The Open Market Blog

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/14/2009

The Code of Federal Regulations contains a regulation on how to cite the Code of Federal Regulations.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/12/2009

I recently finished reading Swedish economist Johan Norberg's book about the financial crisis, aptly titled Financial Fiasco. It's both short and informative. Six chapters and…

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/10/2009

Did you know that the federal government is in the veterinary accreditation business? It’s true.

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/09/2009

A proposed rule in California would reclassify adult film actors as being subject to certain employment regulations. The unintended consequences are potentially fatal.

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/08/2009

The Code of Federal Regulations contains 12,834 words worth of rules concerning falconry, of all things.

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/08/2009

Over at RealClearMarkets, I explain why the answer is a resounding no. Over 30,000 total new rules passed during the Bush years. Hardly any were…

Labor and Employment

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/07/2009

It is illegal to conduct an auction without a license in Alabama. Violators can be punished with fines of up to $500. Applicants must pay…

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/05/2009

I run an ongoing trade deficit with my local grocery store. I import food from them every week. They have never purchased a thing from…

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 12/02/2009

Roberto Zabrido, a government official in Spain, is “adamant that the Happy Meal and its ilk pose a risk.” The solution? Legislation!…

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/30/2009

If you put chlortetracycline powder in your farm animals’ drinking water to prevent disease, please be aware that a new federal rule now allows you…

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/27/2009

Non-price costs such as crowds and long lines should be factored into your shopping habits. Otherwise you just might be getting ripped off.

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/23/2009

The Boston Globe’s Jeff Jacoby wrote a wonderful column yesterday that highlights the inconsistent stance of many conservatives when it comes to immigration.

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/20/2009

The Code of Federal Regulations contains 28 sections on food containers. Metal, glass, plastic, flexible, rigid – if you can put food in it, there…

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/18/2009

FCC regulators want to provide wider and cheaper broadband access by subsidizing it, raising taxes, and forcing network owners to share their network infrastructure with…

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/18/2009

Residents whose lawns are taller than eight inches risk $250 per day fines. The city council voted last night on raising the fines to $1,000…

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/17/2009

Over at Investor's Business Daily, Wayne Crews and I make the case against a Value Added Tax. Policy makers have been flirting with the idea…

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/17/2009

The ban, due to take effect in 2011, has not been repealed outright. But, in response to public outcry, it has been delayed.

Consumer Freedom

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/16/2009

Transparency is a good start. But the goal should be to not have government bailing out politically favored companies in the first place.

Regulatory Reform

• By: Ryan Young
• 11/16/2009

Yes, larger snow globes probably violate the TSA’s three-ounce limit for liquids. But they are not bombs. They are, in fact, snow globes.

Consumer Freedom