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“Scientocracy” Highlights Problematic Incentives in Government Research
Yesterday CEI put on an excellent event on science policy on Capitol Hill on the new book Scientocracy: The Tangled Web of Public Science and…
![Chairman Crapo Offers Hope for Safe Banking in Controversial Industries](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Cannabis-dollar-GettyImages-1126304604_0-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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Chairman Crapo Offers Hope for Safe Banking in Controversial Industries
Last October, the House passed the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act to provide safe harbor for banks and credit unions doing business with…
![This Week in Ridiculous Regulations](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Copy-paste-GettyImages-941843924_0-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations
During the four-day week, Lawrence Tesler passed away. The underappreciated inventor created the cut, copy, and paste functions on computers. The Hair Club for Men…
![New Analysis on Tax and Regulatory Issues for Carsharing Companies](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Car-shhare-app-GettyImages-965004050-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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New Analysis on Tax and Regulatory Issues for Carsharing Companies
Our friend and Tech Policy Podcast host Ash Kazaryan recently recorded a fascinating interview with Reason Foundation Policy Analyst Spence Purnell on how Florida (and…
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Sustainability Disclosures, Meant to Protect, Could Create Additional Risk for Investors
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) claims that it focuses on issues that are “financially material” to the companies they are assessing. But materiality is…
![U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes Modernizing its Aviation Consumer Protection Authority](https://cei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Airline-passengers-GettyImages-1062987634_0-578x324-c-default.jpg)
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U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes Modernizing its Aviation Consumer Protection Authority
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced a new proposed rule that would “align its definitions of unfairness and deception with the principles set forth by…