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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 09/14/2020

It was a four-day work week due to Labor Day. There were massive fires along the West coast, and Congress declined to pass a $500…

Regulatory Reform

Don’t Panic Over Ad Tech

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Don’t Panic Over Ad Tech

  • By: Jessica Melugin, Mario Loyola
  • 09/14/2020

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold an antitrust hearing on September 15 to examine Google’s 90 percent market share in online advertising. Senators who would…

Tech and Telecom

Senate Reaches Bipartisan Deal to Raise Air Conditioner Costs

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Senate Reaches Bipartisan Deal to Raise Air Conditioner Costs

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 09/11/2020

Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee just agreed to a measure that would raise the cost of air conditioning…

Energy and Environment

Do We Want Corporations to Be Society’s Moral Referees?

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Do We Want Corporations to Be Society’s Moral Referees?

  • By: Richard Morrison
  • 09/11/2020

The New York Times is observing the 50th anniversary of Milton Friedman’s famous article “The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits”…

Business and Government

Socialism, Nationalism, and Political Control: Iain Murray on The Remnant

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Socialism, Nationalism, and Political Control: Iain Murray on The Remnant

  • By: Richard Morrison
  • 09/10/2020

My colleague Iain Murray had a fascinating conversation this week with The Remnant’s Jonah Goldberg about his excellent new book, The Socialist Temptation.

Capitalism

Executive Order 13,891 Sub-Regulatory Guidance Document Portal Tops 70,000 Entries

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Executive Order 13,891 Sub-Regulatory Guidance Document Portal Tops 70,000 Entries

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 09/10/2020

Congress makes laws. Agencies make rules, but they also issue guidance documents in heretofore unknown quantity. The year 2019 brought Executive Order 13891 (“Promoting the…

Regulatory Reform

Good Vibes for Sale: The Business of Cultural Innovation

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Good Vibes for Sale: The Business of Cultural Innovation

  • By: Richard Morrison
  • 09/09/2020

The current issue of Harvard Business Review has a fascinating article by former business school professor and brand consultant Douglas Holt. He advises…

Capitalism

ESG Mission Creep Could Lead to Serious Legal, Market Risks for Companies

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ESG Mission Creep Could Lead to Serious Legal, Market Risks for Companies

  • By: Richard Morrison
  • 09/09/2020

An increasing number of U.S. corporations are signaling their commitment to corporate social responsibility by integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues into their operations…

Capitalism

FDA Rules on E-cigarette Makers Go into Effect Today, to the Detriment of Public Health

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FDA Rules on E-cigarette Makers Go into Effect Today, to the Detriment of Public Health

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 09/09/2020

The world was simpler in 2009 when Congress enacted a law that gave the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the power to regulate tobacco. Back…

Consumer Freedom

FCC Chairman Pai Proposes More Spectrum for 5G

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FCC Chairman Pai Proposes More Spectrum for 5G

  • By: Ryan Radia
  • 09/09/2020

Yesterday, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai announced that at the agency’s upcoming September meeting, the FCC will vote on two proposals…

Tech and Telecom

No Market Failure, No New Regulations

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No Market Failure, No New Regulations

  • By: Jessica Melugin
  • 09/09/2020

The U.S. Senate is about to consider federally regulating transportation network companies (TNCs) for the first time. But proof of market failure should always be…

Tech and Telecom

Good Vibes for Sale: The Business of Cultural Innovation

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Good Vibes for Sale: The Business of Cultural Innovation

  • By: Richard Morrison
  • 09/09/2020

The current issue of Harvard Business Review has a fascinating article by former business school professor and brand consultant Douglas Holt. He advises companies looking to innovate successfully…

Capitalism

Thirteen Years and Counting: Idaho Case Illustrates How Regulatory Enforcement Can Go Awry

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Thirteen Years and Counting: Idaho Case Illustrates How Regulatory Enforcement Can Go Awry

  • By: Kent Lassman, Steven D. Anderson
  • 09/08/2020

In 2007, Mike and Chantell Sackett broke ground on a lot near scenic Priest Lake, Idaho, where they planned to build their dream home. It…

Energy and Environment

This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 09/08/2020

As Labor Day marked the unofficial end of summer, the unemployment rate went back down to 8.4 percent, and Attorney General Barr announced that the…

Regulatory Reform

This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 09/08/2020

COVID-19 deaths passed 200,000 in the United States, and are roughly 1 million worldwide. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing sparked a fresh Supreme…

Regulatory Reform

CDC’s Eviction Moratorium is Unlawful, Unconstitutional

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CDC’s Eviction Moratorium is Unlawful, Unconstitutional

