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Bullying as a Civil Rights Violation: The U.S. Department of Education’s Approach to Harassment
Op-Eds
Bad Foundation
Most attempts at financial reform have been burdensome, created unintended consequences and have been harmful to economic growth. But compared to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street…
Op-Eds
Arizona’s Immigration Laws Have Stymied Economic Recovery
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Bipartisan Regulatory Reform
Usually, "bipartisan" means "twice as stupid." But for real regulatory reform to happen, both parties need to be involved.
Blog
The Limits of Government-Funded Psychology: 9/11 Counseling Backfires
After school shootings, psychologists fan out and provide “grief counseling” to student bodies, but it’s far from clear that this does any good. Critics say…
Newsletter
Debt Ceiling Doom, Happy Meals, and Protests
Blog
CEI Weekly: Debt Ceiling Deadline Approaches
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Legislative Band-Aids Won’t Fix the NLRA
Openmarket.org The House will vote on the Jobs Protection from Government Interference Act today. Sponsor Rep. Tim Scott and other representatives of Congress have proposed…
Blog
Regulation of the Day 190: How to Behave While in a Forest
Since time immemorial, Cook County, Illinois has had very strict personal conduct regulations for its forests. Among other things, it has been illegal to:…
Op-Eds
Mandated Mischief: Obama’s 54.5 MPG Standard
President Obama today announced a deal with 13 automakers to boost new-car fuel economy standards from 35.5 mpg in 2016 to 54.5 mpg in…
News Max
Now Gov’t Trying to Ban Sale of Your Supplements
News Max
Polar Bear Researcher Suspended, Under Investigation for ‘Integrity Issues’
Citation
CEI Blasts CARE Act
News Release
Obama’s New Fuel Economy Mandates Risk Lives, Compromise Reliability, Increase Costs
Washington, DC, July 29, 2011 – New fuel economy mandates on cars and trucks announced today by the Obama administration will lead to more traffic…
Fox News
Reforming Regulation, Bit by Bit
President Obama recently issued an executive order directing independent agencies to comb through their books and repeal unneeded regulations. This is, as he put it,…
Blog
They Aren’t Math Majors
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False Prophets of Debt Ceiling Doom
Newsletter
Home Values, Data Retention, and the CEI Podcast
Blog
Legislative Band-Aids Won’t Fix the NLRA
The House will vote on the Jobs Protection from Government Interference Act today. Sponsor Rep. Tim Scott and other representatives of Congress have proposed numerous…
Blog
Flash Mobs, Disobedience, and Democracy
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Stop Messing with My Daughter’s Happy Meal!
There are apples and other fruit sitting around my house, and my four-year-old daughter can eat an apple anytime. By contrast, she seldom gets to…
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Subprime Double Standards
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The Believing Brain
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Hispanic-Americans Latest Victims in FHA Bait-and-Switch Politics
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CEI Podcast for July 28, 2011: Immigration Reform
President Obama made a speech on immigration reform this week. Policy Analyst Alex Nowrasteh dissects several bills already in Congress that would do just that,…
Blog
Regulation of the Day 189: Naming Your Baby
New Zealand’s Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages has a list of names that are verboten for newborn babies.
