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Tech: Starbucks launches largest mobile payment program in the US: “Starbucks has started accepting mobile payments. Customers can use the Starbucks Card Mobile…
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Repeal Dodd-Frank’s Senseless Volcker Rule
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Assault on Alcohol
A dime a drink may not sound that bad, but the deceptive name of Maryland’s proposed new beverage tax hides its real impact on local…
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Six Painless Ways to Cut Federal Red Tape
President Obama signed an Executive Order this week that will initiate a "government-wide review of the rules already on the books to remove outdated regulations…
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Afternoon Links: January 19, 2011
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King Ignores His “Principles”
UAW’s president Bob King has already blatantly disregarded his “Principles for Fair Union Elections.” In his effort to unionize foreign automakers, it is clear the…
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Harper’s vs. UAW
When can one expect leftists to oppose unionization of a business? When it’s their own. That’s the case at Harper‘s magazine right now, where some…
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The Volcker Rule, Card Check, and the UAW
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Don’t Believe Everything You Think!
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EPA to Re-Brand Mortality Risk Reduction
A recent paper published by the EPA provides up to date governmental thoughts on attempts to put a value on a statistical life (VSL)…
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Stossel and O’Reilly on Sports Betting
Stossel hits the nail on the head in his recent blog post. Apparently, Bill O’Reilly reached out to him for feedback on the issue…
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Morning Media Summary
Tech: FCC signs off on Comcast’s bid to control NBC Universal: “Federal regulators signed off on Comcast Corp.’s bid to control NBC Universal,…
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Not All Public-Private Partnerships Are Created Equal
In recent years, policymakers have taken to promoting public-private partnerships (PPPs) as somewhat of a silver bullet to various problems. They typically tout them…
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Comcast OK With Feds’ Conditions for NBC Merger
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Being Smart With Your Smartphone, Police Search Edition
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6 Painless Ways to Cut Federal Red Tape
In this age of trillion-dollar budgets, deficits and stimulus packages, taxes and spending get all the press. But while the $3.5 trillion federal budget…
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Move Reflect Shift In Presidents Tone
The Wall Street Journal discusses regulations and executive orders with Wayne Crews. He didn't disavow the Dodd-Frank Act nor his new health-care law,…
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Reform Wetlands Policies
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Let Market Forces Regulate Internet Gambling
In June 2010, the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was implemented after years of delays. The law regulates banking and credit processes related…
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Suspend Mark-to-Market Rules and Make Accounting Regulators Accountable
Liberate to Stimulate Index The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) was hauled before Congressional hearings and members of both parties expressed concern…
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Will UAW Seek Foreign Help to Unionize American Workers?
America has a vibrant and successful auto industry — just largely outside of Detroit. For years, many foreign automakers’ American divisions have been successful at…
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Protect Federalism
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Protect Free Speech by Rejecting Content Regulation
Liberate to Stimulate Index In recent years, the First Amendment’s protections have been increasingly extended to commercial speech, such as product advertisements…
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Allow Immigrants Full Access to the American Economy
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Phase Out the National Flood Insurance Program
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Counteract Politicization of Federal Science Policy
Liberate to Stimulate Index The federal politicization of science in many areas is harming science itself. Ethics rules and advisory panel guidelines…
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Liberalize Homeowners, Automobile, Life, and Commercial Insurance Regulation
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Resist New Burdens on the Transportation Sector
Liberate to Stimulate Index The transportation industries—airline, railroad, shipping, and trucking—are networks involving both a flow and a grid. The flow element…
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Develop Smart Policies to Help Homeowners Deal with Natural Catastrophes
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Forge a Bipartisan Approach to End Corporate Welfare
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Put Mobility First in Surface Transportation
Liberate to Stimulate Index Surface transportation policy has become less rational and more ideological in recent decades. Environmentalists, urban planners, and their…
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Regulate Government Data Collection While Avoiding Perscriptive Privacy Regulation
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Resist Anti Consumer Antitrust Regulation
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Resist Forced Unionization of Public Safety Personnel
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Oppose Taxpayer Bailouts of Underfunded Union Pension Funds
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Reform the Transportation Security Administration
Liberate to Stimulate Index Reform of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is long overdue—as the recent passenger backlash against both the TSA’s…
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Restore the Constitutional Right to Property
Liberate to Stimulate Index The right to property is an essential part of a free society, and widespread private property ownership is…
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Eliminate Wage Ceilings for Unionized Workers
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Embrace Private Conservation of Land and Natural Resources
Liberate to Stimulate Index Private stewardship and markets play a critical role in land and natural resource conservation. Much of America’s land…
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Oppose Efforts to Impose Pro-Organized Labor Rules through Regulation
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Protect Endangered Species
Liberate to Stimulate Index The Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 is bad for wildlife, because it is bad for people. It…
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End Federal Support for Renewable Energy
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Clarify the Role of Invasive Species
Liberate to Stimulate Index In the past, policies addressing problem plants and animals followed a rational path: They focused on controlling organisms…
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Increase Access to Energy
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Develop New Approaches to Preserve Ocean Resources
Liberate to Stimulate Index The world’s fisheries face severe decline. Because many of the world’s ocean resources are not “owned,” they tend…
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Trash Counterproductive Waste Disposal Policies
Liberate to Stimulate Index Many of the nation’s current solid waste policies follow an outdated, politicized, and government-centered model. State and local…
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End Bailouts and Government Ownership in Fannie/Freddie, GM, AIG, and Other Entities
Liberate to Stimulate Index On October 3, 2010, the federal government’s authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) officially expired. Rushed…
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Recognize the Elitist Nature of Anti-Sprawl Measures
Liberate to Stimulate Index For the greater part of the last century, many people have sought the American Dream by raising their…
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Affirm the Role of Property Rights in Water Rights Policies
Liberate to Stimulate Index Battles over limited water supplies in the United States and around the world have long produced conflicts and…
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Reject the Precautionary Principle, a Threat to Technological Progress
Liberate to Stimulate Index Increasingly, governments and environmental activists are demanding that producers of both new and old technologies prove that their…