The Open Market Blog

• By: Ryan Young
• 07/20/2011

Real competition happens in the market. Not in Washington.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 07/19/2011

More workers die than get fired at many federal agencies.

Labor and Employment

• By: Ryan Young
• 07/19/2011

Collinsville, Illinois officials know that when you look good, you feel good. That’s why they are now regulating the height at which people shall wear…

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 07/18/2011

Vendors inside the car show didn't appreciate the competition. So they talked the city government into passing a new ordinance that put the girls out…

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 07/18/2011

A Vienna, Austria man was recently jailed for not picking up after his Great Danes.

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 07/14/2011

Have a listen here. Earlier this week, General Electric (GE) CEO Jeffrey Immelt gave a speech at a conference on free enterprise. Energy Policy…

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 07/11/2011

Apparently British regulators don’t think their subjects are sponge-worthy.

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 07/08/2011

Having solved the state’s fiscal crisis, California’s state legislature has moved on to more important issues, such as the legal definition of “hot dog.”…

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 07/08/2011

The next someone tells you the economy is dangerously unregulated, refer them to this list:…

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 07/07/2011

One federal study says federal regulations cost $1.75 trillion. Another says it's $62 billion. The difference is almost a factor of 30. Vice President for…

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 07/06/2011

A political party in Switzerland is seeking to ban Microsoft PowerPoint presentations in meetings.

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 07/05/2011

Tennessee drivers can be fined $50 if someone else finds their bumper sticker offensive.

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 06/30/2011

One of the major developments in regulation over the last 30 years has been the rise of cost-benefit analysis. At first, agencies squirmed and resisted.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 06/28/2011

King County's $86 fine for swimming without a life vest, plus more.

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 06/22/2011

Most of what people call regulation doesn't have anything to with regular commerce. These kinds of rules are more accurately called interventions.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 06/22/2011

The TSA has a habit of confiscating security-unrelated items. Over at The American Spectator, I recall just such an experience that I had at O'Hare.

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 06/20/2011

CEI Senior Fellow Greg Conko has an excellent piece in today's Wall Street Journal. Greg doesn't think it's right that the FDA is denying terminally…

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 06/17/2011

Lemonade stands are technically illegal in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 06/15/2011

In a recent NBC interview, President Obama blamed ATMs for taking away bank tellers' jobs. Communications Coordinator Lee Doren points out that innovation doesn't affect…

Labor and Employment

• By: Ryan Young
• 06/15/2011

Children would be far better served if government were to take a leading role in K-12 education… oh, wait.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 06/10/2011

A new Senate bill would make lip-synching to other people’s music a jailable offense, plus more.

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 06/09/2011

Online poker has been illegal since April 15, now called Black Friday by poker fans. Policy Analyst Michelle Minton goes over the controversy and explains…

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 06/08/2011

Businesses often use regulations as a cudgel to bludgeon their competitors. Occupational licensing is one of the most-abused types of regulation.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 06/06/2011

Last Wednesday, three people were arrested in Orlando for giving food to homeless people.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 06/03/2011

Mike Haege, a tree-trimmer in Hastings, Minnesota, was threatened with jail and fined $275 for helping clear damaged trees from tornado victims' yards.

Regulatory Reform