News Release
SEC to Propose Investor Fiduciary Rule
In the wake of a court ruling against a controversial Obama-era Labor Department rule expanding liability for investment advice, the Securities and Exchange Commission today…
Study
Ten Thousand Commandments 2018
View the Full Report Here Ten Thousand Commandments is the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s annual survey of the size, scope, and cost of federal regulations,…
Blog
House Tech Panel Hears Testimony on Paid Prioritization
Yesterday, members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on Internet prioritization. Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) opened…
Blog
AI in the UK: Lords’ Report Makes Startups Less Competitive
The British House of Lords recently published a report on artificial intelligence, which includes policy recommendations that would hamper the development of AI domestically and…
News Release
CEI Experts Respond to Supreme Court Hearing on Internet Sales Tax in Wayfair Case
Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) Associate Director of the Center for Technology and Innovation Jessica Melugin responded to today’s Supreme Court argument in South Dakota v…
Products
Liberate to Stimulate
Download Chapter 10 as a PDF Policy makers frequently propose spending stimulus as a way to grow economies. It rarely goes well.
Products
Regulation and the FCC
Download Chapter 9 as a PDF The Federal Communications Commission is by no means the heavyweight among regulators as gauged by the…
Blog
Massachusetts Court to Exxon: Turn Over All Climate Documents Since 1976
Another day, another investigation in search of a crime. “Massachusetts’s top court on Friday ordered Exxon Mobil, Inc. to turn over company records to the…
CNBC
AUDIO: Ryan Radia Discusses Increased Regulation of the Tech Sector On CNBC
Research Fellow and Regulatory Counsel, Ryan Radia, recently joined Power Lunch on CNBC to discuss calls for increased regulation of the tech sector.
Blog
Even without Air Traffic Control Reform, House FAA Bill Improvement to Status Quo
Last week, House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) introduced his updated Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, eliminating the air traffic control reform title, and making…
Blog
If Trump Is Serious about Jobs, Embrace AI and Loosen Labor Laws
There is a lot of panic about the implications of artificial intelligence technologies for the future of work. Some scholars, such as Nobel laureate Joseph…
Blog
This Week in Ridiculous Regulations
The highlights from this week’s round of 36 proposed regulations and 72 final regulations range from licensing government inventions to the Department of Redundancy Department’s…
News Release
CEI Commends Court Ruling Against PETA in Monkey Business Case
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)'s motion to dismiss and vacate…
Products
Reducing Regulatory Barriers: Principles to Cut Red Tape
Blog
Prof. Rajshree Agarwal on the Rubin Report: The True Value of Free Enterprise
I’ve been interested over the last several years to see Dave Rubin’s metamorphosis from stand-up comedian to podcast co-host to serious public affairs…
The Lars Larson Show
AUDIO: Wayne Crews Discusses Mark Zuckerberg’s Testimony In Congress With Lars Larson
Wayne Crews, Vice President for Policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, joined the Lars Larson program to discuss Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent testimony before…
News Release
Senate Confirms Well-Qualified Deputy EPA Administrator
Andrew Wheeler has the experience and expertise to continue the important reforms and policies begun at the EPA.
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Supporting Scott Pruitt
Read the Letter at Conservative Action Project Conservatives stand behind Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and thank…
Blog
Facebook Privacy Critics Ignore Benefits of Social Media
Facebook is not a tool designed to violate privacy nor fan the flames of hate, but it and other social media platforms have been some…
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Urging President Trump to Support an Improved Trans-Pacific Partnership
View Full Document as PDF Dear President Trump: We agree with the 25 United States Senators who recently urged you to…
Law 360
Ruling On Short Sandwiches May Cast A Long Shadow
Law 360 profiles the Subway Footlong Sandwich Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation case from CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness: Overlooked in…
Citation
Ninth Circuit Affirms $8.5 Million Google Settlement
The Courthouse News Service discusses the Center for Class Action Fairness’ objection to a proposed settlement that would give class members nothing and big…
The Recorder
Judge Hires Special Master to Vet Attorney Bills in Anthem Settlement
Law.com’s The Recorder discusses CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness and their request for a special master in the Anthem data breach settlement.