Fox News
The Editor’s Inbox
National Center for Policy Analysis
Special Interest at Heart of CARE Act
National Center for Policy Analysis
The Wisdom of the Debt Ceiling
Even though I often disagree with his conclusions, I’ve long been a fan of New Yorker correspondent James Surowiecki. In his articles and his book,…
National Center for Policy Analysis
Arctic Scientist Under Investigation
National Center for Policy Analysis
The Coming War on Vitamins
A consumer walking down the aisle of a local drugstore can choose from a wide variety of supplements, vitamins and nutrients for his or her…
News Release
CEI to Score Vote on Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act
The House is expected to vote today on a bill that would rein in the overreach of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The…
Blog
Boehner and House Republicans Improve Their Debt Ceiling Bill
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Mandatory Data Retention Rears its Ugly Head Again
This morning the House Judiciary Committee began markup on H.R. 1981, the “Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011,” which would among other things force…
Blog
Trial Lawyer Sues Father of Three Children Killed in Crash; Why the Right to Criticize Lawyers is Vital
When you criticize lawyers or the legal system, thin-skinned lawyers get indignant. The head of the State Bar of California, Harvey Saferstein, called for…
Blog
Thousands of Jobs and Billions in Wealth Wiped Out by Dodd-Frank Conflict Minerals Provision
Thanks to the "conflict minerals" provisions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law, thousands of the world's poorest people will lose their jobs. Why? Simply because they…
Letters
Coalition Letter on Data Retention Bill
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Morning Media Summary
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Objection in Trombley v. National City Bank
The D.C. Circuit is correct, I think, in holding that an attorneys’ fee in a class action should be calculated as a percentage as the…
Blog
Regulation of the Day 188: Cat Licenses
San Diego's city government is going through tough financial times. But legislators have found a lucrative possible revenue source: the city’s 373,000 cats. The city…
News Release
Announcing: Immigration Policy Expert Joins CEI Staff
News Release
Free Market Coalition Opposes Digital Dragnet
Washington, D.C., July 27, 2011 — This morning, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary will mark up H.R. 1981, a bill that…
Investors.com
D.C.’s Deadly Fixation On Auto Fuel Economy Mandates
Investors.com
“Obama Administration Creates New Debts to Pay Off Trial Lawyers Even as it Demands Increase in Debt Ceiling”
Investors.com
Senate Subcommittee Concludes- Immigration Reform Imperative for Economic Growth
Investors.com
False Prophets of Debt-Ceiling Doom
If I didn’t know any better, I’d be on the lookout Tuesday for the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. With Aug. 2 just around the…
Study
Rule Forcing Tests for Safer Air Bags Expected Today
Investors.com
Alex Nowrasteh on the Benefits of the DREAM Act
CEI's Alex Nowrasteh offers reasons to support the DREAM Act. While he does not support the federal funding aspect of the bill, he believes that…
Blog
Legislating Morality
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Government Promoted the Risky Non-Traditional Mortgages that Triggered the Financial Crisis
Ed Pinto, who was an executive at Fannie Mae long before it went into the toilet and nearly took the financial system down with it,…
Blog
High Food Prices: Another Reason To Get Rid Of Farm Handouts
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal article highlights another reason why farm subsidies need to be put to rest. Land…
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Regulation of the Day 187: Pedicabs
The DC City Council wants to require pedicab passengers to wear seatbelts.
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More Confusion on Breast Cancer Screening
When the federal government's Preventive Services Task Force recommended in November 2009 that most women under age 50 should stop having regular…
Blog
Morning Media Summary
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Obama Administration Crafting Yet Another Bailout: Speculators and McMansion Owners May Benefit
As if America didn't already have enough bailouts, the Obama administration is planning yet another -- one that could enrich "McMansion homeowners and property…
Investors.com
AFSCME’s War on Workers & Taxpayers: A Look Inside The AFSCME Playbook
The American Spectator
Obama’s Favorite Union Heavies
Unions thrive on workplace conflict. The AFL-CIO, for example, sponsors a "Bad Boss Contest," which awards the employee who submits the best story…
The American Spectator
Gingrich Regrets 2008 Climate Ad with Pelosi; Conservatives Still Not Amused
Cop Block
Alyona Show: How to Cop Proof Your Cell Phone
Cop Block
Easter Egg in Dodd-Frank
Yahoo! News
D.C.’s Deadly Fuel Mileage Push
News Release
House Holds Hearing Today on Future of Cybersecurity
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is today conducting a hearing on “Cybersecurity: An Overview of Risks to Critical Infrastructure.” The following is a…