  • By: Ryan Radia
  • 09/08/2020

On Friday, September 4, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an emergency order imposing a nationwide moratorium on certain residential evictions…

Legal

Headline: School Closures to Offer a Lesson in Economics

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Headline: School Closures to Offer a Lesson in Economics

  • By: Sean Higgins
  • 09/08/2020

The U.S. got some good news that the employment rate had fallen to 8.4 percent in July, but it is possible that that could jump back…

Labor and Employment

This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

Blog

This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 09/08/2020

COVID-19 deaths passed 200,000 in the United States, and are roughly 1 million worldwide. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing sparked a fresh Supreme…

Regulatory Reform

Liberal Institutions and the Material and Moral Progress of Humanity

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Liberal Institutions and the Material and Moral Progress of Humanity

  • By: Steve Horwitz
  • 09/05/2020

Let me start by once again thanking CEI for the incredible honor of being the 2020 recipient of the Julian L. Simon Memorial Award. I…

Capitalism

School’s Out Forever? Teachers Unions Flex Muscle on Reopening Policies

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School’s Out Forever? Teachers Unions Flex Muscle on Reopening Policies

  • By: Sean Higgins
  • 09/03/2020

What determines whether your child school is open this fall? Apparently, the strength of the teachers local union. That was what analysts found using data…

Government Unions

California’s AB5 Holding Back Recovery Nationally

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California’s AB5 Holding Back Recovery Nationally

  • By: Sean Higgins
  • 09/03/2020

There was some modest good news in the Labor Department’s report today on unemployment benefits, the falling numbers indicating that people are finding work despite…

Labor and Employment

Demise of ESG Investing Overstated

Blog

Demise of ESG Investing Overstated

  • By: Richard Morrison
  • 09/03/2020

The Department of Labor’s recent notice of proposed rulemaking on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in pension fund investments has received a…

Capitalism

Don’t Let Feds Become Investing’s Sheriff of Nottingham

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Don’t Let Feds Become Investing’s Sheriff of Nottingham

  • By: Richard Morrison
  • 09/03/2020

Investing company Robinhood and its signature smartphone app have taken off in popularity in the last several months. According to Bloomberg, Robinhood has “catapulted ahead…

Banking and Finance

INFORM Me When It’s Over

Blog

INFORM Me When It’s Over

  • By: Jessica Melugin
  • 09/03/2020

Among other depressing developments, 2020 saw the introduction of the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act (INFORM) in both houses…

Tech and Telecom

All Levels of Government Need a Top-to-Bottom Review of Transportation Policy

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All Levels of Government Need a Top-to-Bottom Review of Transportation Policy

  • By: Iain Murray
  • 09/02/2020

Evidence is mounting that mass transit played a major role in spreading COVID-19. According to analytics firm TrendMacro, the only factor “that seems to make…

Automobiles and Roads

Retro Review: William H. McNeill – Plagues and Peoples (1976)

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Retro Review: William H. McNeill – Plagues and Peoples (1976)

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 09/02/2020

William McNeill was one of the 20th century’s leading big-picture world historians. Interconnectedness is a major theme of his work. Plagues and Peoples applies McNeill’s…

Capitalism

Should Parents Have to Choose between Keeping Federal Benefits or Keeping their Kids Safe from COVID-19?

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Should Parents Have to Choose between Keeping Federal Benefits or Keeping their Kids Safe from COVID-19?

  • By: Sean Higgins
  • 09/01/2020

Should parents have to choose between keeping federal benefits to cope with COVID-19 or keeping their children at home if the local school isn’t doing…

Labor and Employment

Retro Reviews: Azar Gat with Alexander Yakobson – Nations: The Long History and Deep Roots of Political Ethnicity and Nationalism (2013)

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Retro Reviews: Azar Gat with Alexander Yakobson – Nations: The Long History and Deep Roots of Political Ethnicity and Nationalism (2013)

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 09/01/2020

Nations: The Long History and Deep Roots of Political Ethnicity and Nationalism is the rare book that makes the reader see the world differently, permanently.

Capitalism

This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 08/31/2020

The last week saw another political convention, another police shooting, and two hurricanes. There was at least one major positive story, though. Polio has finally…

Regulatory Reform

This Labor Day, Let’s Celebrate Individual Worker Rights

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This Labor Day, Let’s Celebrate Individual Worker Rights

  • By: Sean Higgins
  • 08/28/2020

Labor Day 2020 is definitely an ironic moment: The federal government is having a holiday to celebrate working Americans at a time when record numbers…

Labor and Employment

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  • Michelle Minton
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  • Ryan Radia
  • Marc Scribner
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