CNN Newsroom
VIDEO: Myron Ebell Joins CNN Newsroom With Ana Cabrera to Discuss Criticisms of EPA Administrator Pruitt
Director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment, Myron Ebell, recently joined the CNN Newsroom to discuss criticisms of EPA Administrator Scott…
Forbes
An Inventory Of Federal Agency Guidance Documents
Is that an exciting click-bait title or what? It gets even better though. Federal regulations’ hundreds of billions in costs and…
Blog
Senator Grills Zuckerberg While Gathering His Own Facebook User Data
One of the most glaring moments of hypocrisy during yesterday's Facebook hearing came from Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) telling Zuckerberg that he felt “betrayed”…
Op-Eds
The Six Ways Trump Has Cut Red Tape (So Far)
Alongside tax reform, cutting red tape has been big news. Congress created the regulatory enterprise and enabled the now-sweeping delegation of legislative power to administrative agencies…
News Release
CEI Achieves Victory for Class in Harmless Harvest Objection
The Center for Class Action Fairness achieved a victory for class members in the Ma v. Harmless Harvest litigation as the U.S. District Court for the…
Marketplace Radio
AUDIO: John Berlau Discusses Accountability at the CFPB with American Public Media’s Marketplace
John Berlau, Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, joined American Public Media’s Marketplace, to discuss how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can be…
Letters
CEI Coalition Letter to Senate Commerce on Surface Transportation Board Nominee Confirmation Hearing
View Full Document as PDF Dear Chairman Thune, Ranking Member Nelson, and members of the Committee: We write today on the forthcoming…
News Release
Senate Confirms Much-Needed Trump Labor Appointees
The Senate is set to confirm two long-awaited appointees for key labor positions. Competitive Enterprise Institute labor policy analyst Trey Kovacs says the labor experts…
Blog
Zuckerberg Testimony Hints at Devil’s Bargain with Big Government
Much of the political class in Washington, D.C. is currently holding its breath for the big event of the week: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s long-awaited…
Forbes
Mark Zuckerberg Testimony: Will Washington Cast The First Stone At Facebook?
As Facebook is embroiled in three separate privacy crises, let he who never transacts commercially or politically cast the first stone.
Blog
Congress Impatient for Zuckerberg Privacy Testimony
With Facebook in Congress’s crosshairs, America’s leading Internet companies—sometimes known as “big tech”—arguably face a greater risk of regulation than at any time in their…
Blog
This Week in Ridiculous Regulations
It may not feel like Spring yet, but regulatory agencies have turned their fancies to rulemaking, with 45 proposed and 70 final regulations ranging from…
Blog
National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Rebukes Board
It seems there is never a slow day over at the National Labor Relations Board. Today, the NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb issued a legal…
Blog
Option for States Dealing with Illegal Teacher Union Strikes
An uptick in teacher union strikes has occurred over past few months. Teachers have abandoned students in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Oklahoma with rumblings of…
Blog
Misfiring on All Cylinders: New York Times’ Attack on Pruitt’s Fuel Economy Reset
Greenhouse gas/fuel economy standards encourage automakers to reduce average vehicle size and weight. That is hardly surprising. It takes less fuel to move smaller, lighter…
The Washington Post
Why do Maryland Labor Unions Want Workers’ Private Data?
Maryland public-sector unions are lobbying the state legislature to undermine a Supreme Court case that could end their power to make workers pay union fees…
Blog
Law Geeks Rejoice: Property Rights on the Big Screen in ‘Little Pink House’
John Stossel discusses the history of eminent domain—the legal power that allows local governments to seize property from owners for supposedly public purposes—and how…
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Letter Supporting Inclusion of REINS Act Language in NAFTA
View Full Document as PDF Mr. President: On behalf of millions of members and supporters of our organizations, we write in appreciation…
The New York Times
E.P.A. Prepares to Roll Back Rules Requiring Cars to Be Cleaner and More Efficient
The New York Times talks to CEI’s Myron Ebell about the EPA’s rollback of deadly fuel efficiency standards. Mr. Trump directed the…
The Wall Street Journal
Coffee Won’t Kill You, But CAFE Might
The federal government’s auto fuel economy standards have for decades posed a simple problem: They kill people.
