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Gensler Agenda at SEC Bears Close Watching

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Gensler Agenda at SEC Bears Close Watching

  • By: Richard Morrison
  • 01/22/2021

President Biden has chosen former head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Gary Gensler as his nominee to be chair of the Securities and Exchange…

Capitalism

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates Trump EPA’s Replacement for Clean Power Plan

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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates Trump EPA’s Replacement for Clean Power Plan

  • By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
  • 01/22/2021

A panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 on January 19 to vacate the Trump administration’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule,…

Energy and Environment

In Memoriam: Jerry Ellig

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In Memoriam: Jerry Ellig

  • By: Gregory Conko
  • 01/22/2021

I was shocked and deeply saddened to learn yesterday that my friend and one-time teacher, Jerry Ellig, passed away on Wednesday night, the victim of a…

Capitalism

Trump EPA’s January Surprise: Timely New Check on Regulatory Excess

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Trump EPA’s January Surprise: Timely New Check on Regulatory Excess

  • By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
  • 01/21/2021

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on January 13 published its long-awaited final rule on New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…

Energy and Environment

A Look at “Modernizing Regulatory Review”

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A Look at “Modernizing Regulatory Review”

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 01/21/2021

The Biden “Modernizing Regulatory Review” plan is about gutting the restraint of the past four years, and if you read statements from the proponents of…

Deregulation

The Growing Groupthink Problem in Science and Policy

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The Growing Groupthink Problem in Science and Policy

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 01/20/2021

Government Dietary Guidelines issued jointly by the Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) every five years are meant to provide health…

Health and Safety

Trump DOE Finalizes More Flexible Regulation for Residential Furnaces

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Trump DOE Finalizes More Flexible Regulation for Residential Furnaces

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 01/20/2021

In one of the Trump Department of Energy’s (DOE) last regulatory actions, the agency on January 15 revised the energy efficiency standards for residential…

Energy and Environment

EPA to Increase Transparency in Regulatory Science—for Now

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EPA to Increase Transparency in Regulatory Science—for Now

  • By: Patrick J. Michaels
  • 01/20/2021

Not many people know that much of the science used to regulate pollutants and radiation is a mess. To help clear this up, on January…

Energy and Environment

This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 01/18/2021

Happy MLK Day, everyone. The Trump administration’s final full week was an eventful one. The president was impeached for a second time. The usual end-of-administration…

Deregulation

Treasury, FHFA Reverse ‘Net Worth Sweep” at Fannie and Freddie

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Treasury, FHFA Reverse ‘Net Worth Sweep” at Fannie and Freddie

  • By: John Berlau
  • 01/15/2021

The headlines yesterday were that the Trump administration had failed to exit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from the government-owned conservatorship. This is true…

Financial Regulation

Economics Can Help Explain Conspiracy Theorists

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Economics Can Help Explain Conspiracy Theorists

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 01/14/2021

There is a lot of conspiracy theory garbage floating around. On January 6, it took a violent turn. Five people died in a coup attempt…

Capitalism

Most Americans Still Buy Large Gasoline-Powered Vehicles, According to Latest EPA Data

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Most Americans Still Buy Large Gasoline-Powered Vehicles, According to Latest EPA Data

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 01/14/2021

There is a deep divide between the vehicles that climate activists and their political allies prefer and those that the public actually wants and buys,…

Energy and Environment

Employers Will Pay Workers to Get a Covid-19 Vaccine

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Employers Will Pay Workers to Get a Covid-19 Vaccine

  • By: Joel Zinberg
  • 01/14/2021

The federal government, through Operation Warp speed, helped develop and bring to market vaccines against the new disease COVID-19 in less than a year, an…

Healthcare

The Danger in Blurring the Private and Public Boundaries with Government Regulation

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The Danger in Blurring the Private and Public Boundaries with Government Regulation

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews, Iain Murray, Jessica Melugin
  • 01/11/2021

The recent decisions of many technology companies to remove users and customers from their platforms have deeply divided Americans. Many Americans feel censored and discriminated…

Media, Speech and Internet Freedoms

Will the Next Labor Secretary Support Job-Killing Climate Measures?

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Will the Next Labor Secretary Support Job-Killing Climate Measures?

