the regulatory process to roll back the agency’s 2015 net neutrality rules. Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)…
Blog
Supreme Court Should Overturn Congress’ Sports Betting Ban
The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act is blatantly unconstitutional and ought to be struck down in full.
Foundation for Economic Education
The Progressives Took Away Our Right to Contract. It’s Time to Reclaim It
According to surveys, 77 percent of millennials want flexible work hours, which many say makes them more productive at work. Yet some recent…
Politico
Morning Transportation Mailbag
Politico Morning Transportation covers a coalition letter led by CEI urging the House Trasportation Committee to Supprt H.R. 1265 which would raise the Passenger Facility…
News Release
CEI Will Challenge Court Ruling in Target Data Breach Settlement
Reason
Rand Paul’s REINS Act Finally Makes It to Senate Floor
Reason discusses Rand Paul’s REINS Act with Clyde Wayne Crews. A Senate committee vote on Wednesday is a new high water mark for…
News Release
Bi-Partisan Group of Attorneys General File Brief Supporting CEI’s Challenge of ProFlowers’ Worthless Coupon Settlement
Attorneys general from 13 states filed an amicus brief supporting the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness (CCAF) in its challenge…
News Release
CEI Launches Television Ad Campaign Urging President Trump to Withdraw from Paris Climate Agreement
CEI launched an aggressive advertising campaign this week aimed at urging President Trump to keep his campaign promise to American voters and withdraw from the…
Blog
Biggest Study Yet Shows the Dangers of War on Salt
History, and consumers, will not look kindly on organizations that continue to cling to their unjustified war on salt.
Blog
Greater Government Economic Intervention Isn’t the Only Way for Workers to Receive More Paid Leave
President Trump, along with his daughter Ivanka, have frequently advocated for mandated paid family leave. Most recently, on Mother’s Day, Trump touted his desire…
Washington Free Beacon
Report: Net Neutrality Leads to Higher prices, Less Innovation
Washington Free Beacon covers CEI’s Net Neutrality report authored by Jessica Melugin and Ryan Radia. Keeping Obama administration-era net neutrality rules would result…
Reason
The Deregulator?
Reason discusses the Trump presidency in terms of deregulation with Myron Ebell. … Below the headline-generating clatter of travel bans, wiretap…
Politico
CEI Makes Case for Net Neutrality Rollback
Politico Morning Tech covers CEI’s Net Neutrality report authored by Ryan Radia and Jessica Melugin. The Competitive Enterprise Institute, in a report…
Washington Examiner
Conservative Groups Urge Lighthizer to Leave NAFTA Alone
Washington Examiner covers a coalition letter signed by CEI urging U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to stay in NAFTA. A coalition of conservative and…
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Letter Urging Commitment to Trade Policy Liberalization
Inside Sources
Free-Market Coalition Urges Lawmakers to Support Overtime Choice Bill
Inside Sources covers a coalition letter led by CEI urging lawmakers to support The Working Families Flexibility Act. A coalition letter from free-market…
The Hill
Congress Must Put an End to Online Taxation Without Representation
The recent reintroduction of the misnamed Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) is the latest in the effort to expand taxes on internet sales. Proponents of taxing…
News Release
CEI Petitions DHS to Follow the Law: U.S. Aircraft Laptop Ban Must Go Through Public Notice and Comment
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently banned passengers from carrying electronic devices larger than a cell phone in the cabin on any nonstop flights…
Letters
CEI Leads Coalition Letter Supporting the Working Families Flexibility Act (S. 801)
Blog
Center for Class Action Fairness Changes Landscape of ‘Cy Pres’ Settlements
The CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness (CCAF) has long opposed abusive “cy pres” settlements that benefit third-party beneficiaries instead of compensating class members…
Inside Sources
Congress Considers Plan to Improve Workplace Flexibility
Sometimes people need extra time off work to take care of loved ones or tend to life’s other demands and goals. But for many, that…
Forbes
These Federal Aviation Administration Regulations Are Why We’re Not Going to Mars
During president Donald Trump’s discussion about drinking processed urine on the International Space Station with duration record-setter Peggy Whitson, the exchange turned to a…
The Wall Street Journal
We’ll Always Have Paris if U.S. Doesn’t Act
Regarding Rep. Kevin Cramer’s “Remake the Paris Deal to Promote U.S. Energy” (op-ed, May 8): The agreement contains no provision for renegotiation. Indeed, Paris’s…
Comment
Petition for Rulemaking on TSA Laptop Ban
View Full Document as PDF Dear Counsel: This is a rulemaking petition requesting that Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Transportation Security Administration…
Blog
Industrial Energy Consumers to White House: “No Benefit” to Paris Agreement
There is “no benefit” to U.S. participation in the Paris Agreement, the Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) argues in a letter sent to President…
Learn Liberty
How “Regulatory Dark Matter” Blocks Innovation
The Trump administration’s desire to get rid of unnecessarily burdensome and unwise regulations is laudable, but fulfilling that desire won’t be easy. Nor will it…
Blog
CEI Leads Coalition Supporting DeFazio-Massie PFC Uncap Bill
Today, a coalition of free market groups sent a joint letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leadership urging them to support the “Investing…
Letters
CEI Leads Coalition Letter in Support of Rebuilding America’s Airports Infrastructure Act (H.R. 1265)
View Full Document as PDF Dear Chairmen Shuster and LoBiondo and Ranking Members DeFazio and Larsen: We write today in strong support…
Blog
Trump Must Show Energy Companies He Will Fight Politics of Plunder
Energy producers will stand up for themselves only if Trump shows, by his actions, that he will fight for them.