The Wall Street Journal
Cryptocurrency: Does Fed Want to Imitate Venezuela?
John Berlau writes a letter-to-the-editor to The Wall Street Journal about the dangers of the U.S. government issuing its own digital currency. After Kevin Warsh…
The Wall Street Journal
Mick Mulvaney Replies to Elizabeth Warren
Daniel Press writes a letter-to-the-editor to The Wall Street Journal in response to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s complaints in “Republicans Remain Silent as Mulvaney’s CFPB…
WMAL
AUDIO: Marlo Lewis on WMAL to Discuss Fuel Economy Standards
CEI Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis recently joined The Larry O’Connor Show on WMAL to discuss the EPA repealing Obama-era fuel economy standards.
The Jim Bohannon Show
AUDIO: Myron Ebell on Jim Bohannon Show Discussing Fuel Economy Standards
Director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Myron Ebell, recently joined The Jim Bohannon Show on…
Citation
AUDIO: Marlo Lewis discusses EPA mandates on The John Batchelor Show
CEI Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis recently joined The John Batchelor Show to discuss the beginning of the end of the Obama Administrative…
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Urging Revocation of California’s Waiver from the Clean Air Act
View Full Document as PDF Dear Administrator Pruitt: Our organizations write today to call for the revocation of California’s waiver from the…
News Release
CEI on Possible Trade War with China
China is retaliating against the Trump administration's proposed tariffs on Chinese goods with $50 billion in new tariffs on 106 U.S. products, including vital American…
News Release
CEI Opposes Internet Sales Tax in the Name of Federalism in Wayfair Amicus
On April 17, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the internet sales tax case South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., which could have a huge impact on people…
Legal Brief
Brief of Amicus Curiae of Competitive Enterprise Institute in South Dakota v. Wayfair
View Full Document as PDF Before overruling precedent, it is important to evaluate that precedent from a broader constitutional perspective. Precedents that…
CNBC
How Amazon Wins if Internet Sales Tax Goes Into Effect
In April, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that could affect the future of online commerce, specifically small online sellers and those who…
Blog
Acting Director Asks Congress for Reform of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
On Monday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its first semi-annual report to Congress under its new Acting Director, Mick Mulvaney. A routine procedure…
Blog
This Week in Ridiculous Regulations
With a full quarter of 2018 in the books, agencies have issued just one economically significant rule—an increase in State Department fees amounting to $115…
San Francisco Chronicle
Cutting Tailpipe Emission Not That Effective Against Global Warming
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it will reconsider the federal government’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards for passenger cars for model years 2022-25.
News Release
CEI Appeals Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Settlement
The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness (CEI) filed its opening brief in an appeal of the settlement in In re Lithium Ion…
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Praising EPA, DOT for Steps to CAFE Standard Reform
View Full Document as PDF Dear Secretary Chao and Administrator Pruitt: We are writing to thank you for your principled leadership on…
News Release
CEI Commends EPA for Reviewing CAFE Rules
This is a step forward to ensure the future of automobiles will be cars that are safe, affordable, and what consumers want to buy.
KPIX
VIDEO: Sam Kazman Discusses the EPA’s Plan To Roll Back California Auto Clean Air Standards
CEI General Counsel Sam Kazman joined San Francisco CBS affiliate KPIX to discuss the EPA’s plan to roll back California’s auto clean…
Fox News
VIDEO: Sam Kazman Discusses EPA Fuel Standards on Fox News Special Report
CEI General Counsel Sam Kazman joined Special Report on Fox News to discuss the EPA’s plans to rollback Obama-era fuel economy standards.
