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Strangely Specific Regulations
The next someone tells you the economy is dangerously unregulated, refer them to this list:…
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CEI Weekly: Big Labor Alliance With Democrats in Jeopardy
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How Wealthy Are You?
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Obama Administration Creates New Debts to Pay Off Trial Lawyers Even as it Demands Increase in Debt Ceiling
The Supreme Court ruled in Alexander v. Sandoval (2001) that outside the employment context, people bringing discrimination lawsuits under the civil-rights laws generally have…
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Morning Media Summary
Op-Eds
Constitutional Nonsense on Debt
Lo and behold! As we celebrated this Fourth of July amid the debt-ceiling fight, the netroots and progressive pundits suddenly discovered the Constitution’s relevance in…
One News Now
Unions ‘Have Nowhere Else To Go’
One News Now
Vincent Vernuccio Criticizes TSA Push for Unionization
Vincent Vernuccio again slams the TSA, this time for stealing from passengers and failing to do a better job of policing their own, while…
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CEI Podcast for July 7, 2011: How Much Does Regulation Cost?
One federal study says federal regulations cost $1.75 trillion. Another says it's $62 billion. The difference is almost a factor of 30. Vice President for…
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Mica and Duncan’s Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill Calls for 42% Cuts from SAFETEA-LU Levels
Today, House Transportation Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) and Highway and Transit Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Jimmy Duncan (R-Tenn.) announced they would be introducing a $230-billion,…
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Big Government Continues to Hurt Small Businesses Most
The Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy released a study showing that the burden of government regulation disproportionately falls onto small businesses. Specifically, those with…
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New Video on the D.C. Taxicab Medallion Bill
Reason.tv has a new video up today, “D.C. Taxi Heist: How a new law would screw drivers and riders,” that explains why Washington’s proposed…
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Broadband Access, and the Regulation of the Day
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Morning Media Summary
One News Now
Rethinking Regulations for Biotech Crops
Florida Political Press
Ron Rushing, Citizen Candidate For U.S. Senate Opposes Sun Rail Project
Florida Political Press
MD Union Finds Sneaky Way to Force Non-Members to Pay Up
Daily Iowan
The Growth of the Administrative State
The Daily Iowan reports on Wayne Crews's report on the size of the federal regulatory burden. The Competitive Enterprise Institute has issued its…
Daily Iowan
William Yeatman Criticizes EPA for Killing Jobs
CEI's William Yeatman exposes the anti-job, anti economic growth policies of the EPA. Yet another example of how government regulation fails to prioritize job creating…
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Wasteful Stimulus Spends $7 Million Per Household to Get Montana Residents Broadband Access
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Virginia’s Child Support Guidelines Likely to Become Grossly Excessive for Most Households
Virginia seems likely to increase its child-support obligations on non-custodial parents, based on flawed methods of calculating child-rearing costs that overstate child-rearing costs. As I…
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The Tragedy of the Truth
The Yale Cultural Cognition Project recently released a new study with surprising findings. According to the data of their national survey, people who are…
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Morning Media Summary
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Public-Sector Unions in the Northeast are a Tough Group to Please
Openmarket.org The cozy relationship between liberal governors in Northeast states and Big Labor is becoming strained. Elected Democrats are realizing how strongly strings were attached…
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Regulation of the Day 182: PowerPoint Presentations
A political party in Switzerland is seeking to ban Microsoft PowerPoint presentations in meetings.
Daily Iowan
Equal Treatment Under Law ‘Completely Unfair’, Judges Rule
Daily Iowan
The Cost Of Government Regulation
“You, there: stop complaining and start hiring!” That is essentially the Obama administration’s message to businesses. This is an administration that seems to believe that…
Daily Iowan
Business Leaders & Conservatives Agree That E-Verify Is a Disaster for America’s Economy
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Alcohol Regulation Roundup: Independence Day Edition
Hopefully, this Independence Day weekend you liberated some nice libations from their containers. As Founding Father Ben Franklin said, “there can’t be good living where…
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Public-Sector Unions in the Northeast are a Tough Group to Please
The cozy relationship between liberal governors in Northeast states and Big Labor is becoming strained. Elected Democrats are realizing how strongly strings were attached to…
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The National Labor Relations Act Turns 76
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) turns 76 today. This day should give pause to those who have been following the National Labor Relations…
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To Many in the Media, A “Peaceful” Protester Must Support Big Government
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Regulation of the Day 181: Offensive Bumper Stickers
Tennessee drivers can be fined $50 if someone else finds their bumper sticker offensive.
