News Release
CEI’s Consistent Opposition to Government Regulation Protects Consumers
Last night, television entertainer Tucker Carlson aired a segment attacking CEI and other free-market groups for opposition to using government power to intervene in markets…
Fox News
Lassman & Murray: Is New Conservatism Really Progressivism?
For much of the past century, conservatives in America largely fused the ideas, means and political factions of two distinct worldviews: traditional social arrangements informed by…
Citation
VIDEO: The Impact of Prescription Drug Price Controls: An International Policy and Patient Perspective
To address the cost of prescription medicines, the Trump administration and congressional leaders have proposed instituting international reference pricing policies, like the International Pricing Index…
News Release
New CEI Ad Imagines How the Green New Deal will Change Thanksgiving at Grandma’s
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) today launched a new television ad as part of an ad campaign illustrating the costs and tradeoffs associated with the…
News Release
Foreign Reference Pricing Schemes Threaten Patient Health and America’s Leadership in Medical Innovation
International policy experts and patients gathered today in Washington, D.C. to discuss the potential impact of foreign reference pricing schemes, which have been proposed by the…
News Release
International Experts Voice Concerns About International Pricing Index and Foreign Reference Pricing Proposals for Prescription Drugs
To address the cost of prescription medicines, the Trump administration and congressional leaders have proposed instituting international reference pricing policies, like the International Pricing Index…
News Release
As Democrats Debate, New Ad Campaign Asks: Can You Afford the Green New Deal?
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) today launched a new advertising campaign asking the American people if they can afford the so-called Green New Deal. …
News Release
CEI Commends Executive Action Restricting Use of Regulatory Dark Matter
The White House today announced President Trump will sign two executive orders aimed at stopping the practice of agencies using guidance documents to effectively implement…
Blog
Getting My Bearings in Taipei: Personally and Politically
Key Insight of the Day: While not every aspect of life in Taiwan is dominated by the relationship with the People’s Republic of China, every…
Blog
Sharing Insights and Observations from the Road: A Travelogue
This week I’m in Taiwan as a part of a delegation of free-market trade experts. I’ll write short posts for the Competitive Enterprise Institute team…
News Release
Tech Antitrust Probes Good Politics for State AGs, but Terrible for Consumers
According to reports, a group of state attorneys general are planning to launch antitrust probes into Facebook and Alphabet’s Google division. New York AG Leticia…
Blog
David Koch (1940-2019), R.I.P.
Friend, philanthropist, inventor, and industrialist David Koch has died at the age of 79. He was a father and husband. Known best for his pro-liberty…
The Heartland Institute
Households Would Pay Big for GND, Analysis Shows
The Heartland Institute cites CEI’s study by President Kent Lassman and Executive Director of Power the Future Daniel Turner: A new study conducted…
News Release
Draft White House Executive Order Aimed at Social Media Companies Would Violate First Amendment
Following yesterday’s Politico report about a draft executive order aimed at social media companies’ policies, CNN obtained a copy of the proposed order on Friday.
The Kevin Miller Show
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CEI President and CEO Kent Lassman joined the Kevin Miller Show to discuss the state of the economy.
Fox News
Daniel Turner, Kent Lassman: Green New Deal is No Deal at All – We Know because We Studied It
When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., unveiled the Green New Deal in February, they instantly changed the conversation on environmental policy. What in times past…
CNSNews
Report: Green New Deal Would Cost More Than $70,000 Per U.S. Household in First Year
CNSNews cites CEI’s study with Power the Future, “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household.” A new study by the Competitive Enterprise…
The Washington Times
AOC Miffed After Hickenlooper Calls Green New Deal a ‘Distraction’
The Washington Times cites CEI’s study with Power the Future, “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household.” A report by the free-market…
BizPac Review
New Study Shows Green New Deal Would Cost Households at Least $70K Just in First Year
BizPac Review cites CEI’s recent study with Power the Future, “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household.” A new study…
Fox Business
How Much AOC’s Green New Deal Could Cost the Average American Household
Fox Business cites CEI’s study “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household” with Power the Future. A new study released by…
The Daily Caller
Study: Green New Deal Would Suck More Than $70K From Households In Five States In Year One
The Daily Caller cites CEI’s “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household” study with Power the Future. A new study released Tuesday…
The Washington Examiner
Green New Deal to Cost up to $100,000 per Home in First Year
The Washington Examiner cites CEI’s “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household” study with Power the Future. The liberal Green New…
The Daily Wire
STUDY: Green New Deal Would Cost Some States More Than $1,000,000,000,000
The Daily Wire cites CEI’s “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household” study with Power the Future. A new study released jointly…
The Blaze
New Study Reveals the Crippling Economic Burden of the Green New Deal on Average American Households
The Blaze cites CEI’s “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household” study with Power the Future. The study by libertarian…
The Washington Free Beacon
Study: ‘Green New Deal’ Would Cost $75-K Per Household in Year 1
The Washington Free Beacon cites CEI’s “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household” study with Power the Future. The report…
The Washington Times
AOC’s Green New Deal Would Cost $70K-Plus per Household in First Year: Study
The Washington Times cites CEI’s “What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household” study with Power the Future. In five model…
Fox News
Swing-State Households Would Lose at Least $70G Within First Year of Green New Deal, Study Finds
Fox News cites CEI’s latest study on the Green New Deal, written by CEI President Kent Lassman and Power the Future Executive Director Daniel Turner.