News Release
CEI Objects to Settlement Where Lawyers Make $1 Million, Class Gets Changes to Olive Oil Bottles
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2017 — The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness (CCAF) recently objected to the proposed class action settlement, class…
News Release
Should We Regulate the Internet? CEI Argues FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Threaten Freedom, Innovation and Harm Consumers
Consumers should be aware that net neutrality regulations will result in higher prices and less innovation for their broadband services.
Study
A Net Neutrality Primer
View Full Document as PDF If you have watched Last Week Tonight with John Oliver recently, you will have noticed that its…
Blog
A Rose by Any Other Name Would Smell Just as Sweet, but These Flower-Delivery Settlement Coupons Are Noisome Even When You Call Them “E-Credits”
Of the actual $12.5 million of real money changing hands in this settlement, somehow only $225,000 is making its way to the class members for…
Blog
This Week in Ridiculous Regulations
The number of new final regulations this year passed the one-thousand mark. While many of the new rules are delays or repeals of older rules,…
The Hill
Why Does Air Travel Seem So Miserable?
The Hill discusses recent changes in the consumer experience of flying with Marc Scribner. Bloodied passengers getting dragged off flights. Airport brawls. Shrinking…
Blog
Trump DOJ Nominee Unlikely to Bend to Anti-Gamblers’ Will
Steven Engel—Trump’s nominee to head this powerful office—indicated during his confirmation hearing that would not be swayed by political pressure or convenience.
Government Technology
Tech Will Require Continued Adjustment and Definition Within the Law, Experts Say
Government Technology covers a panel held on April 10 at the National Constitution Center featuring Jim Harper, Vice President of CEI. During an…
Bloomberg BNA
Trump to Nominate Kaplan, Emanuel for Key Labor Board Spots
Bloomberg BNA covers President’s Trumps progress in nominating two members to the National Labor Relations Board and CEI’s take on the matter. The…
Fortune
This Overlooked Labor Rule Could Be a Huge Drag on U.S. Businesses
On May 10, 13 Democrats in the House of Representatives sent a letter to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) expressing concerns over the…
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Letter Urging Responsibility in Upcoming Transportation and Infrastructure Spending
View Full Document as PDF Dear Senators and Representatives: On behalf of our organizations and the millions of Americans we represent, we…
Blog
How Flying Dog Brewery Fought Government Censors and Won
Jim Caruso, CEO of Flying Dog Brewery, sits down with Reason TV’s Nick Gillespie to discuss the brewing business, marketplace diversity, evolving consumer taste, and…
Blog
How FDA Commissioner Gottlieb Can Save E-Cigarettes and Lives
Now that he has triumphed over the confirmation process, Gottlieb’s real challenge—streamlining the FDA for the benefit of consumers—begins.