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Sour Attitudes on Raw Milk
In a letter to the Washington Post over this past weekend, a “food safety consultant” in northern Virginia named Thomas L.
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Third Time’s the Charm: Ray LaHood Announces TIGER 3
Late last week, the Department of Transportation announced it was launching a third round of TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery -- I feel…
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The Stimulus, Government Employee Unions, and Free Trade Agreements
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Schumpeter on Ideology
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Morning Media Summary
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Liberal Judges: Equality Violates Equal Protection Clause; Taxpayers to Pay More Due to Ruling
Last week, a divided Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, which amended Michigan's constitution in 2006 to ban racial…
Daily Iowan
Another Horselaugh for the Sixth Circuit
Daily Iowan
Is the Stimulus Creating Jobs, or Killing Them?
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Failed Stimulus Spending Erodes America’s International Competitiveness, Wipes Out Wealth
In the Daily Caller, Chris Edwards has an interesting article about why government spending doesn’t “stimulate” the economy over the short-run or the long-run. Rather than…
Washington Times
Employers Doubt Obama’s Vow of Less Red Tape
The Washington Times references Wayne Crews's study on the size of the federal regulatory burden. Mr. Kovacs noted that the Government Accountability Office…
Washington Examiner
NYT: Tea Party vs. John Mica’s Myopic Monorail to Nowhere
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Chicago Mayor Emanuel Gives Unions a Choice: Concessions or Layoffs
Leaders of government employee unions must be feeling lonely these days. Across the country, Democratic state and local elected officials — traditional union allies —…
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Mass. AG Martha Coakley Institutes Permanent Ban On “Internet Café” Gambling
Back in April of this year Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley issued emergency regulations prohibiting Internet gambling at “cyber cafés” and “phone card businesses,”…
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Keeping the “Free” in Free Trade
Yesterday, Senate Republicans successfully blocked a Finance Committee meeting to consider free trade agreements (FTA) with Korea, Colombia, and Panama. The reason? President Obama…
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Amazon.com Fights Board of Equalization
Amazon.com is standing strong against California’s attempts to extort money from the online bookseller. Just a few days ago, Governor Jerry Brown (…
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Restricting Your Right to Superlatives: Anna Eshoo and the FCC
A California Democrat is seeking to expand the bureaucracy of the FCC in order to protect Americans from dropped calls. Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.)…
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CEI Weekly: FDA Revokes Approval for Breast Cancer Drug
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Copyright Infringement, Facebook, and Dodd-Frank
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Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick Just Doesn’t Understand Tax Cuts or Grover Norquist
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Labor Unions and the Democratic Party
Full Document Available in PDF Recently AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka compared…
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Financial Attack
Full Document Available in PDF Led by the radical Service Employees International Union (SEIU), left-wing unions and activist…
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The Neuroscience Behind Partisanship
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Morning Media Summary
Richmond Times Dispatch
Fuel-Economy Standards Need a Warning Label
Richmond Times Dispatch
Group Assists Fight Against Extreme Environmentalism
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Costs and Benefits of Regulation
One of the major developments in regulation over the last 30 years has been the rise of cost-benefit analysis. At first, agencies squirmed and resisted.
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An Economic Paradox: SelectUSA, Government’s Expansion, and Private-Sector Growth
President Obama signed an executive order on June 15 to create SelectUSA, a new bureaucracy that acts as a one-stop-shop for government subsidies, in the…
Letters
Coalition Letters Opposing E-Verify Mandate
CEI has signed coalition letters to both the Senate and the House of Representatives opposing H.R. 2164, which would mandate the use of the bureaucratic…
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In Wisconsin, Smaller Class Sizes through Fiscal Restraint
Of the various hyperbolic leftist talking points against the recently enacted Wisconsin collective bargaining law, the “war on teachers” was easily the most shrill, dumb,…
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Planning to Disaster: The Zoning Apparat vs. Paula Deen’s Chickens
Those who know me are aware that one of the two weird -- so I've been told -- policy issues I'm obsessed with is urban…
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Alabama’s Dangerous Crackdown on Undocumented Workers
You might’ve read about the unintended consequences of Georgia’s crackdown on undocumented workers. Well, the same thing is about to happen in Alabama.
