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The Federal Trade Commission Is in Dire Need of an Intervention

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The Federal Trade Commission Is in Dire Need of an Intervention

  • By: Alex Reinauer, Jessica Melugin
  • 12/13/2022

In recent years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has become increasingly aggressive in its antitrust actions and policies. This expansion will be harmful to American…

Antitrust

New Unfunded Federal Mandates on State and Local Governments Could Spark Regulatory Reform

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New Unfunded Federal Mandates on State and Local Governments Could Spark Regulatory Reform

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/13/2022

Substantial upticks in final and proposed regulation affecting small business beyond that seen already in the Biden administration appear likelier than not. A…

Deregulation

FTX Hearings Should Probe Fraud Charges and the SEC’s Misplaced Priorities

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FTX Hearings Should Probe Fraud Charges and the SEC’s Misplaced Priorities

  • By: John Berlau
  • 12/13/2022

In the wake of the arrest of and charges of fraud against Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder and former CEO of the FTX…

Financial Regulation

Conversations from COP27: Kent Lassman Interview Series

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Conversations from COP27: Kent Lassman Interview Series

  • By: CEI Staff
  • 12/12/2022

CEI President Kent Lassman attended the annual COP27 conference in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt as a non-governmental observer, formally the 27th meeting of the Conference…

Energy

Living in Capitalism: The Fat of the Land

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Living in Capitalism: The Fat of the Land

  • By: Richard Morrison
  • 12/12/2022

Some of capitalism’s critics like to depict a market economy as a ruthless system in which making a living and paying expenses is inherently (or…

Capitalism

Does Artificial Intelligence Have a Statist Bias?

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Does Artificial Intelligence Have a Statist Bias?

  • By: Iain Murray
  • 12/12/2022

I recently asked the ChatGPT AI to “write an essay critiquing the Biden administration’s trade policy.” This is what I got:…

Innovation

This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 12/12/2022

A former president called for terminating the U.S. Constitution. Socialism failed again, this time in Peru. Congress passed a bill to protect…

Deregulation

Gas Prices Are Lower than a Year Ago: What Does that Mean for Inflation?

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Gas Prices Are Lower than a Year Ago: What Does that Mean for Inflation?

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 12/09/2022

Even with inflation near 40-year highs, gas prices are lower than a year ago, and not just in real, inflation-adjusted terms. They’re lower even…

Monetary Policy

COP27: CEI’s Kent Lassman Interviews Rep. Miller

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COP27: CEI’s Kent Lassman Interviews Rep. Miller

  • By: CEI Staff
  • 12/09/2022

CEI President Kent Lassman attended the annual COP27 conference in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt as a non-governmental observer, formally the 27th meeting of the Conference…

Climate

COP27: CEI’s Kent Lassman Interviews Rep. Palmer

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COP27: CEI’s Kent Lassman Interviews Rep. Palmer

  • By: CEI Staff
  • 12/08/2022

CEI President Kent Lassman attended the annual COP27 conference in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt as a non-governmental observer, formally the 27th meeting of the Conference…

Energy and Environment

Regulatory Reform in Mississippi

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Regulatory Reform in Mississippi

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 12/08/2022

Washington isn’t the only place that needs regulatory reform. States have their own excesses to deal with. To that end, our friends at the Mississippi…

Deregulation

COP27: CEI’s Kent Lassman Interviews Rep. Cloud

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COP27: CEI’s Kent Lassman Interviews Rep. Cloud

  • By: CEI Staff
  • 12/07/2022

CEI President Kent Lassman attended the annual COP27 conference in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt as a non-governmental observer, formally the 27th meeting of the Conference…

Energy

Quick Observations on NDAA in Light of the Biden “Whole-of-Government” Agenda

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Quick Observations on NDAA in Light of the Biden “Whole-of-Government” Agenda

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/07/2022

Across the board, the Biden administration’s policies call for agencies to “prioritize action on climate change in their policy-making and budget processes, in their…

Deregulation

COP27: CEI’s Kent Lassman Interviews Rep. Weber

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COP27: CEI’s Kent Lassman Interviews Rep. Weber

  • By: CEI Staff
  • 12/06/2022

CEI President Kent Lassman attended the annual COP27 conference in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt as a non-governmental observer, formally the 27th meeting of the Conference…

Energy

Setting a Baseline for Proposed Rules Affecting Small Business

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Setting a Baseline for Proposed Rules Affecting Small Business

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/06/2022

In what way are proposed rules affecting small business rising or falling, and should policy makers be on guard? The answer to the second part…