News Release
Berlau Criticizes Government Confiscation of Fannie/Freddie Shareholder Profits
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt is set to testify before the Senate Banking Committee today about government-backed mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie…
The Daily Caller
Al Gore Personally Pleaded With Trump to Stay in the Paris Climate Agreement
The Daily Caller discusses President Trump’s meeting with Al Gore about the Paris Climate Agreement with Marlo Lewis. Former Vice President Al Gore…
Blog
Paris Agreement: Carbon Tax Elders Offer More Bad Advice
The same GOP elders who have been pushing what American Enterprise Institute economist Ben Zycher charitably calls “The Deeply Flawed Case for a Carbon Tax”…
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Letter Urging Congress to Reform NFIP to Support Private Flood Insurance
The Guardian
Trump Aides Postpone Meeting as Clashes Over Paris Climate Deal Continue
The Guardian covers a coalition letter led by CEI urging President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty. Donald Trump’s advisers have…
The Washington Times
Ron Paul: ‘We can’t afford to be the policeman or nursemaid for the rest of the world’
The Washington Times covers a coalition letter led by CEI urging President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty. “President Trump is…
Blog
There is No Consumer – or Small Business – Case for the Durbin Amendment
Two new studies demonstrate that there is no consumer case for keeping the Durbin Amendment, and neither is there a small business case for doing…
Letters
CEI Joins Taxpayer Advocate Coalition Supporting Private Flood Insurance
View Full Document as PDF Dear Members of Congress, On behalf of the undersigned free-market organizations and taxpayer advocates, we write to…
Blog
Attorneys Targeting Holographic Weapon Sight Owners For Excessive Fees
Attorneys can create the illusion of relief to rationalize excessive attorneys’ fees that ultimately come at the expense of consumers.
Cayman Financial Review
The Internet of Payments and the Future of Banking: Crisis and Opportunity
Imagine a world where your washing machine can recognize it needs more detergent and orders it for you. Now imagine a world where your self-driving…
Newsmax
Financial CHOICE Act Could Unshackle Small Business
As National Small Business Week is unfolded during the previous week, the House Financial Services Committee marked up a bill on Thursday of last week…
NBC News
Why Republicans Want to Declaw the Nation’s Consumer Financial Watchdog Agency
NBC News discusses the Financial CHOICE Act with Iain Murray. A new bill aims to dismantle the powers of the Consumer Financial Protection…
Breitbart
Forty Conservative Groups Urge Trump to Withdraw from Paris Climate Treaty
Breitbart covers a coalition letter led by CEI urging President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty. On Monday, the Competitive Enterprise…
Politico
Big Week for International Climate Action
Politico covers a coalition letter led by CEI urging President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty. CRUNCH TIME FOR CLIMATE: It’s…
The Hill
Dozens of Groups Urge Trump to Leave Paris Climate Deal
The Hill covers a coalition letter led by CEI urging President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty. Dozens of conservative and…
Washington Examiner
Supporters of Global Coolants Deal Try to Stay Below Trump’s Radar
Washington Examiner discusses President Trump’s upcoming decision regarding the Kigali agreement with Myron Ebell. The Trump administration is reviewing whether to leave the…
The Daily Caller
Trump Says ‘No’ To A Global Cap-And-Trade Plan
The Daily Caller discusses Trump’s decision not to abide by an international cap-and-trade plan to keep Obama’s promise as part of the Paris Agreement.
Bloomberg BNA
Week Ahead: Methane Rule Repeal Expected to Surface in Senate
Bloomberg BNA covers the possible repeal of an Obama-era rule regulating methane emissions on public lands, with support coming from a coalition of organizations including CEI.
Washington Examiner
Dozens of Groups Press Trump to Exit Paris Climate Deal
Washington Examiner covers a coalition letter led by CEI urging Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty. More than three dozen conservative…
The Daily Caller
Conservatives Urge Trump To Keep His Promise, Ditch The Paris Climate Agreement
The Daily Caller
Conservatives Urge Trump To Keep His Promise, Ditch The Paris Climate Agreement
The Daily Caller reports on a coalition letter led by CEI urging President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty. Dozens of…
Blog
This Week in Ridiculous Regulations
Another droll week on the regulatory front, with new rules ranging from UHF television to restaurant menus.
Blog
The Paris Agreement and the Imperial Presidency: My Response to David Bookbinder
The Paris Agreement thus casts a long dark shadow not only on U.S. energy producers but our future as a self-governing polity.