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Going to Jail for Linking? What Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s S. 978 Could Mean for You
Earlier this month, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved S. 978, a bill that would expand the scope of felony criminal copyright infringement under…
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Morning Media Summary
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Tyranny in Farmville
Two days ago, the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog filed an anti-trust complaint with the FTC seeking an investigation of Facebook’s allegedly anti-competitive practices. These…
Richmond Times Dispatch
The USDA’s Anti-Science Activism
Full Document Available in PDF U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack must…
Richmond Times Dispatch
June 30 Roundup: First Amendment Wins as SCOTUS Strikes Down Violent-Videogame Ban
Richmond Times Dispatch
Time to Kill the Michigan Alcohol Monopoly
In the June 2011 issue of the Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association (MBWWA) newsletter, President Michael Lashbrook reaffirmed his organization’s endorsement of…
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Farm Workers Win in California
Late last night Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the California farm workers “card check” bill SB 104 for. The bill would have abolished workers right to…
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Dodd-Frank Interchange Fee Price Controls Less Draconian, But Still Destructive
Today, at around 3:30 pm, the Federal Reserve will vote on a final rule that will make price controls from the Durbin Amendment of Dodd-Frank…
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CEI Podcast for June 29, 2011: Stealing You Blind
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Obamacare’s Individual Mandate in Divided 2-to-1 Vote
The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the individual mandate contained in the 2010 healthcare law by a 2-to-1 vote, claiming that…
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Senate Judiciary Committee Pushes False Claim that Supreme Court is “Pro-Business”
The Senate Judiciary Committee is bashing the Supreme Court today as pro-business in a hearing that began at 10:30 a.m. Two of the…
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Union Sign Shows Big Labor Distaste for Competition
UAW local 599 President Bill Jordan misses the forest for the trees, as is typical for union officials. A photo from the Carpe Diem…
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Setting the Record Straight: Trade Creates Wealth
In his article “…
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Morning Media Summary
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Food Stamp Nation
"Millionaires are now legally entitled to collect food stamps as long as they have little or no monthly income. Thirty-five states have abolished asset tests…
Mercury News
Why Google probe should worry consumers
Is Google too big? Some government officials in Washington, D.C., certainly seem to think so. Last week, the Federal Trade Commission launched a formal…
Mercury News
Another Season of Anti-Whaling Propaganda on Animal Planet
Portland Daily Sun
Greenhouse Gas Compact Defended in Maine, Challenged Elsewhere
Portland Daily Sun
Obama’s Non-Action On NLRB, Boeing ‘Very Telling’
Ecomerce Times
1plusV Lobs Another Antitrust Grenade at Google
News Release
CEI Slams FDA Vote on Avastin
Washington, D.C., June 29, 2011 — An FDA advisory committee voted today to revoke the approval for breast cancer treatment from the drug Avastin.
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CEI Experts Respond to Today’s Senate Hearing on Consumer Data Security
Washington, D.C., June 29, 2011 – Today, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing on “Privacy and Data Security: Protecting…
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Trade Pacts to Have “Mock” Mark-ups in Senate — Drafts Include Trade Adjustment Assistance
As summer heats up, so does Congress as it looks at legislation that should be considered before the August recess. The three pending Free Trade…
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Stealing You Blind: The Fate of Greece
Rioters have taken to the streets in the Greek capital of Athens. While not as unusual an occurrence as it is in Athens, Georgia,…
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DOL Looks to Increase Fiduciary Standards without Following Procedure Standards
Openmarket.org The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a new rule to broaden the definition of fiduciary. Fiduciaries under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act…
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Video Games, Catfish, and the Greenhouse Gas Initiative
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Regulation Roundup
King County's $86 fine for swimming without a life vest, plus more.
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Double Trouble Not Double the Fun with Medicare and Medicaid
There are 9.7 million people that use both Medicare and Medicaid for their health care expenses, according to a June 27 article in The Wall…
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DOL Looks to Increase Fiduciary Standards without Following Procedure Standards
The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a new rule to broaden the definition of fiduciary. Fiduciaries under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act…
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Morning Media Summary
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Multi-State Greenhouse Gas Initiative Violates New York Law, Lawsuit Alleges
Washington, DC, June 28, 2011 – A lawsuit filed Tuesday in New York says the state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative…
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Catfish Shenanigans: Agriculture Dept. To Regulate Catfish in Trade Protectionist Move
One News Now
Information Requested in High-Speed Rail Project
One News Now
Louisiana Lawmaker’s Push for Transparency in Collective Bargaining Gains National Currency
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Immigration: The DREAM Act Is Not A Nightmare
Today Senate Democrats are holding hearings about the controversial DREAM Act. Last week, Senate Democrats also introduced a Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill that entirely…
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Lawyers have incentives to bring more lawsuits
Re: “Trial lawyers won’t give up on Wal-Mart lawsuits,” June 24 Diana Furchtgott-Roth notes that lawyers typically get a percentage of a worker’s winnings in…