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 01/11/2021

President-elect Biden has selected most of his nominees to head the federal departments, and he has made clear to them that addressing climate change should…

Energy and Environment

This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 01/11/2021

After last week’s insurrection at the Capitol, the outgoing president, several elected officials, and their supporters have some soul-searching to do. Meanwhile, agencies continued to…

Deregulation

Priorities for Commerce Secretary Nominee Raimondo: Tariffs, TPA, Trade Agreements

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Priorities for Commerce Secretary Nominee Raimondo: Tariffs, TPA, Trade Agreements

  • 01/08/2021

President-Elect Biden will nominate Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo to be the next Commerce Secretary. She will soon be in a position to undo much…

Trade and International

Department of Labor Cautions “Gig Economy” Companies against Limiting Workers’ Freedom

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Department of Labor Cautions “Gig Economy” Companies against Limiting Workers’ Freedom

  • By: Sean Higgins
  • 01/08/2021

The Department of Labor (DOL) said on Wednesday, January 6, that if someone is currently working for one or more of your business rivals, then…

Labor and Employment

Vape Mail Ban Will Hurt Vulnerable Adults and Won’t Prevent Online Sales to Youth

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Vape Mail Ban Will Hurt Vulnerable Adults and Won’t Prevent Online Sales to Youth

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 01/08/2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted a brutal toll on businesses. But one industry that is not only surviving but thriving is the cigarette industry.

Consumer Freedom

EPA Rule Will Strengthen Transparency and Accountability in Agency Science

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EPA Rule Will Strengthen Transparency and Accountability in Agency Science

  • By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
  • 01/08/2021

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week finalized its science transparency rule. The rule requires the EPA to clearly identify the “pivotal” scientific studies…

Energy and Environment

Biden Labor Nominee Marty Walsh Poised to Make Radical Changes

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Biden Labor Nominee Marty Walsh Poised to Make Radical Changes

  • By: Sean Higgins
  • 01/08/2021

Joe Biden’s decision to nominate Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as Labor Secretary will elevate a person to oversee the nation’s workplace who is not…

Labor and Employment

Labor Department Independent Contractor Rule out Today

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Labor Department Independent Contractor Rule out Today

  • By: Sean Higgins
  • 01/06/2021

The Department of Labor (DOL) acted to promote entrepreneurialism and protect freelancers on Wednesday by issuing a new rule under the Fair Labor Standards…

Labor and Employment

Toward Simplifying Antitrust Regulation

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Toward Simplifying Antitrust Regulation

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 01/04/2021

Antitrust regulation is a complex mess. Multiple agencies have overlapping jurisdiction with no set rules for determining who takes which cases. One of the antitrust…

Antitrust

This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 01/04/2021

Happy new year, everyone. We made it. 2020 was rough, but as I argued last week, it was not the worst year ever. 2020…

Deregulation

Regulation in 2020: Some Quick Numbers

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Regulation in 2020: Some Quick Numbers

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 12/31/2020

The 251st and final issue of the 2020 Federal Register was released this morning. Here are some of the initial findings: Federal agencies issued 3,353…

Deregulation

2020 Was Difficult. It Was Not the Worst Year Ever

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2020 Was Difficult. It Was Not the Worst Year Ever

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 12/30/2020

It’s been a hard year, and I am hardly alone in being glad it’s almost over. But was 2020 the worst year ever? Over…

Capitalism

Trump’s 2020 Unified Agenda on Regulation: An Update on One-in, Two-out

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Trump’s 2020 Unified Agenda on Regulation: An Update on One-in, Two-out

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/30/2020

As just explored at Forbes, the Trump administration in early December released the fall 2020 edition of the twice-yearly …

Deregulation

Best Books of 2020: Joseph Henrich – The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous

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Best Books of 2020: Joseph Henrich – The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 12/29/2020

It’s early, but The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous by Joseph Henrich will likely be…

Capitalism

White House’s 261 Big Rules in the Pipeline Herald More Regulation than Deregulation

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White House’s 261 Big Rules in the Pipeline Herald More Regulation than Deregulation

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/29/2020

No matter the presidential administration, federal agencies issue thousands of rules and regulations every year, compared to a relative handful of laws passed by Congress.

Deregulation

This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 12/28/2020

Last week’s drama over the combined COVID-19 spending bill and omnibus budget bill ran over into Christmas, spoiling a three-day work week in Washington. In…

Deregulation

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