News Release
CEI and AEA Lead Coalition of Forty Four Free-Market Groups Urging Trump To Withdraw from Paris Climate Agreement
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and the American Energy Alliance (AEA) lead a coalition of 44 free-market and conservative organizations who sent a letter today to…
Blog
Misdirected Paris Agreement Debate Fixates on Meaning of ‘May’
This being Washington, D.C., the world capital of misdirection, debate on whether President Trump should keep his campaign promise to “cancel” America’s participation in the…
Letters
Forty Four Free-Market Groups Urge Trump To Withdraw from Paris Climate Agreement
View Full Document as PDF Dear Mr. President, We, the undersigned, write in enthusiastic support of your campaign commitments to withdraw fully…
Blog
The Politics of Children’s Literature
Liberty-loving individuals with children in their lives should take a second look at what’s on the shelf.
Washington Post
The Daily 202: 10 Storylines to Follow as the House Votes on Health Care
The Washington Post’s Daily 202 highlights a paper on the Paris Climate Treaty by Marlo Lewis and Chris Horner. As the White House…
Politico
Pruitt considering Senate-sought ethanol waiver
Politico’s Morning Energy reports on a coalition letter, signed by Myron Ebell, urging senators to back efforts to eliminate a rule on methane emissions.
The Daily Caller
Ivanka Will Privately Meet EPA Chief To Talk About The Paris Agreement
The Daily Caller discusses why President Trump should withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty by citing Marlo Lewis and Chris Horner’s report. Conservative…
The Daily Caller
Architect Of Paris Agreement Undercuts Arguments In Favor Of The Climate Deal
The Daily Caller discusses an interpretation of the Paris Climate Treaty with Marlo Lewis. A key architect of the Paris climate agreement says…
Reason.com
Should President Trump Keep His Promise to Cancel the Paris Agreement on Climate Change?
Reason.com discusses the Paris Climate Treaty with Chris Horner. In the New York Times, legal analyst Christopher Horner of the free-market think tank…
News Release
April Jobs Report Still Falls Short, Regulatory Reform Needed
The jobs report for April, 2017 shows decent but not spectacular progress, says the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Iain Murray. Though the economy added 211,000 jobs in April…
Blog
Learn Liberty on Capitalism and Liberation
Learn Liberty’s recent video, featuring historian Thaddeus Russell, highlights how capitalism created an environment where women were increasingly free to make their own decisions and…
Coin Desk
Bitcoin Needs More Politics, Not Less
Two years ago today, politics invaded the world of bitcoin development. It’s been non-stop controversy ever since. But Gavin Andresen’s essay series, “Time to…
Blog
Financial Choice Act Advances National Small Business Week
As National Small Business Week is unfolding, the House Financial Services Committee is now marking up a bill to lend small businesses a helping hand.
E&E News
Fears Grow that ‘Cancel’ is Back on the Table
E&E News discusses exiting the Paris Climate Treaty with Myron Ebell. Those who have been urging Trump to make good on his campaign…
Washington Times
Trump Hears Multiple Reasons to Leave Paris Climate Accord, Few to Remain
The Washington Times discusses withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Treaty with Chris Horner. “The argument that we can simply renegotiate the…
Washington Post
In the Trump White House, the Momentum has Turned Against the Paris Climate Agreement
The Washington Post highlights Marlo Lewis and Chris Horner’s paper on the legal and economic case for exiting the Paris Climate Treaty. Meanwhile…
Daily Caller
Policy Experts Call On Trump To Abandon ‘Unconstitutional’ Paris Climate Treaty
The Daily Caller reports on a report by Chris Horner and Marlo Lewis on the costs imposed by the Paris Climate Treaty. Competitive…
Politico
Legal Concerns Make Paris’ Future Uncertain
Politico’s Morning Energy highlights a study by Chris Horner and Marlo Lewis on the cost of remaining in the Paris Climate Treaty. ANOTHER…
Washington Examiner
Critics Increase Pressure on Paris Climate Deal as Trump Mulls Exit
Washington Examiner reports on Marlo Lewis and Chris Horner’s study on the cost of remaining in the Paris Climate Treaty. The free-market Competitive…
Washington Examiner
Groups Prod Senate to Undo Obama’s Fracking Rule as Deadline Nears
Washington Examiner reports on a coalition letter signed by CEI to urge senators to pass a bill repealing an Obama-era climate change rule. …
InsideSources
Help the World’s Poor with a Bitcoin and Blockchain Future
In this age of virtual reality and talk of space elevators and head transplants, it can be hard to know what is real versus “fake…
Letters