Morning Consult
Climate Activists Fear Group of 20 May Waver in Support for Paris Climate Deal
Morning Consult discusses the Paris Climate Agreement with Myron Ebell. Climate action advocates fear the United States’ decision to pull out of the…
Reuters
Groups See Climate Science Review as Chance to Undercut Regulation
Reuters discusses the EPA’s plan to hold red-team, blue-team reviews with Myron Ebell. The Trump administration will soon begin a review that will…
Law360
3rd Circ. Asked To Nix Approval of $5.5M Google Privacy Deal
Law360 discusses CCAF’s objection to the $5.5 million Google settlement with Ted Frank. The Center for Class Action Fairness’ director urged the Third…
Forbes
How Many Federal Agencies Exist? We Can’t Drain The Swamp Until We Know
As the federal bureaucracy has expanded, has America become “One Nation, Ungovernable”? No one can even say with certainty anymore how many federal agencies exist;…
Blog
Nuclear Power v. Renewable Subsidies
The world will always need an energy source independent of weather and geology, and nuclear is the only power supply able to meet the baseload…
OneNewsNow
Up for Debate: Is Amazon Getting Too Big?
OneNewsNow discusses the Amazon-Whole Foods deal with Iain Murray. A free market strategist says consumers shouldn’t worry about Amazon gaining a monopoly on…
The Washington Times
Signaling Political Virtue via the Paris Accord
The latest in political virtue signaling is the “We Are Still In” movement, a self-described group of “mayors, governors, college and university leaders, businesses, and…
Blog
Conservatives Oppose Forced Unionism, not Unions
The July/August edition of The Atlantic features an article by Jonathan Rauch, “The Conservative Case for Unions,” in which he cites Barry Goldwater and…
Blog
Seven Reasons to Object in Campbell v. Facebook
Last week, CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness’ (CCAF) Anna St. John objected to an unfair class action settlement in Campbell v. Facebook. This…
Blog
Don’t Follow the Money
The July/August issue of Foreign Affairs has an excellent article by Professor Peter Neumann of King’s College London entitled: “Don’t Follow the Money: The Problem with…
The Conservative
Trade’s Real Enemy Is Regulation
Free trade has brought countless benefits over the past two centuries. It allows for specialisation among nations that has brought down the cost of living…
The Columbus Dispatch
Act Makes Union Bosses Listen to Workers
President of the AFL-CIO Richard Trumka recently delivered a heap of advice on “compromise” in a commencement speech to Penn State Fayette Graduates. His college…
Washington Free Beacon
Sudden Death for Obama OT Rules
The Washington Free Beacon covers the Trump administration’s decision not to defend President Obama’s proposed overtime regulations. The Trump administration will not defend…
Blog
This Week in Ridiculous Regulations
A recent EPA rule for dental effluence caused some controversy for violating President Trump’s one-in, two-out policy for new rules.
Blog
EPA Plans to Install Climate Science Team
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is planning to evaluate climate science by creating a “red team/blue team” process in which scientists will evaluate and…
Blog
Will the Swamp Let Trump Reform Fuel Economy?
The administration should explore the legal implications of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, which prohibits states, like California, from adopting or enforcing laws or…
Blog
Bad Week in Courts for EPA Policy
If the Trump administration had folded the Obama-era appeal of Judge Bailey’s decision, then the only legal precedent regarding the relevant section of the Clean…
Blog
Energy Week: Moving on from Energy Submission
President Donald J. Trump gave a speech at the Department of Energy in which he said that “our country is blessed with extraordinary energy abundance,”…
Blog
Kids’ One-Sided Climate Change Lawsuit Scheduled for Trial
Judge Thomas Coffin, U.S. Magistrate for the District of Oregon, yesterday set a trial date of February 5, 2018 to hear a lawsuit by a group of…
Blog
Fred Smith on Free Markets, Trump, and Climate Change
Fred Smith talks with the PanAm Post at a recent conference on international politics in Miami, Florida.
Blog
Metropolitan Museum of Art Class Action Ends in Counter-Productive Settlement
It is up to courts to scrutinize the actual benefit achieved by class-action litigation before signing off on a settlement.
RealClear Health
Fears Aren’t Facts: E-Cigarettes
There can no longer be any dispute: electronic cigarettes, also known as “vapes,” are significantly less harmful to health than traditional combustible cigarettes. Not only…
News Release
CEI Praises Trump Decision on Labor Overtime Rule
The decision not to defend the controversial Obama-era mandate is a much-needed step toward repealing the misguided regulation.