Deregulation

COP27: CEI’s Kent Lassman Interviews Rep. Curtis

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COP27: CEI’s Kent Lassman Interviews Rep. Curtis

  • By: CEI Staff
  • 12/05/2022

CEI President Kent Lassman attended the annual COP27 conference in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt as a non-governmental observer, formally the 27th meeting of the Conference…

Energy and Environment

A Surge in Small Business Burdens May Propel Regulatory Reform

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A Surge in Small Business Burdens May Propel Regulatory Reform

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/05/2022

Given heavy post-COVID spending and regulation, sentiments against expanding government have not been as strong as those in favor of Washington’s growth. It remains…

Deregulation

Will the Second Chapter of the Renewable Fuel Standard Be Worse than the First?

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Will the Second Chapter of the Renewable Fuel Standard Be Worse than the First?

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 12/05/2022

Enacted in 2005 and expanded in 2007, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) requires that specified amounts of biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel be added to…

Energy and Environment

This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 12/05/2022

The World Cup is underway in Qatar and the labor market had another good month. Meanwhile, agencies issued new regulations ranging from canola oil jet…

Deregulation

Some Climate-Related Items that Recently Caught My Eye

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Some Climate-Related Items that Recently Caught My Eye

  • By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
  • 12/02/2022

Manhattan Contrarian Francis “Buddy” Menton hit two homers this week. In “Don’t Be So Sure the Climate Extremists Have Won,” Menton offers hopeful words…

Energy and Environment

More on Moore: A History of Direct Taxes and their Application to Moore v. United States

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More on Moore: A History of Direct Taxes and their Application to Moore v. United States

  • By: Devin Watkins
  • 12/02/2022

Many politicians, such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), advocate taxes on wealth. These taxes are easy to abuse, which is why the Founders placed…

Law and Litigation

Retro Review: George Selgin, Less Than Zero: The Case for a Falling Price Level in a Growing Economy (Institute of Economic Affairs, 1997)

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Retro Review: George Selgin, Less Than Zero: The Case for a Falling Price Level in a Growing Economy (Institute of Economic Affairs, 1997)

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 12/02/2022

This year, inflation reached levels not seen in 40 years. The Federal Reserve spent most of 2022 trying to undo its runaway money creation in…

Monetary Policy

Biden Hits the Brakes on Possible Railroad Strike

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Biden Hits the Brakes on Possible Railroad Strike

  • By: Sean Higgins
  • 11/29/2022

President Biden’s call on Monday for Congress to intervene in contract negotiations between railroad workers  and the industry to prevent a strike is…

Labor and Employment

Why Choke Point Should Bar Gruenberg from Being FDIC Chair

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Why Choke Point Should Bar Gruenberg from Being FDIC Chair

  • By: John Berlau
  • 11/29/2022

Tomorrow morning, the Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on President Biden’s nomination of Marty Gruenberg to once again serve as Chair of the…

Financial Regulation

This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 11/28/2022

We hope everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving and/or Black Friday. Meanwhile, agencies issued new regulations ranging from nuclear drug tests to food tracing. On to the data:…

Deregulation

Ninth Circuit Refuses to Reconsider Allowing Wealth Taxes

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Ninth Circuit Refuses to Reconsider Allowing Wealth Taxes

  • By: Dan Greenberg, Devin Watkins
  • 11/23/2022

Moore v. United States—a case in which CEI represents the Moore family—is likely to be the most important tax case of the 21st century. Yesterday’s…

Law and Litigation

New Angles on Finance and Faith

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New Angles on Finance and Faith

  • By: Richard Morrison
  • 11/22/2022

I recently had the pleasure of making my way down to Lynchburg, Virginia, to the campus of Liberty University to attend the Networking the…

Capitalism

Somebody Better Hit the Brakes Soon in Railway Dispute

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Somebody Better Hit the Brakes Soon in Railway Dispute

  • By: Sean Higgins
  • 11/21/2022

Three railroad unions have now voted to reject a contract negotiated by the Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) that had been accepted by eight other…

Labor and Employment

This Thanksgiving Biden Pardons Poultry, Plucks Public with Spending and Regulation

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This Thanksgiving Biden Pardons Poultry, Plucks Public with Spending and Regulation

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/21/2022

Another year is flying by, and each time as I await the ever-delayed fall edition of the Unified Agenda of federal regulations I enjoy taking…

Deregulation

This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 11/21/2022

The 2022 Federal Register surpassed 70,000 pages on Friday, and is on pace for 79,617 pages. The first Artemis moon mission rocket launched. The…

Deregulation

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