The Open Market Blog

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 01/14/2011

CEI Weekly is a compilation of articles and blog posts from CEI’s fellows and associates. This week features Fred Smith's interview on Stossel.

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 01/14/2011

1. A Houston couple has been blocked from feeding the homeless because they don’t have a permit. 2. Are scientists bringing back the…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 01/12/2011

1. California Gov. Jerry Brown is confiscating half of the 96,000 taxpayer-funded cellphones currently owned by state employees. 2. Incipio has created a…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 01/11/2011

1. If you live in Reconvilier, Switzerland and you have a dog, remember to pay your annual pet tax! Otherwise the government will execute…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 01/10/2011

1. Citigroup says smoking will “virtually disappear” in Britain by 2050. 2. A wannabe Lothario stole photos of a dead American soldier from…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 01/07/2011

1. Quebecois children look at outdated pieces of technology–like floppy disks–and (adorably) try to guess what they are. 2. New research shows that…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 01/07/2011

CEI Weekly is a compilation of articles and blog posts from CEI’s fellows and associates sent out via e-mail every Friday. This week features Chris…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 01/06/2011

1. An eleven-year-old New Jersey girl is going to court for writing her name in a wet cement sidewalk. 2. Drug-sniffing dogs are only…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 01/05/2011

1. A teacher accidentally pocket-dialed his wife while listening to rap music in the car on his way home. His wife misinterpreted the lyrics as…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 01/04/2011

1. Homeless man Ted Williams has a “golden radio voice” — and he may very soon have a job, thanks to Reddit. 2.

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 01/03/2011

1. The 6 Worst Financial Words of 2010. 2. The Top 7 Non-Controversies of 2010. 3. The 50 Funniest Headlines of 2010.

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 01/03/2011

CEI Weekly is a compilation of articles and blog posts from CEI’s fellows and associates sent out via e-mail every Friday. This week features Angela…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 12/30/2010

1. Two Mississippi sisters in prison for armed robbery are being released on the condition that the younger sister donate her kidney to the…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 12/29/2010

1. The FDNY is reinstating their famous “beefcake” calendar, but instead of donating proceeds to charity they’ll use the money to buy new equipment…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 12/26/2010

CEI Weekly is a compilation of articles and blog posts from CEI’s fellows and associates sent out via e-mail every Friday. This week features Vincent…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 12/21/2010

1. “The Top Ten Booze-Fueled Holiday Songs.” 2. Want to buy a credit card that turns into a knife? 3. Radley Balko has…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 12/20/2010

1. Ever wonder what a drop from a dry martini looks like under a laboratory microscope? Now you don’t have to. 2. New…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 12/17/2010

CEI Weekly is a compilation of articles and blog posts from CEI’s fellows and associates sent out via e-mail every Friday. This week features the…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 12/17/2010

1. Paid parental leave programs in countries like Australia are keeping small businesses from hiring women of child-bearing age. 2. ReasonTV presents the 2010…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 12/16/2010

1. John Boehner’s teary 60 Minutes interview has provoked commentary on “when it’s okay for men to cry.” 2. Wikileaks is inspiring new…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 12/15/2010

1. Two Brooklyn guys have rigged their house so that if they “check in” to home on Foursquare, their front door unlocks. 2.

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 12/14/2010

1. Cuba is launching its own Wikipedia-like website that seeks to present a skewed alternative version of world history. 2. Is…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 12/13/2010

1. Julian Assange–the complicated champion of transparency in the internet age–is now being taunted with his own digital footprint: a 2006 OKCupid profile. 2.

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 12/13/2010

CEI Weekly is a compilation of articles and blog posts from CEI’s fellows and associates sent out via e-mail every Friday. This week features Ben…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 12/09/2010

1. Don’t donate Harry Potter or Twilight toys to the Salvation Army! Instead of being given to needy children, the toys will be disposed…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 12/08/2010

1. Pennsylvania Walmarts may start selling wine from self-serve vending machines that require an ID swipe and a breathalyzer test. 2. New Orleans cops…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 12/07/2010

1. San Francisco’s favorite Santa was fired for cracking “inappropriate” jokes. 2. An online vendor arrested for harassing customers says Google’s search algorithm…

• By: Nicole Ciandella
• 12/06/2010

1. How much does it cost to kill a terrorist? 2. A 52-year-old Canadian who moved to the U.S. when he was two…