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• By: Ryan Young
• 01/07/2013

28 new regulations, from the United Soybean Board to synthetic drugs.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 01/03/2013

Congress made an unsatisfying compromise deal this week to avoid falling off the fiscal cliff. But Vice President for policy Wayne Crews thinks this is…

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 01/02/2013

More than 400 new laws came into effect today.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/31/2012

54 new regulations, from handling spearmint oil to drug testing railroad workers.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/27/2012

Transparency is the lifeblood of democracy. Washington needs more of it, especially in the all-too-opaque world of regulation. The…

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/24/2012

68 new regulations, from summer flounder fishing to switching contractors.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/19/2012

The quality of regulation depends heavily on its transparency. Taking to heart Justice Louis Brandeis’ stated belief that sunshine is the best disinfectant, the purpose…

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/19/2012

In today's Washington Times, Wayne Crews and I write about a reform that has nearly two decades of bipartisan support, has a proven track record…

Regulatory Reform

• By: Clyde Wayne Crews, Ryan Young
• 12/18/2012

What do the Progressive Policy Institute, former Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas, former presidential candidate Herman Cain and the Competitive Enterprise Institute have…

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/17/2012

69 new regulations, from Spanish translations of used car buyers guides to shortnose suckers.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/14/2012

Montreal mulls requiring dogs to be bilingual, USDA regulates polydactyl cats, plus more.

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/12/2012

Fellow in Consumer policy Studies Michelle Minton argues that the beer industry in America is essentially a monopoly. In her new paper "Avoid a Monopoly…

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/12/2012

Ryan Young, fellow in regulatory studies at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), reports that as of December 3, 2012, 3,392 final rules have been published…

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/10/2012

94 new regulations, from apricots to civilian flights in Iraq.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/06/2012

Senior Fellow Matt Patterson discusses why public sector workers make substantially more money than their private sector counterparts.

Labor and Employment

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/03/2012

88 new regulations, from phone bill formatting to food labels.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/27/2012

Senior Fellow Angela Angela Logomasini talks about her forthcoming CEI study, "Rachel Was Wrong: Agrochemicals’ Benefits to Human Health and the Environment."…

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/26/2012

32 new regulations, from dehumidifiers to solid waste.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/21/2012

Senior Fellow Matt Patterson breaks down the controversy surrounding confection maker Hostess' perilous position.

Labor and Employment

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/19/2012

48 new regulations, from medical paperwork to longshoremen’s headwear.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/15/2012

Alfred Kahn's lesson for regulators: "Do you want to be precisely wrong or approximately right?"…

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/13/2012

The trucking industry went to extraordinary lengths to fight deregulation in the 1970s.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/13/2012

Warren Brookes Journalism Fellow Matthew Melchiorre explains what both sides of the Atlantic need to do to avoid fiscal catastrophe.

Trade and International

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/12/2012

61 new regulations, from organic food residue to amateur rocketry liberalization.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/08/2012

Land-use and Transportation Policy Analyst Marc Scribner explains why the election turned out the way it did, and what the results mean going forward for…

Labor and Employment

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/08/2012

A midnight rush is on the way, though it will likely be smaller than if Romney had won the election.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/05/2012

60 new regulations, from dishwashers to falconry.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/01/2012

Associate Director of Technology Studies Ryan Radia argues that Google's current dominance as an Internet search engine service is a fragile thing. Creative destruction is…

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 10/29/2012

77 new regulations, from animal drugs to phone bills.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 10/23/2012

Externalities, asymmetric information, and monopolies are useful concepts for understanding how regulators should behave. But the important thing is how they do behave.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 10/22/2012

71 new regulations, from gas mileage to certifying seafarers.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 10/15/2012

38 new regulations, from amateur rocket operations to the definition of “night.”…

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 10/11/2012

When it comes to government transparency, it is essential to throw at least some sunlight on the problem. Over at the Daily Caller, Wayne Crews…

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 10/11/2012

Policy Analyst David Bier thinks the world could use more Americans. And an easy way make happen is through increasing legal immigration. America's superior economic…

Immigration

• By: Clyde Wayne Crews, Ryan Young
• 10/11/2012

Every spring and fall, as certain as the turning of the seasons, the General Services Administration’s Regulatory Information Service Center (RISC) issues a new edition…

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 10/09/2012

88 new regulations, from background checks for volunteers to silky sharks .

Regulatory Reform

• By: Clyde Wayne Crews, Ryan Young
• 10/03/2012

Presidential debates are where the candidates try to show the average likely voter they know what he or she wants better than the other guy.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 10/02/2012

The federal regulatory process is a complicated thing. As with any complex body of law, there are loopholes that agencies can exploit.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Clyde Wayne Crews, Ryan Young
• 10/02/2012

When President Obama and Mitt Romney are jousting about taxes during their Wednesday night debate, one or both candidates might correctly point out that the…

Regulatory Reform