Investor's Business Daily
How Can You Tell A Good Trump Pick? By The Establishment Freakout
Investor's Business Daily discusses regulatory delays in the FDA drug approval process with Sam Kazman. It is true that few drugs are "safe,"…
Daily Caller
Trump Nominates Fight For $15 Critic For Labor Secretary
The Daily Caller discusses discusses President-elect Trump's pick for Labor Secretary with Trey Kovacs. Free-market groups and right-leaning think tanks hailed the decision.
CNBC
Get ready for Republican rush of regulation rollback
CNBC discusses the Obama era regulations that the Trump administration could get rid of with Wayne Crews. But now, thanks to the Trump's…
News Release
CEI Proposes Agenda for Congress to Restore the Fundamentals of a Free Economy
Today the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) released its policy goals for the 115th Congress, highlighting specific steps lawmakers can take to reform the unbounded…
News Release
CEI Response to Announcement of Pruitt Nomination for EPA Administrator
News Release
CEI Response to Announcement of Puzder for Labor Secretary
Wall Street Journal
Lawsuits Allege ‘Objector Blackmail’ in Class Action Litigation
The Wall Street Journal discusses with Ted Frank a motion filed by CEI's Center for Class Action Fairness in the case Pearson v. NBTY, Inc. …
Comment
CEI Comments on Seattle Ride-Share Ordinance
Watchdog.org
Midnight in the garden of good intentions: Small biz fears end-of-administration regulations
Watchdog.org reports on CEI's work to track federal regulations and speaks with Marlo Lewis on the regulatory burden. The Competitive Enterprise Institute, which…
News Release
Seattle Plans to Impose Collective Bargaining Rules on Ride-Share Drivers Threaten Privacy, Flexibility, and Voting Representation
Blog
EPA Rushes to Lock in Obama Administration Fuel Economy Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency last Wednesday released its proposed Mid-Term Evaluation (MET) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for model year (MY) 2022-2025 passenger vehicles.
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Urging Senate Not to Create a Stalemate on the Federal Communications Commission
Blog
How Should the President-elect Uphold the Rule of Law?
Under the Obama administration, executive branch departments and independent agencies issued numerous regulations and guidance documents that should be withdrawn or reversed through rulemaking.
Blog
This Week in Ridiculous Regulations
As the Federal Register climbed above 87,000 pages for the first time in its 81-year history, agencies issued new rules ranging from landfills to movie…
Blog
RealClear Radio Hour: Western and Soviet Politics
In this episode, historian Andrew Roberts and Russian émigré Alexander Markovsky compare Western and Soviet politics.
Watchdog.org
Desperate Democrats turn to states to salvage climate agenda, but will it work?
Watchdog.org discusses with Sam Kazman CEI's victory in their case against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Late last month the Supreme Court…
Daily Signal
Obama Administration Not Finished Yet With Executive Actions, Regulations
The Daily Signal discusses the Obama administration's federal regulatory pace with Ryan Young. The fact that Trump could overturn much executive or administrative…
Inside Climate News
Big Win for Dakota Pipeline Opponents, But Bigger Battle Looms
Inside Climate News discusses the National Environmental Policy Act with William Yeatman. William Yeatman, a senior fellow at the the Competitive Enterprise Institute,…
New York Post
The disclosure that could end Eric Schneiderman’s career
New York Post discusses CEI's victory in their case against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and his anti-free speech campaign. …
Blog
FDA’s Sodium Plan Would Continue Four Decades of Failed Policy
Hypertension, which is chronically elevated blood pressure, effects about 70 million Americans, putting them at an increased risk for developing heart disease or having a…
Washington Examiner
Stop praising Castro for health and education ‘advances’
Washington Examiner discusses Fidel Castro's legacy with Hans Bader. But claims that Castro was some sort of bringer of knowledge and good health…
Fox News
VIDEO: Obama focusing on regulatory footprint before end of term
Reason
FDA Salt Guidance Could Kill More People Than It Saves
Reason.com reports on CEI's comments on the Food and Drug Administration's proposed guidance for sodium in prepared foods. The free-market think tank, the…
News Release
FDA Regulators Cook Up Reckless Anti-Sodium Plan
Comment
CEI Comments to the FDA on Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals
View full document as PDF The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Food and Drug Administration’s Draft…
Blog
Treasury Nominee Mnuchin Promising on Volcker Rule and Fannie and Freddie
Steven Mnuchin would bring to the Treasury Department valuable experience managing entrepreneurial ventures and company turnarounds. He has expressed some encouraging sentiments on housing policy…
Products
Free to Prosper: Food, Drugs and Consumer Freedom
Read the full chapter on Food, Drugs and Consumer Freedom here Few matters are as important to consumers as the foods they eat, the medicines…
Products
Free to Prosper: Transportation
View the full chapter on Transportation here Mobility is one of our most important needs, one we often take for granted until it is…
Products
Free to Prosper: Technology and Telecommunications
View the full chapter on technology and telecommunications here Few economic sectors rival the technology and telecommunications industries in how rapidly—and momentously—they have evolved.
