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Regulation Of The Day 228: Peyton Manning’s Jersey
School officials forbid 8-year old Colorado boy from wearing his Peyton Manning jersey to school because of possible gang ties.
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Today’s Links: September 7, 2012
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CEI Podcast For September 27, 2012: The Future Of Generic Biotech Crops
Senior Fellow Greg Conko discusses his new paper, "Is There a Future for Generic Biotech Crops? Regulatory Reform Is Needed for a Viable Post-Patent Industry."…
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Comments on National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
Full Document Available in PDF 1. A Secondary NAAQS for Visibility Either Conflates or Conflicts with the Regional Haze Program; If the…
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CEI Podcast For September 6, 2012: Modernizing Air Traffic Control
America's air traffic control system can be charitably described as an antique. Land-use and Transportation Policy Analyst Marc Scribner describes some of the problems the…
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Today’s Links: September 6, 2012
Forbes
The Path To Job Creation Runs Through Regulatory Reform
From Ed Pozzuoli's column in Forbes: According to the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Wayne Crews, regulation’s “hidden cost” has ballooned to $1.8 trillion on…
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Modernizing Air Traffic Control In The United States
In The Washington Examiner, a story citing me provides an overview of where the United States is in modernizing its air traffic control system.
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The Conventions Continue
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Today’s Links: September 5, 2012
Fox News
To Save Obama, Clinton Ignores his Own Deregulation Moves
MacKenzie: “Did you know it was Bill Clinton who repealed Glass-Steagall?” Will: “Everybody knows that.” Conversation on HBO’s “The Newsroom,” originally broadcast July 22, 2012…
Forbes
Polaroid, Kodak, Apple: No One Escapes the Winds of Creative Destruction
Hundreds of companies are born every day. Most don’t survive the Darwinian struggle to attract customers, achieve profitably, and reach adolescence. The fittest claw their…
Wall Street Journal
Letter to the Editor: Welfare Waivers Violate the Law
Sen. Rick Santorum is right to criticize the Obama administration for unlawfully claiming the authority to waive the work requirements contained in the 1996 welfare-reform…
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Massive Fraud Against Clients In Class Action Lawsuit Brought By Obama As Lawyer?
I have often written about abuses in class-action lawsuits, such as lawyers ripping off their clients, or using settlement money for ideological causes…
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Crony Capitalism In Fiction: Catch-22
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CEI’s Battered Business Bureau: The Week In Regulation
74 new rules and 2,086 Federal Register pages, from migratory birds to cranberries.
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Fact checker fallacies, global warming and methane, regulation roundup, and more
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Science And Technology Policy And The Democratic Convention
Now it's the Democrats' turn to gather for their convention in Charlotte and one element of the platform in common with basic Republican philosophy is…
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Today’s Links: September 4, 2012
Wall Street Journal
Rachel Carson Didn’t Kill Millions of Africans
From William Souder’s article in Slate: The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a limited-government, free-enterprise think tank, maintains the website rachelwaswrong.org, which details Carson’s complicity…
Wall Street Journal
Congress looks at sales taxes for online purchases
From Burton Speakman’s article in Vindy: Jessica Melugin, an adjunct analyst at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, argued it would be burdensome to ask online…
Washington Examiner
How did the U.S. fall behind Canada in air traffic safety?
From Sean Higgins article in The Washington Examiner: We wouldn't have to run a lot of these risks in the first place if the United…
Forbes
Lawyer Fights $10 Million Fee For “Cosmetic” Johnson And Johnson Settlement
Forbes reports on Ted Frank's objection to Johnson & Johnson's settlement that will benefit the plaintiff's lawyers much more than the class members.
