![Unions outdo Donald Trump in crying foul over election losses](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-1501973077-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Unions outdo Donald Trump in crying foul over election losses
The US labor movement is rivaled only by Donald Trump when it comes to throwing out claims of election fraud. Like the Republican presidential candidate,…
![This week in ridiculous regulations: food hazards and powerline permits](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Power-lines-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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This week in ridiculous regulations: food hazards and powerline permits
Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in his hush money case. Apparently nothing else of note happened all week, since that was the only…
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Freddie Mac second mortgage funding could foment financial crisis
The 2008 mortgage meltdown and financial crisis never fails to be invoked whenever there is any pushback to excessive financial regulation. Progressives regularly bring up…
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Are ‘loser’ states responsible for the US trade deficit?
Both presidential candidates have promised that greater trade restrictions will be on the way if they win. Biden has recently placed…
![When emergency declarations become the emergency](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GettyImages-1164751366-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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When emergency declarations become the emergency
Crises and economic shocks have a history of abuse. Few are aware that there are 31 declared and ongoing national emergencies, with some active…
![Free the Economy podcast: Capitalism and the historians with Phil Magness](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/e75-free-the-economy-578x324-c-default.png)
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Free the Economy podcast: Capitalism and the historians with Phil Magness
In this week’s episode we cover the prospect of Inflation Reduction Act 2.0, rising consumer confidence, the perils of stress bragging,…
![New bill would increase spending transparency, more regulatory transparency needed](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-1476177420-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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New bill would increase spending transparency, more regulatory transparency needed
Galileo may not have uttered the famous words, “Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so,” but the sentiment behind that admonition…
![Wind subsidies are rising, but wind power production isn’t](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-102285633-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Wind subsidies are rising, but wind power production isn’t
New data recently released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows a decrease in wind power production in 2023. Despite record highs in installed wind capacity…
![This week in ridiculous regulations: electric programs and EV powertrains](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1462935431-1-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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This week in ridiculous regulations: electric programs and EV powertrains
The midnight rush to beat the 60-legislative-day deadline for possible Congressional Review Act repeals appears to be slowing down, but Federal Register activity is still…
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Fewer Memorial Day gimmicks, more oil production will bring down gasoline prices
The Biden administration treats high gasoline prices as a public relations problem rather than a real hardship for millions of Americans, hence the gimmicky announcement…
![Biden’s oil and gas production problem](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-1447640636-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Biden’s oil and gas production problem
The Biden administration has an oil and gas production problem—and it’s not what you might think. The problem is that production is higher than ever,…
![Free the Economy podcast: Giving for a cause with Peter Lipsett](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/e74-free-the-economy-578x324-c-default.png)
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Free the Economy podcast: Giving for a cause with Peter Lipsett
In this week’s episode we cover attitudes toward social media companies, the guerilla war over ESG investing, YIMBY housing reforms in…
![New CEI book: Adam Smith’s guide to life, loveliness, and the modern economy](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-81822760-1-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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New CEI book: Adam Smith’s guide to life, loveliness, and the modern economy
Adam Smith is 300 years old, and CEI is 40 years old. To celebrate this dual milestone, I edited an essay collection about Adam…
![Has ESG gone guerrilla warfare?](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GettyImages-1398247435-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Has ESG gone guerrilla warfare?
