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Vol. II, No. 8
Politics Environmental Ministers Meet Environmental ministers from 29 member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the G-8 Ministers (“The Group of…
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Electric Avenues: Why “Open Access” Can’t Compete
Full Document Available in PDF The regulation of electricity markets…
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A Texas-Sized Land-Use Plan: The Central Texas Rare Species Conservation Plan
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPW) is developing a new program known as “the Central Texas Rare Species Conservation Plan.” The plan is…
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Anti-Consumer Regulations Proposed By DOT
Washington, DC, April 6, 1998 — The Competitive Enterprise Institute today denounced proposed airline pricing guidelines released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation…
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EPA’s Asthma Miasma
Is the Environmental Protection Agency a friend or enemy of asthmatic children? It all depends on which issue the agency is peddling.
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Destroying Competition in Order to Save It: Predation Rules and the Airline Industry
“We had to destroy the village in order to save it.” According to legend, this rationale was once given by the U.S. army to…
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Flush With Anger: Should Washington Regulate Toilets?
One of Congress’ dumbest ideas was having federal bureaucrats redesign household appliances. Under the 1992 Energy Policy Act, several plumbing fixtures must now meet…
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How Green Was Common Law?
On December 17, the Center for Private Conservation hosted a roundtable on the Common Law Approach to Pollution Prevention to assess the extent…
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The Other Roosevelt Legacy
America’s current political dilemma the dominant progressive belief that government is a force for unlimited good — has many roots, but special honor goes…
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Derivatives Regulation: Problems and Prospects
Derivatives regulation in the United States is a jumble of legal fields, including banking, securities, commodities, and bankruptcy law. And any time multiple areas…
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Told Ya’ So: The Trojan Pony’s Revenge
On March 16, the General Accounting Office reported that people who exercised their rights under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996…
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Michigan’s Insurance Industry: New Directions
Full Document Available in PDF With the coming of the administration of Republican…
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Vol. II, No. 7
Politics Electricity Deregulation On March 25 the Clinton Administration announced its Comprehensive Electricity Competition Plan. The plan, according to the Administration will save consumers $20…
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No Implementation Without Ratification
WASHINGTON, DC, March 30, 1998 — “Every high school civics student knows that two-thirds of the Senate must approve a treaty before it becomes…
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Testimony before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, House Committee on Science, Hearings on the Fiscal Year 1999 Budget
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Testimony before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, House Committee on Science, Hearings on the Fiscal Year 1999 Budget
Good afternoon, my name is Fred Smith. As President of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, I welcome your invitation to discuss today federal science policy,…
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Clinton Electricity “Deregulation” Re-Regulates Industry
Washington, DC, March 25, 1998 — “If the Clinton administration’s ‘Comprehensive Electricity Competition Plan’ is to deregulate electricity, government oversight of the power industry…
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Institute President Attacks “Greenhouse Pork”
Washington, DC, March 25, 1998 — CEI President Fred L. Smith, Jr. today called for an end to federal subsidies for research and development…
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Study Attacks Loophole For Municipalities
Washington, DC, March 20, 1998 — Exempting municipalities from Superfund liability will hinder real environmental reform according to a new study released by the…
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Vol. II, No. 6
Politics Backdoor Implementation Some Senators fear that Undersecretary of State Stuart Eizenstat misled them when he told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that “We have…
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Common and Private Property Rights
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Don’t Sign The Kyoto Protocol: Climate Treaty Is Dangerous to U.S., World
WASHINGTON, DC, March 16, 1998 — “The Kyoto Protocol is a dangerous treaty, and President Clinton should not sign it,” said Marlo Lewis, Jr.,…
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Large Vehicles Are The Solution, Not The Problem
Copyright 1998 Dow Jones Industrial, Inc. If you listen to journalists, you'd think sport-utility vehicles were more dangerous…
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Vol. II, No. 5
Politics The Administration’s Negotiating Strategy On March 4, 1998, Undersecretary of State Stuart Eizenstat reassured the House Commerce Subcommittee that the U.S. was committed to…
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Sugg Denounces Disinformation On ESA Reform
Washington, DC, March 4, 1998 — Today a prominent environmental expert denounced Republican Senators Dirk Kempthorne (ID) and John Chafee (RI) for waging a…
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Micro-managing Bill Gates
Full article available in pdf Republicans are known for praising markets and condemning overregulation of business. But oddly, they often conspicuously endorse…
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Book Review – The Suicidal Corporation
Full Document Available in PDF…
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Crying Silicon Tears
If one set out to design vicious special- interest legislation to loot productive companies and distribute the spoils to lesser competitors, one could scarcely do…
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Perry Mason Hearings
Blame it on inexperience, minority-itus, or El Niño, but some of our friends on Capitol Hill still imagine that the purpose of hearings is…
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Home Not Alone – Part Deux
On February 23 the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of Ziman v. New York State, ending a regulatory saga so long-running…
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Flush With Anger
The federal government does a lot of dumb things. Perhaps the dumbest was Congress’ decision to have the federal government redesign household appliances. In…
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Fishing For Solutions
While dramatic stories of thedepletion of the world’s fish stocks frequently grab the spotlight in the popular press, reports of the death of fishing…
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Conservation Easements & Private Land Stewardship
Full Document Available in PDF “Conservation easements” are property rights created to…
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Privileged Polluters: The Case Against Exempting Municipalities From Superfund
Full Document Available in PDF Superfund is widely regarded as…
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The Common Law Approach to Pollution Prevention
Full Document Available in PDF The Cuyahoga River may not catch fire…
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Climate Care
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Climate Care
Full article available in pdf format ClintonCare—Bill and Hillary Clinton’s plan to nationalize…
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Bill, Bob, and Browsers: Why DOJ’s Case Against Microsoft is Flawed
While Microsoft has been pilloried by newspaper pundits, a trial court judge, and other alleged computer experts for not submitting to the federal government,…
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Network Effects: Does Luck or Talent Rule the High-Technology Market?
Does luck matter more than talent in the marketplace after all? Many of today’s calls for antitrust interference in the marketplace are rooted in a…
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Supreme Court Turns Down Suit On New York Rent Control
Washington, DC, February 23, 1998 — The United States Supreme Court today declined to hear a constitutional attack on New York State’s restriction of…
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Vol. II, No. 4
Politics Senator Inhofe Opposes Clinton’s Greenhouse Budget U.S. Senator James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.) has made it clear he will oppose the Clinton Administration’s $6.3 billion…
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Free-Market Think Tank Enters Electric Power Business
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a free market think tank, today announced its entry into the electric power market and demanded that utilities open…
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Ten Thousand Commandments: A Policymaker’s Snapshot of the Federal Regulatory State (1998 edition)
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Vol. II, No. 3
Politics Clinton’s Multi-billion Dollar Plan On January 30, the Clinton administration announced a $6.3 billion emissions reduction plan. The budget for fiscal year 1999 will…
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We Luv Our Suvs
For a country so concerned about the well-being of soccer moms, it is hard to understand the recent verbal assault on their transportation of…
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Back to the Future
Over the past several years, America has faced a disturbing trend. It started with the disco revival and John Travolta’s return to the silver screen.
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Flirting With Disaster
Congress is again exploring new ways to undermine the private market for homeowners insurance in disaster-prone parts of the country. On February…
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Coveted Internet Cash Cow?
Published in the Washington Times <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> January 30, 1998 Excerpted in…
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Grassroots ESA Coalition Warns Against Dangers of Species Bill
Washington, DC, January 29, 1998 — The Competitive Enterprise Institute announced today that it will be co-sponsoring a congressional and media briefing on S.1180…