News Release
Immigration Reform Imperative for Economic Growth
Newsletter
SEIU and Bad Legislation
Blog
Aim for Multilateral Trade Pact — Bilaterals Replete with Protectionist Demands, says Bhagwati
In yesterday’s New York Times, trade economist Jagdish Bhagwati takes the Obama administration and Congress to task for letting the World Trade Organization’s Doha…
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Judge Rules against SEIU in Fight with another Union
A judge has ruled that the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) improperly benefited from an employer threatening workers with loss of raises in a 2010 election in California…
Blog
On KOGO (San Diego) 1:05 pm today
I will be on the LaDona Live program on KOGO (San Diego), 600 AM at 1:05 PM Pacific, talking about CCAF’s objection in…
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Morning Media Summary
Bloomberg
‘You’re Fired’ Doesn’t Mean Fired to Four of 10 Air Controllers
Bloomberg
A Case Against Mandatory Voting
Big government “solutions” for every social problem under the sun are all around us. I thought I’d seen them all — until recently, when I…
News Release
CARE Act Undermines the Free Market and Constitutional Principles, New Report Finds
Forbes
Idealistic Capitalism vs. Idealistic Socialism
Forbes
Inhofe Bill Would Shine Sunlight on Regulation Costs
Forbes
Debt Ceiling Hit Before
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CEI Weekly: SEIU Encourages Members to Break Law
Newsletter
Essential Air Service, New Century Brewing, and Richard Cordray
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History Lesson for Harry Reid *Contest Opportunity: Win a T-Shirt!*
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The ALEC Controversy — Much Ado About Nothing
Study
A CARE-less Rush to Regulate Alcohol
Wine, beer, and spirit wholesalers have a long history of employing state laws to secure a guaranteed slice of the market. Recent court cases have…
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Failure is Not a (Government) Option
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Morning Media Summary
Forbes
Reaction to ‘Wall Street Journal’ Op-Ed on Injustice at University of North Dakota
Forbes
Letter to the Editor: Federal Education Money Wasted on Diploma Mills
News Release
Court Strikes Down Dodd-Frank Proxy Rule
The Competitive Enterprise Institute hails today’s decision of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals striking down the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proxy…
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Un-Essential Air Service
Want to get to Vegas from Ely, Nevada? How about a $5,223 plane ticket? Don’t worry. Its price tag is only $149…
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Why Not the Era of Innovation?
On Thursday, Russia boasted that the world was now moving into the “Era of the Soyuz.” With the landing of the last U.S. shuttle, the…
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Killed by Regulations: New Century Brewing, RIP
Add another name to the list of the dead as a result of actions taken by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). I certainly feel a…
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Regulation of the Day 186: Missing Children
Covington, Kentucky police ordered a grieving grandmother to take down fliers of her missing granddaughter from city property.
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Steve Wynn: Obama is the “Greatest Wet Blanket to Business and Progress and Job Creation in My Lifetime”
Even Democratic businessmen are getting disenchanted with the Obama administration and its knee-jerk hostility to anything that creates jobs or wealth. Las Vegas mogul…
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Flirting with Austerity: Congress Considers Ending Agriculture Direct Payment Subsidies
Finally. After several years of persistence, it looks like the movement to reform the agriculture direct payments system is finally gaining some momentum. It…
Blog
CEI Podcast for July 21, 2011: Stopping the Music
Labor Policy Counsel Vinnie Vernuccio, who coauthored a recent op-ed in the New York Daily News, finds that labor unions, by resisting necessary changes and…
Newsletter
Regulation, Urban Beekeeping, and Federal Job Security
Blog
Morning Media Summary
Forbes
Fair Means Fair; Evidence Must Count for Something
As a former Education Department lawyer, I applaud Harvey Silverglate’s criticism of the Education Department for undermining due process on campus (“Yes Means Yes—Except…
Forbes
Hans Bader Comments on My Law-School Argument
Forbes
Dodd-Frank’s Fannie Trap
One year ago today, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Despite the “Wall Street” moniker, the tentacles of Dodd-Frank’s…
Forbes
Number of Blocks, Doll Ethnicity, Pleasantness of Greetings…
Forbes
Failure is Not a (Government) Option
At his press conference on the debt ceiling negotiations, President Obama lamented that he’d rather “be talking about stuff that everybody welcomes, like new [government]…
Forbes
At the University of North Dakota, Yes Also Means No
Forbes