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Labor Day Highlights Need for Labor Law Reform
Labor Day is a time when we show respect and celebrate the achievements of American workers. However, a better way to respect workers this Labor…
Inside Sources
Time to pare back union legal privileges
With Labor Day around the corner, a traditional holiday honoring American workers, it’s an apt time to take a hard look at the value of…
Foundation for Economic Education
Greatest Hits of the Science Deniers
"And yet, it moves.” Thus muttered Galileo Galilei under his breath after being forced by the Inquisition to recant his claim that the Earth moved…
News Release
$2.3 Million Returns to Class Members after CEI Opposes Cy Pres Distribution in Wal-Mart Online DVD Settlement
The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness won a victory for consumers when a court in the Northern District of California entered…
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Reaction to CEI’s Lawsuit against New York Attorney General Schneiderman
Yesterday CEI filed a lawsuit against New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman for refusing to disclose the legal agreements his office made with other state…
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Rewards and Risks of a Federal Regulatory Budget (Part 4)
This week I began by making the case for the idea of a regulatory cost budget but wanted to spend time exploring looming pitfalls and…
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Climate Agreement Signed: What Can The Senate Do?
Reports circulating this week predict that President Obama will unilaterally “Accept” the Paris Climate Treaty on behalf of the United States, breaking from other nations…
Forbes
Brexit Planners Should Look To The U.S. For Inspiration
In June, British voters voted to leave the European Union, whose bureaucracy had imposed alien laws and regulations on them for decades. The EU system…
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31 Is the Loneliest Number… on the CEI Calendar
We just realized that August 31st is missing from CEI's 2016 Cartoon Calendar.
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Brexit: A Liberal Britain?
There is a great risk in Brexit Britain.
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Rewards and Risks of a Federal Regulatory Budget (Part 3)
Monday in this space, I advocated the idea of a regulatory cost budget but noted there exist looming pitfalls and political traps that could derail…
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Settlement Insurance Shows Need for Court Skepticism in Class Actions
A plaintiffs’ attorney and an insurance executive have created a business, Risk Settlements, that offers a “post-lawsuit settlement insurance product specifically designed to manage settlement…
Wall Street Journal
Schneiderman’s Climate Secrets
When Eric Schneiderman and 16 other Democratic state attorneys general announced in March that they were targeting Exxon Mobil for its alleged heresy on climate…
Politico
Conservative think tank sues Schneiderman over Exxon probe records
Politico reports on CEI's lawsuit against Attorney General Eric Schneiderman related to the investigation of ExxonMobil and CEI. The Competitive Enterprise Institute today filed…
Washington Examiner
Conservative group takes New York AG to court over climate probe
Washington Examiner reports on CEI's lawsuit against Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for withholding key documents related to ongoing climate investigations. The Competitive Enterprise Institute is…
Washington Times
New York AG sued over secrecy agreement on climate-change investigation
The Washington Times reports on CEI's lawsuit against Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for refusing to release documents related to the climate change investigations. …
Washington Free Beacon
NY Attorney General Accused of Skirting Public Records Law
The Washington Free Beacon reports on CEI's lawsuit against Attorney General Eric Schneiderman from refusing to release documents related to the climate change investigations. …
Daily Caller
New York AG That Attacked Exxon Sued For Concealing Investigation
The Daily Caller speaks with Sam Kazman on CEI's lawsuit against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) officials are…
News Release
CEI Sues NY AG Schneiderman for Common Interest Agreement on Climate Change Subpoena Campaign
Reason.com
Climate Change Court Drama: What Does New York’s Attorney-General Have to Hide?
Reason.com reports on a subpoena CEI recieved from the Attorney General of the U.S. Virgin Islands as an attempt to silence the climate change debate. …
Letters
CEI Signs Coalition Letter Opposing Lame Duck Tax Extenders
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Rewards and Risks of a Federal Regulatory Budget (Part 2)
I advocate the idea of a regulatory cost budget but note that there exists looming pitfalls and political traps that could derail it or easily…
Business Insider
An economist figured out how much Hillary Clinton’s plan to save the world from runaway climate change would actually cost
Business Insider discusses the costs of meeting the targets in the Paris climate agreement with Myron Ebell. Myron Ebell, an energy and environmental…
Daily Caller
Obama Will Bypass Congress And Join UN Climate Treaty, Sources Say
The Daily Caller speaks with Myron Ebell on President Obama's intentions to sign the Paris climate treaty in China. “Lo and behold, the…
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National Right to Work Committee Wrong on Air Traffic Control Reform
The handful of conservative critics of air traffic control reform get the facts all wrong.