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Time for workers to take back Labor Day
Fox News On Monday, September 3, millions of Americans will celebrate Labor Day. For most, it will mean nothing more than the unofficial end…
Forbes
Why Liberals Should Love Low Taxes
You can say two things for certain about modern liberals — they love spending government (read: your) money, and they hate the wealthy. Which makes…
Daily Caller
Obama’s African-American Clients Got Coupons, Not Cash
From The Daily Caller: Hans Bader, senior attorney and counsel for special projects at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, told TheDC, “When it comes…
Daily Caller
Time for workers to take back Labor Day
On Monday, September 3, millions of Americans will celebrate Labor Day. For most, it will mean nothing more than the unofficial end of summer, a…
Forbes
Facebook Allies Accused Of Profiting From Suits Against It
Forbes mentions Ted Frank's consideration of objecting to a settlement that paid attorneys a much larger amount than the class members. Ted Frank…
Overlawyered
Victories for Ted Frank’s Center for Class Action Fairness
Overlawyered discusses Ted Frank's victory in the objection to the Sears shareholder settlement. Ted’s successful 7th Circuit objection in June in a Sears…
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Best Practices for Reforming State Employee Pensions
Full Document Available in PDF Summary: Bloated pensions and retirement benefits for unionized government employees threaten the finances of states and localities…
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“Fact Checker” Repeals The Laws Of Supply And Demand: The Bias Of PolitiFact
The left-leaning, self-proclaimed "fact checker" PolitiFact ignored the most basic economic law, the law of supply and demand, in claiming that cap-and-trade legislation, which…
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International Boilermakers: Labor Union Or Business Tycoons?
The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers strikes again -- with a slap in the face to its members. The Boilermakers…
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Today’s Links: August 31, 2012
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Regulation Roundup
Doormats banned in Leeds, exploding sausages in Canada, plus more.
Newsletter
Google makes second attempt to comply with order in patent case against Oracle
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CEI Podcast For August 30, 2012: Delayed FDA Rules Should Be Scrapped
Senior Fellow Greg Conko argues that these rules should be scrapped altogether for two reasons: they will do little to improve food safety, and they…
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Regulation Of The Day 227: Returning From The Moon
When Armstrong, Aldrin, and Michael Collins returned to Earth after the Apollo 11 mission, they actually filled out a customs form.
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Diverse GOP Voices Emphasize Immigrant Contributions
[caption id="attachment_59817" align="alignleft" width="266"] Former-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice[/caption] Even as the Republican National Committee adopted a platform advocating strict immigration enforcement, several influential party…
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Conventions Cost Taxpayers Up To $136 Million
Overlawyered
Green Calls for BPA Bans Are Dangerous
This past July the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the use of the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) to make baby bottles and sippy cups.
Boston Herald
Mass. biotech reaps Monsanto deal
From Ira Kantor's article in The Boston Herald: Gregory Conko, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., and co-author of…
Washington Examiner
Letter to the Editor: Only Congress Has Power to Rewrite Welfare Law
Re: "The truth about welfare reform," Aug. 27 Steve Chapman was right that the Obama administration has "opened the door to changes in welfare reform…
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Worker Choice vs Forced Fraternity
Openmarket.org Public support and perception of labor unions is dwindling significantly. Even Hollywood is throwing them under the bus with the new film, Won’t Back…
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In Free Speech Victory, SEC Lifts Gag Rule On Hedge Funds And Venture Capital
Today's proposed Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule lifting the outdated ban on "general solicitation" by hedge funds and venture capitalists is a victory for entrepreneurs,…
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Worker Choice Versus Forced Fraternity
Public support and perception of labor unions is dwindling significantly. Even Hollywood is throwing them under the bus with the new film, Won’t Back Down.
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California Pension Reform Plan A Step In The Right Direction But Not Enough
California Governor Jerry Brown (D) yesterday announced a pension reform agreement, which if approved by the legislature, likely will help narrow the Golden State’s…
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Congress Should Create A Repeal Committee
David Deerson and I look at how such a committee might work in a piece over at RealClearPolicy:…
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Republican Platform Opposes Internet Gambling
Washington Examiner
Tech issues infuse RNC and DNC platforms
From Ted Johnson’s article in Variety: Fred Campbell, director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Communications, Liberty and Innovation Project, said that the significance…
New York Post
Obama’s stealth killer car tax
From Michelle Malkin's syndicated column: Sam Kazman at the Competitive Enterprise Institute explained a decade ago: “The evidence on this issue comes from…