USA Today
Cut Energy Star from the Budget
Can the quest for energy efficiency be deadly? The horrendous London apartment building fire two weeks ago suggests that it can: One reason for the…
Newsmax
Passing Financial Choice Act Will Help FinTech Innovators
Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Financial CHOICE Act along partisan lines with all Democrats present voting against it and all…
Roll Call
Trump Nominees for Labor Board Could Nix Obama-era Rules
Roll Call discusses President Trump’s NLRB nominations with Trey Kovacs. President Donald Trump’s nomination of two attorneys to serve on the National Labor…
The Hill
Sports Betting Advocates See Momentum Building
The Hill discusses legalizing sports betting with Michelle Minton. Supporters of legalizing the multibillion-dollar sports betting marketplace are ramping up efforts to enshrine…
Blog
The Questionable Economic Feasibility of Carbon Capture Technology
Blog
New Bill Requires VA Employees to Serve Veterans Instead of Union
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) has introduced legislation to ensure federal employees working at the Department of Veterans Affairs serve veterans instead of performing union business.
News Release
CEI Challenges Google Privacy Settlement that Pays Lawyers, Third Parties $5.5 Million and Consumers Nothing
On Wednesday evening, the Competitive Enterprise Institute Center for Class Action Fairness (CCAF) filed its opening brief challenging a class action settlement in a consumer privacy…
News Release
CEI Supports Senate Consideration of Neomi Rao as OIRA Administrator
Today, the U.S. Senate voted to advance the nomination of Neomi Rao as the Trump administration’s pick to serve as the Administrator of the Office…
Forbes
Trump’s New Executive Branch Reorganization Should Discipline Agency Guidance Documents
President Donald Trump is undertaking a “Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch.” (E.O. 13781) For the new executive branch reorganization to bear…
The Recorder
Objectors Slam No-Cash Settlement in Facebook Message-Scanning Suit
The Recorder covers the Facebook privacy suit and an objection filed by the Center for Class Action Fairness. “Cynical.” That’s the…
Law360
Facebook User Says Privacy Deal Gives Class Nothing
Law360 covers the privacy case with a statement by Anna St. John of the Center for Class Action Fairness. A Facebook user urged…
The Daily Caller
Energy Week Is About America’s Energy Future
The Trump Administration has proclaimed this week as “Energy Week” – a time to focus on pro-energy initiatives that can actually boost our economy, promote…
News Release
CEI Praises EPA Decision to Repeal Disastrous Waters of the U.S. Rule
This week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved to repeal the Obama administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. This rule expanded federal oversight…
Blog
Amend Clean Water Act, Restore Private Property Rights
It is past time for the U.S. Congress to revisit the Clean Water Act.
Paul Molloy Show
AUDIO: Marc Scribner discusses air traffic control on the Paul Molloy Show
June 21, 2017 – CEI senior fellow Marc Scribner discusses air traffic control on the Paul Molloy Show. Listen here.
Paul Molloy Show
AUDIO: Michelle Minton discusses New Jersey sports gambling on the Paul Molloy Show
June 28, 2017 – Michelle Minton discusses the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the New Jersey sports gambling/federalism case on the Paul Molloy Show. Listen…
Blog
Is Shareholder Activism Surging or Peaking?
We could be seeing the crest of a movement juiced by the false expectation that Hillary Clinton would become president.
Law360
Senate, House Panels Unveil Dueling FAA Funding Bills
CEI Senior Fellow Marc Scribner discusses air traffic control reform with Law360: Supporters of an air traffic control overhaul say the House bill…
News Release
CEI Wins More Than $4 Million for Consumers in Dairy Products Class Action
Another $4.3 million will now go where it belongs, to the class members, and not to further enrich the attorneys.
C-SPAN
VIDEO: Wayne Crews discusses 10,000 Commandments on C-SPAN
June 24, 2017 – Vice President of Policy of the Competitive Enterprise Institute Clyde Wayne Crews discusses the newest edition of 10,000 Commandments on C-SPAN’s…
Fox Business Network
VIDEO: Jim Harper Discusses the TSA’s new book policy on Fox Business
June 26, 2017 – Jim Harper, Vice President of CEI, discusses a new TSA policy requiring passengers to exclude books from carry-ons on Fox Business’…
Blog
Congress Should Embrace Airport Financing Reforms
Today, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a markup on its Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill. The Senate Commerce Committee is considering…
Letters
An Open Letter to Congress: Taxpaying Travelers Deserve Better – Modernize Air Traffic Control!
American Public Media
AUDIO: Myron Ebell Discusses Energy Week on APM’s Marketplace
June 26, 2017 – Director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment, Myron Ebell, discusses Energy Week and the Trump Administration’s energy…
Blog
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Sports Betting Case
This morning, the United States Supreme Court announced it would hear New Jersey’s case on gambling and federalism. The decision seems to reflect concerns raised…
News Release
CEI Calls European Union Ruling and Fine in Antitrust Case Against Google “Flawed”
In a landmark ruling on Tuesday, the European Union fined Alphabet Inc’s Google, a record $2.7 billion dollars, for favoring its own search entity…
News Release
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear New Jersey Gambling/Federalism Case: CEI Statement
Today, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a lawsuit involving New Jersey’s challenge to a federal prohibition on the state’s ability to repeal its own sports…