News Release
Media Reports Labor Board Will Investigate Leak After CEI Request
The Competitive Enterprise Institute asked the Inspector General of the National Labor Relations Board to investigate board member Mark Pearce for leaking confidential information. Two…
Blog
What’s Driving the New Economy: Reviewing ‘Tomorrow 3.0’
We truly do live in amazing times. And according to Michael Munger, who directs Duke University’s multidisciplinary PPE program (it stands for Philosophy, Politics, and…
Blog
Track How Humans Are Making Progress around the World
For several years now, HumanProgress has been an excellent source of data and scholarship on major demographic trends around the word. As longtime fans know,…
Blog
Investigate Labor Relations Board Confidentiality Breach
Earlier this week, the Competitive Enterprise Institute sent a request to the National Labor Relations Board Office of Inspector General to investigate NLRB member…
Blog
Chef Geoff Tracy Fights Virginia’s Happy Hour Ad Ban
Local D.C.-area chef Geoff Tracy is a bacon lover, popular food Instagrammer, and a budding legal activist. This week, aided by his attorneys at the…
Blog
Wayfair Supreme Court Case Could Upend How We Buy and Sell Things Online
In April, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case, South Dakota v. Wayfair, Corp, that could have a huge impact on people who sell…
C-SPAN
VIDEO: Marc Scribner Discusses Automotive Innovation and Wireless Technology at New America Event
C-SPAN covers New America’s event on automotive innovation and wireless technology featuring CEI Senior Fellow Marc Scribner as a panelist. …
C-SPAN
VIDEO: Marc Scribner Joins The Washington Journal to Discuss Trump’s Infrastructure Plan
CEI Senior Fellow Marc Scribner joined The Washington Journal on C-SPAN to discuss President Trump’s infrastructure plan.
CNBC
VIDEO: Ryan Radia Discusses Regulatory Oversight of Data Collection on CNBC
Ryan Radia, Research Fellow and Regulatory Counsel at CEI, joined CNBC’s Power Lunch to discuss regulatory oversight of data collection.
Blog
Hope for Reforming Obama-Era Fuel Economy Mandates at EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency is approaching the April 1st deadline to complete its Midterm Evaluation of the Obama administration’s fuel economy and motor vehicle greenhouse…
Litigation
Online DVD Rental Antitrust Litigation
In March 2012, CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness objected to the proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart and Netflix over the…
Bloomberg BNA
Labor Board Watchdog Asked to Probe Democratic Member
Bloomberg BNA highlights our request to the NLRB to investigate leaks. The Competitive Enterprise Institute this morning asked NLRB Inspector General David Berry…
Washington Examiner
Conservative group calls for probe of NLRB member
The Washington Examiner profiles our letter to the NLRB asking for an investigation into leaked information: The Competitive Enterprise Institute said in…
Blog
European-Style Tech Regulation Not the Answer to Facebook Privacy Concerns
The fallout at Facebook continues to grow after it was revealed that millions of Facebook users’ data was used by the consulting firm Cambridge…
News Release
NLRB Leaks Spur CEI Call for Investigation
The Competitive Enterprise Institute today sent a letter to the National Labor Relations Board inspector general asking him to investigate allegations that board member…
Blog
Tax Complexity a Major Headache for Small Businesses Online
For a lot of small businesses in America, taxes are not just an expensive hassle but a scary, anxiety-inducing ordeal. Taxes are the…
Blog
Obama Holdovers Work to Save EPA Junk Science
Obama administration holdovers at the Environmental Protection Agency are doing their best undermine efforts to drain EPA’s bureaucratic swamp. And thus far, unfortunately, they’re succeeding.
Comment
Letter to the NLRB Office of Inspector General on Mark Gaston Pearce
View Full Document as PDF Dear Inspector General Berry: The Competitive Enterprise Institute respectfully requests the National Labor Relations Board Office of…
Blog
Commonwealth Nations Beating America on FinTech Regulation
While the United States continues to have healthy development of financial technologies—thanks predominately to unparalleled access to capital and technology—it is at risk of falling…
The Boston Globe
Is it Time to Lay Down the Law on the Internet?
