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Federal Register Hits 50,000 Pages
And it's on pace to hit a near-record 80,447 pages.
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You Can’t Make This Up
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Regulation of the Day 146: Airplane Child Seats
The NTSB wants to throw away 50 lives to save an estimated 1 or 2 lives.
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Voting the Bums Back In
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Why Government Layoffs Tripled in June
It wasn't because of spending cuts.
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Justice Kagan, Please Be a Judicial Activist
Over at the Daily Caller, I explain why newly-minted Justice Kagan should be a judicial activist -- but not in the way most people use…
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Regulation of the Day 145: Unregistered Chariots
King Tut's chariot is now on exhibit in New York, but not without incident. Officials demanded to see its VIN before Allowing it in the…
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Understanding the Health Care System
Check out this flow chart of what the health care system will look like once Obamacare is implemented.
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Bill to Regulate Political Speech Fails
It was mostly Democrats who favored the DISCLOSE Act. But Republicans are no heroes on this issue. Don't believe their posturing.
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Regulation of the Day 144: Underage Senior Citizens
Bob Russ is 66 years old. He was denied entry to the Oregon Brewer’s Festival because he lacked a valid photo ID to prove he…
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Economists vs. Economics
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Federal Register Hits 40,000 Pages
The Federal Register’s page growth has been accelerating as the year has progressed. It is currently on pace for 76,536 pages.
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Responding to Media Matters
This ad hominem attack deserves a rebuttal. The Daily Caller was kind enough to run mine this morning. I hope you will take a few…
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Cell Phones Don’t Cause Cancer
Over at the Daily Caller, I debunk the fear that long-term cell phone use can cause brain tumors.
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Unintended Consequences of Unemployment Benefits
This letter of mine ran in today's New York Times in response to Paul Krugman's July 4 column.
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Friday Regulation Roundup
If you have ever been in a duel, you are ineligible to vote in Mississippi, plus more.
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Making a Difference – A Very Small Difference
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The Rahn Curve
A little government can do a lot of good. A lot of government can do little good.
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140 New Regulations in Florida
New labeling rules for horse meat intended for human consumption, plus more.
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Regulation of the Day 143: Your Bedtime
In Japan, your bedtime is official government business.
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Friday Regulation Roundup
Arizona spends $1,250,000 to save 250 squirrels, plus more.
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Cell Phone Cancer Scare Refuses to Die
Some people are scared that cell phones cause brain tumors. There are enough of these bedwetters that San Francisco just passed a new law requiring…
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Regulation of the Day 142: Ladies’ Night
Ladies’ night bar specials are illegal in Minnesota. They are unfair gender discrimination, according to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
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Regulation of the Day 141: Mandatory Fire Sprinklers
Politicians love it when housing prices go up. That's why Cumberland, Maryland is mulling requiring all new homes to install fire sprinkler systems. Cost: $3,000-$9,000…
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Regulation of the Day 140: Plastic
“Plastics are the future,” a pushy relative told a young Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate. Was he giving career advice -- or a warning?…
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Explaining Free Trade in Under Three Minutes
Watch Tom Palmer explain free trade in under three minutes.
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Friday Regulation Roundup
$300,000 of stimulus money to pay for floating toilets, plus more.
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Regulation of the Day 139: Mailing Fake Grenades
In which a new regulation actually makes some sense.
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Regulation of the Day 138: Dwile Flonking
H.L. Mencken defined Puritanism as “The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.” He may as well have been talking about regulators.
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