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For Affordable Housing, Ditch Prevailing Wage Laws
For residents of some of the nation’s major cities, it’s hardly news that housing costs are high, with little likelihood of their coming down any…
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Rewards and Risks of a Federal Regulatory Budget (Part 1)
Our case for capping and “budgeting” regulatory costs across federal agencies opens by asserting that that, perhaps apart from certain raw compliance and paperwork burdens,…
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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations
In one of their busiest weeks to date, agencies passed more than a hundred new regulations covering everything from rubies to frogs.
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RealClear Radio Hour: Budding CEOs, Women, and Politics
On this week’s episode, Jeff Sandefer tells how children younger than 10 are wowing Shark Tank investors and Sarah Skwire compares the feminism of free…
Washington Times
White House defends Obama evading Senate on Paris climate deal
The Washington Times discusses President Obama's plan to sign the Paris Climate Treaty in China with Myron Ebell. Myron Ebell, director of the…
Daily Caller
Obama Finalized $100 BILLION Worth Of New Regulations This Year
The Daily Caller discusses the hidden costs of federal regualtions with Wayne Crews. A report by the free market Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)…
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New Study Finds Ethanol More Carbon Intensive than Gasoline
A University of Michigan study published in the journal Climatic Change challenges a fundamental assumption of the life cycle analyses underpinning the EPA’s Renewable Fuel…
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Transport Groups Oppose Obama Greenhouse Gas Power Grab
Twenty-three organizations representing highway users, transportation, vehicle, and energy trade associations filed joint comments last weekend opposing any proposal by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)…
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California Legislature Passes Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target, But Cap-n-Tax Program Remains in Limbo
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Brexit: What’s Next for Trade?
At the moment, Britain is still a member of the European Union, and therefore its trade arrangements are subject to the terms of the EU’s…
Las Vegas Sun
Durbin amendment of Dodd-Frank a miserably bad attempt at price control
Las Vegas Sun discusses the Durbin amendment of the Dodd-Frank bill with Sam Kazman. The disappearance of free debit cards and free checking…
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Class-suit watchdog seeks role in appeal
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette discusses CEI's Center for Class Action Fairness's challenge of an unfair class action settlement with Ted Frank. A Washington lawyer known for attacking…
Law 360
Challengers Say 7th Circ. Decision Irrelevant To CPP Fight
Law 360 reports on CEI's letter to the court regarding the Enviornmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan. Business groups opposed to the U.S. Environmental…
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Milwaukee: Get Your Pokémon Off My Lawn!
Milwaukee County’s Park Department is not happy about virtual pocket monsters.
Forbes
The Federal Communications Commission Should Take A Selfie
There are either dozens of federal agencies or hundreds, depending, seemingly, upon the day of the week or whom one asks. The Federal Communications…
The Hill
One year later, Congress still needs to reverse NLRB joint employer standard
With economic recovery and job creation still hurting, Congress should make it a priority this September, when they are back in session, to take action…
Scientific American
Uber’s “Self-Driving” Test Cars to Be Overseen by Driver and Engineer
Scientific American reports on "self-driving" car technology and discusses regulatory hurdles to this technology with Marc Scribner. Uber’s decision to expose the public to the…
News Release
Goodlatte Online Sales Tax Proposal is an ‘Improvement’ but Still Needs Work
Today, House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., released a discussion draft of his plan to tackle remote online sales taxes. A vast improvement over competing proposals in…
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Problems Ahead for Grad Student Unionizing
There seems to be an Obama administration wide dictate to ensure as many individuals as possible are to be considered employees. The reason for this…
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Federal Subsidies Won’t Promote Fair Housing
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine recently outlined his and Hillary Clinton’s plan to promote fair housing. Basically, they want to throw money at the…
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Brexit: What Next?
In our new and revised version of Cutting the Gordian Knot: A Roadmap for British Exit from the European Union, Rory Broomfield and I set…
Crowdfund Insider
Will CFPB Move to Limit Arbitration Undermine Alternative Finance?
Crowdfunding Insider reports on CEI's comments on the Consumer Financial Bureau's proposed ban on arbitration regarding certain consumer financial agreements. While the intent may…
Huffington Post
Unfair Policies Drive Up Home Prices
In an article for CNN, Democrat vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine outlines his and Hillary Clinton’s plan to promote fair housing – indeed a…
Reuters
Plaintiffs drop proposed Pepco disclosure-only settlement after objector surfaces
Reuters reports on CEI's Center for Class Action Fairness's objection of a Pepco Settlement and discusses the case with CEI lawyer Anna St. John. …
Reuters
Plaintiffs drop proposed Pepco disclosure-only settlement after objector surfaces
Reuters reports on CEI's Center for Class Action Fairness's objection of a Pepco Settlement and discusses the case with CEI lawyer Anna St. John. …