Products
Free to Prosper: Environmental Protection
View the full chapter on Environmental Protection here Private property and secure property rights are essential conditions of freedom and prosperity. Contrary to claims…
Products
Free to Prosper: Energy and Environment
View the full chapter on Energy and Environment here Energy is the lifeblood of the economy. Thanks to affordable energy, the average person today lives…
Products
Free to Prosper: Labor and Employment
Read the full chapter on Labor and Employment here Increases in productivity—not artificial increases in labor prices—are the key to economic growth and rising…
Products
Free to Prosper: Banking and Finance
View the full chapter on Banking and Finance here Access to capital is fundamental to the operation of a free society. It allows for…
Products
Free to Prosper: Regulatory Reform
View the full chapter on regulatory reform here All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United…
Study
Free to Prosper
The 115th Congress is poised to tackle regulatory reform. Check out CEI's recommendations to move America toward economic growth, prosperity, and liberty.
Blog
Obama Overtime Rule Would Have Wreaked Havoc Starting Today
Today, the Obama Department of Labor’s new overtime regulation was scheduled to go into effect. Thousands of businesses, universities, nonprofits, and local and state governments…
Washington Examiner
White House files appeal to save overtime rule
Washington Examiner discusses a judge's injuction on the overtime pay rule with Trey Kovacs. "Despite the harmful impact of the overtime rule on…
Washington Free Beacon
Labor Department Appeals OT Loss
The Washington Free Beacon discusses how a Texas judge blocked the overtime pay rule with Trey Kovacs. In addition to the overtime regulations,…
The Daily Signal
Climate Data Deniers Are Trying to ‘Bork’ Trump’s EPA Transition Leader
The Daily Signal reports on the impact of Myron Ebell as the President-elect's Enviornmental Protection Agency transition leader. President-elect Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection…
News Release
CEI Statement on Department of Labor Appeal of Overtime Rule Injunction
Litigation
Williamson v. McAfee; Kirby v. McAfee
CCAF objected to the approval of a settlement that allocates a disproportionate share of the settlement proceeds to the attorneys and has all of the…
Blog
Drain the Swamp: Sunset the Renewable Fuel Standard
“Draining the swamp” includes abolishing the RFS.
Financial Times
Castro Inherited Cuba’s Admired Achievements
Paul Hare notes that “Cuba’s education and healthcare are still widely admired in the developing world.” (“Castro’s Legacy Makes Cuba’s Progress Harder,” November 29). But…
Bloomberg BNA
Pelosi, Challenger Similarly Green, But Differ on Gas Exports
Bloomberg BNA discusses Paul Ryan's support for natural gas exports with William Yeatman. Both Pelosi and Ryan have called for expanding solar and…
National Review
New York Attorney General Ordered to Release Climate-Change Pact
National Review reports on CEI's victory in their case against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Last week, New York attorney general Eric…
News Release
CEI Statement on EPA Commitment to Fuel Standards
EPA’s proposed Mid-Term Evaluation (MET) of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for model year 2022-2025 passenger vehicles is the ultimate midnight regulation. Even though…
Blog
O’Hare Airport Strikes: Will Anybody Notice?
If 500 workers are absent for several hours and it hardly affects a thing at the airport, then how essential are they?…
Newsmax
Judge Orders New York AG Schneiderman to Turn Over Secret Climate Change Docs
Newsmax discusses with Sam Kazman the New York Supreme Court's ruling in favor of CEI in their case against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. …
Politico
North Dakota orders pipeline protesters out
Politico's Morning Energy reports on the New York Supreme Court's ruling in favor of CEI in their lawsuit against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. …
FastCompany Co.Design
The Privatized City Where Everything Is Tolled
Marc Scribner is quoted by Fast Company Co.Design on potential problems with a new infrastructure investment plan: "The most extreme thing Congress could…