News Release
Study: Green New Deal Would Cost Households in Five States More than $70K in First Year of Implementation
American households can expect tens of thousands of dollars in higher costs for energy, housing, transportation, and shipping if the Green New Deal is implemented,…
Study
What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Household
In early 2019, a handful of progressive Democrats galvanized their party around a set of ideas that—even if only partially implemented—would restructure vast areas of…
Study
What the Green New Deal Could Cost a Typical Family
In early 2019, a handful of progressive Democrats galvanized their party around a set of ideas that—even if only partially implemented—would restructure vast areas of…
The New York Times
Facebook Objects to Chris Hughes Essay Calling For Its Breakup
The New York Times cites President Kent Lassman on industry-specific regulations. But Kent Lassman, the president of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, said industry-specific regulations…
Blog
Pop Federal Trade Commission’s Dangerous Facebook Trial Balloon
Facebook is reportedly negotiating a settlement with a powerful regulatory agency that would impose a new corporate structure, increase liability for one or more executives,…
Comment
CEI Leads Coalition Letter to CFPB Regarding Proposed Rule on Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans
Dear Director Kraninger, The undersigned organizations write in strong support of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s decision to rescind portions of the Payday, Vehicle…
The Washington Times
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Legal Newsline
SCOTUS Punts on Cy Pres Issue; Millions Would be Paid to Lawyers and Causes of their Choosing, While Class Members Get Nothing
Legal Newsline cited CEI President Kent Lassman on Frank v. Gaos. In Frank v. Gaos, a class action-related case initiated by former Competitive Enterprise…
News Release
CEI Disappointed in Outcome of Supreme Court Decision in Class Action Settlement Case, Frank v. Gaos, but Hopeful for Future Resolution
In Frank v. Gaos, a class action-related case initiated by former CEI attorneys, the U.S. Supreme Court today decided to send the case back to…
Blog
Chuck Todd’s ‘Daily Show’ Comments Got It Wrong on the Climate Debate
Last night Chuck Todd went on “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” and was asked about his announcement on a recent episode of “Meet the…
The Daily Caller
DC Think Tank Calls on NBC to Stop Blacking Out Climate Skeptics
The Daily Caller cited CEI President Lassman on CEI’s NBC Climate Debate ad campaign: The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) created an ad campaign…
News Release
CEI Calls on NBC and Chuck Todd to Stop Denying the Debate Over Climate Change
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) launched a new campaign today, taking issue with NBC’s Meet the Press hour-long special last month on climate change, which…
The Washington Times
Go Ahead and Prosper
The Washington Times cited President Kent Lassman and CEI’s report, Free to Prosper: A Pro-Growth Agenda for the 116th Congress: The Competitive Enterprise…
Blog
Introducing a Free-Market Agenda for Accountability and Prosperity
The governance of American life has been handed over to an operating system that subtly and perversely drives individuals’ behavior away from their own decisions.
The Washington Times
‘Free to Prosper’: Competitive Enterprise Institute Offers Congress A Pro-Growth Agenda
The Washington Times cited CEI’s latest report, Free to Prosper: A Pro-Growth Agenda for the 116th Congress: The Competitive Enterprise Institute has released a handy…
News Release
CEI Offers Plan for Congress to Reform Regulations, Help America Prosper
Today the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) offered a set of ambitious, achievable regulatory reform goals for the 116th Congress.
News Release
CEI Congratulates Ted Frank and CCAF on the Launch of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute
Since merging with CEI in 2015, the Center for Class Action Fairness (CCAF) has continued the mission Ted Frank began nearly a decade ago. CCAF has…
Blog
CEI Takes on Antitrust
There is a concerted effort from elements on both sides of the political aisle to use antitrust law to regulate and ultimately break apart Big…
News Release
CEI Calls for Acting Attorney General to Recognize that Commission on Civil Rights Lacks Legal Authority to Operate
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) today formally requested the acting Attorney General to find that the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) has no legal…
Travel Weekly
Airline Consumer Advocates Unhappy With DOT Appointment
Travel 60 Weekly cited CEI President and CEO Kent Lassman and CEI Adjunct Fellow Frances Smith on U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao’s appointment of Smith as…
News Release
Competitive Enterprise Institute Scholar to Champion Consumer Interests on Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee
The Competitive Enterprise Institute is pleased to announce that adjunct scholar Fran Smith has been appointed by the secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation…
The Washington Times
Building New Free Trade Alliances
Since the start of the Trump administration, trade has been front and center. The United States has begun raising tariffs and other trade barriers against…
Blog
Remarks by CEI President Kent Lassman at 2018 Annual Dinner
Remarks by CEI President Kent Lassman at our Annual Dinner and Reception on June 28, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Welcome to the CEI annual dinner. Thank you all for…