There has been much discussion recently over declining institutional support for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing theory. Many indications suggest that US shareholders…
![This week in ridiculous regulations: Drain tiles and garbage fires](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-1159394305-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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This week in ridiculous regulations: Drain tiles and garbage fires
Inflation remains stubbornly high. President Biden announced a round of tariffs on EVs, solar panels, and medical supplies from China. The Biden administration also…
![UAW revival gets flat tire in Alabama](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-1352825159-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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UAW revival gets flat tire in Alabama
The United Auto Workers (UAW) on Friday lost a high-profile bid to organize 5,000 Mercedes-Benz workers in a plant near Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The loss…
![Three strikes against Biden EV tariffs](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1462935431-1-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Three strikes against Biden EV tariffs
Over at the syndicate InsideSources, I have an op-ed explaining three problems with President Biden’s new tariffs on $18 billion worth of EVs, solar…
![Free the Economy podcast: Liberty movement jobs with Claire Kittle Dixon](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/e73-free-the-economy-1-578x324-c-default.png)
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Free the Economy podcast: Liberty movement jobs with Claire Kittle Dixon
In this week’s episode we cover the war on prices, the great un-wokening of corporate America, the attack on credit card…
![UAW loses 13,000 members](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Auto-plant-GettyImages-538617741_1-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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UAW loses 13,000 members
The United Auto Workers (UAW) lost 13,000 members in the last year, according to filings the union made to the Labor Department. The UAW said…
![R.I.P. Roger Corman, Filmmaker and Free Marketer](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-831269710-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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R.I.P. Roger Corman, Filmmaker and Free Marketer
American cinema lost one of its great entrepreneurs last week when producer and director Roger Corman died at age 98. In a career that…
![Navigating the maze of federal regulations in 2024: What to know](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1408109539-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Navigating the maze of federal regulations in 2024: What to know
In a bureaucratic whirlwind, the 2024 Federal Register is attaining new heights, topping 41,000 pages today. An unsettling new norm for the past few weeks…
![This week in ridiculous regulations: Housing subsidies and non-compete clauses](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/fairhousing_ThinkstockPhotos-186285961_4-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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This week in ridiculous regulations: Housing subsidies and non-compete clauses
The Federal Register had what may have been its first 4,000-page week. It is on pace to exceed 112,000 pages for the year, or more…
![In spite of burdensome regulation, Georgia opens new nuclear reactor](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-658599072-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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In spite of burdensome regulation, Georgia opens new nuclear reactor
Georgia’s new nuclear reactor is a long time coming. Plant Vogtle Unit 4 began producing commercial power on April 29th. This follows the opening of …
![The Surge: Clean Power Plan 2.0 and more](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1423404077-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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The Surge: Clean Power Plan 2.0 and more
If you are interested in analysis and perspective on current energy and environmental issues, then we encourage you to subscribe to this new publication…
![The CHIPS and Science Act: A potential regulatory issue](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/GettyImages-1422453695-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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The CHIPS and Science Act: A potential regulatory issue
Industrial policy is back with a bang. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed vulnerabilities in global supply chains, prompting intense debates in Congress about government’s role in…
![Free trade or be scrapped: IPEF’s trade pillar](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Trade-GettyImages-544592156-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Free trade or be scrapped: IPEF’s trade pillar
The Biden administration offered a major trade initiative aimed at expanding America’s trade partners and countering China’s economic influence over its neighbors. The Indo-Pacific Economic…
![Want higher air fares? Overregulate credit cards](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1473718519-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Want higher air fares? Overregulate credit cards
This morning, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Transportation are holding a joint hearing “investigating” airline and credit card reward programs.
![Free the Economy podcast: Technology and politics with Corbin Barthold](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/e70-free-the-economy-1-578x324-c-default.png)
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Free the Economy podcast: Technology and politics with Corbin Barthold
In this week’s episode we cover bringing your parents to a job interview, the case against a universal basic income, and why…
![NLRB seeks to revoke First Amendment for management.](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-867502730-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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NLRB seeks to revoke First Amendment for management.
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) last week sent a warning that literally anything management says about a union organizing bid…
![Time to end China’s “developing nation” dodge on climate treaties](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-1089916444-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Time to end China’s “developing nation” dodge on climate treaties
China’s newly-appointed Special Envoy for Climate Change, Liu Zhenmin, will soon meet for the first time with his American counterpart, John Podesta. One of…
![How a carefully planned strategy can persuade a skeptical judiciary](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-499125789-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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How a carefully planned strategy can persuade a skeptical judiciary
Former FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Howard Beales and former FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris co-authored a new CEI paper contrasting the radical…
![House bill fights appliance regulatory overreach](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Appliances-GettyImages-898247704-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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House bill fights appliance regulatory overreach