The Boston Globe discusses the renewed interest in internet privacy in the wake of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal. But Wayne Crews, vice…
Legal Newsline
Controversial Class Action Settlement Changed After Intervention from AGs, DOJ and CCAF
Legal Newsline profiles the Center for Class Action Fairness’ objection in Cannon v. Ashburn: Representatives for the Department of Justice and a…
The Hill
Senate Can’t Let U.S. Railroad Regulator Roll Back Progress
Few Americans give much thought to the Surface Transportation Board (STB), the nation’s economic regulator of railroads. Yet, the STB oversees a critical infrastructure network…
Blog
Cracking Down on Automated Vehicles Would Mean More Death and Destruction
Real-life road testing is the best way to continue improving the performance of automated driving systems, thanks in part to the gathering of real-time road…
Forbes
Let’s Keep Cryptocurrency Mines Running in Human Achievement Hour & Every Hour
On Saturday, March 24th, from 8:30 to 9:30 PM in their local time zones, some people will turn off their lights as part of an…
Blog
Consumers Lose in European Union’s Struggle against Google
Anti-technology hysteria continues to build in the European Union. Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition, confirmed today that she is still considering breaking…
Fox Business
Dropbox IPO Shows Tech Upstarts Still Have It
The long-awaited initial public offering (IPO) by Dropbox, Inc. was a success, shares soared about 40% in the debut. The pop also tells us a…
The Wall Street Journal
For Some Class-Action Lawyers, Charity Begins and Ends at Home
We hope the Supreme Court will protect consumers who take part in class actions from being preyed upon by their attorneys.
Fox News
Earth Hour or Human Achievement Hour: Which is the enlightened choice?
Two very different events will take place from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, local time, around the world. Participants in Earth…
Letters
CEI Urges EPA to Rescind Pebble Mine Veto
View Full Document as PDF Dear Administrator Pruitt, In 2013, organizations from Coast to Coast called on EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to…
Blog
Arizona Becomes First State to Establish FinTech Sandbox
As the only state where all four North American deserts reside, it’s fitting that Arizona became the first state to establish a “sandbox” for financial…
Blog
California Climate Change Litigation: Will Big Oil Learn How to Fight?
This week, Chevron lawyer Ted Boutrous told federal Judge William Alsup that “There’s no debate about climate science.” His company “accepts the consensus of the scientific…
Blog
Will Government Allow Gene Editing for Cancer Treatment?
The idea of genome editing is no longer a theoretical concept studied only within the confines of labs and scientific research institutions. In August 2017, scientists…
Blog
Outlook for Economy’s ‘Master Resource’ Bright
Yesterday my colleague Marlo Lewis and I sat down for a Facebook Live interview (archived here) on this week’s big event, Human…
Blog
Liberate Dishwashers from Federal Efficiency Mandates
Thirty-five years ago dishwashers cleaned dishes in about an hour. Sadly, today there are no dishwashers that do so due to federal government regulations. This…
Blog
3 Proposals to Temper the Federal Payday Loan Rule
When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule regulating payday loans in October last year, I wrote that this could be the end…
News Release
Trump Tariffs Against China Will Backfire, CEI Warns
The White House on Thursday announced a plan for imposing tariffs on Chinese imports to the United States and curtailing Chinese investment in the U.S.
Blog
Natural Isn’t Necessarily Better: Celebrating Human Achievement
Human Achievement Hour is the Competitive Enterprise’s Institute’s annual celebration of innovation and progress. During this hour, people around the world pay tribute to the advancements that inventors…
Blog
Next Steps in Facebook Privacy Fallout
Privacy policies at Facebook—and, by extension, other major online platforms—have sparked furious debate in recent days because of the revelations regarding…
Sacramento Bee
Kudlow’s Skills will Keep US Economy Rolling in Fast Lane
Just as baseball season approaches, President Donald Trump hits it out of the park with his appointment of economist Larry Kudlow to head the White…