The American people face a wave of new federal appliance regulations, and all of them are bad. But this week, the House of Representatives will…
![This week in ridiculous regulations: government space innovation and pear marketing](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Rocket-launch-GettyImages-1254762604-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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This week in ridiculous regulations: government space innovation and pear marketing
Regulators had another busy week leading up to the likely Congressional Review Act deadline. Agencies issued new regulations ranging from bird harvests to partially hydrogenated…
![Biden’s veto of joint employer rule CRA a blow to small businesses](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-1223379545-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Biden’s veto of joint employer rule CRA a blow to small businesses
President Biden’s veto Friday of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) bill rolling back the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) “joint employer”…
![How SAFER Banking Act poses new dangers to marijuana and other legal industries](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-1213258764-scaled-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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How SAFER Banking Act poses new dangers to marijuana and other legal industries
Marijuana has been in the news lately, and the news seems to be overwhelmingly favorable to the industry in terms of reducing uncertainty as to…
![House GOP prepares CRA resolutions against Biden climate-risk rules, including SEC climate disclosure rule](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-513676272-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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House GOP prepares CRA resolutions against Biden climate-risk rules, including SEC climate disclosure rule
Members of the House Financial Services Committee have passed four Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions targeting four Biden-era climate-risk rulemakings. Among these is a…
![Free the Economy podcast: Technology and society with Will Rinehart](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/e71-free-the-economy-578x324-c-default.png)
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Free the Economy podcast: Technology and society with Will Rinehart
In this week’s episode we cover nuclear radiation, luxury handbags, rent control in Maryland, net neutrality, and fighting malaria…
![Fed flirts with stimulus](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1617944059-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Fed flirts with stimulus
As expected, the Federal Reserve signaled its commitment to fighting inflation by holding interest rates steady at this week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting. It…
![Distinguished guests celebrate liberty movement jubilee](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/GettyImages-1188704306-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Distinguished guests celebrate liberty movement jubilee
I recently returned to D.C. from Tampa, Florida, where I attended the 60th anniversary meeting (“Diamond Jubilee”) of the Philadelphia Society. For those who…
![Myths and facts about the PROVE IT Act](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GettyImages-1388420740-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Myths and facts about the PROVE IT Act
Myth: Supporting the PROVE IT Act (S. 1863) does not mean support for carbon taxes.Fact: Many bill supporters readily acknowledge that it will…
![New FDA lab tests rule could bankrupt small labs](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GettyImages-1293772969-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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New FDA lab tests rule could bankrupt small labs
Yesterday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that on May 6 it will promulgate a rule under its authority to regulate medical devices.
![Why policymakers should reject the PROVE IT Act: It’s a pro-tax, anti-energy bill](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1423404077-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Why policymakers should reject the PROVE IT Act: It’s a pro-tax, anti-energy bill
The PROVE IT Act (S. 1863) requires the collection and regular updating of the carbon intensity of domestic and foreign goods. It establishes the…
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California’s $20 fast food worker minimum wage a regressive tax
California’s new $20 an hour minimum wage for fast food restaurants has turned into a regressive tax on the state’s low-income residents. People who wanted…
![FDA makes lab test power play](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-1413289936-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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FDA makes lab test power play
The Food and Drug Administration has just released its long anticipated final rule that explicitly asserts its claim of authority to regulate laboratory-developed-tests (LDTs)—tests that are designed, manufactured,…
![Subsidy-free capitalism may require a constitutional amendment](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-93456039-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Subsidy-free capitalism may require a constitutional amendment
Automobiles, electrification, ample consumer goods and mass marketing, a construction boom, and access to credit helped fuel the Roaring Twenties of a century ago.
![Why the PROVE IT Act would result in carbon taxes](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-1488329733-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Why the PROVE IT Act would result in carbon taxes
The PROVE IT Act (S. 1863) is not a benign information collection bill on the carbon intensity of domestic and foreign goods. Instead, it…
![This week in ridiculous regulations: airline fees and greenhouse gas reporting](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Airplane-scaled-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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This week in ridiculous regulations: airline fees and greenhouse gas reporting
The Federal Register grew at nearly triple its usual pace last week. It is on pace for its first-ever 100,000-page year. GDP growth slowed to…
![Free the Economy podcast: Frontier economics with Kendall Cotton](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e70-free-the-economy-578x324-c-default.png)
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Free the Economy podcast: Frontier economics with Kendall Cotton
In this week’s episode we cover the diamond jubilee of the Philadelphia Society, the cost of government regulation in the UK, the…
![EPA’s new powerplant rule is the Clean Power Plan on steroids](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-1695915491-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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EPA’s new powerplant rule is the Clean Power Plan on steroids
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced its final rule establishing carbon dioxide (CO2) emission performance standards for existing coal powerplants and new…
![Weak GDP is first stress test for inflation fighters](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-904543654-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Weak GDP is first stress test for inflation fighters
I have been saying for a while that inflation expectations will remain high until policymakers prove they can restrain their stimulus spending during an economic…