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Lack of Air Conditioning, Not Climate Change, Is the Real Summer Heat Wave Threat

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Lack of Air Conditioning, Not Climate Change, Is the Real Summer Heat Wave Threat

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 07/11/2022

Climate change policies often pose a greater risk than climate change itself, and that is especially true during summer heat waves. Each new heat wave…

Energy and Environment

DOT’s Doublespeak Carbon Reduction Program

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DOT’s Doublespeak Carbon Reduction Program

  • By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
  • 07/08/2022

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing to require its state and metropolitan counterparts to reduce on-road carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from portions of…

Energy and Environment

European Parliament Gives Final Approval to Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act

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European Parliament Gives Final Approval to Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act

  • By: Alex Reinauer
  • 07/06/2022

The European Parliament yesterday approved the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA), two expansive new laws that will target the…

Tech and Telecom

China Tariffs: Will Inertia Win?

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China Tariffs: Will Inertia Win?

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 07/06/2022

Former President Trump’s China tariffs came with a safeguard: They expire after four years unless an internal review finds them worth keeping. On trade issues,…

Trade and International

Some Good News on the Mountain Valley Pipeline

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Some Good News on the Mountain Valley Pipeline

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 07/05/2022

There are a lot of bad federal policies currently blocking American energy. Perhaps worst of all are measures bottling up Appalachia’s abundant natural gas that…

Energy and Environment

294 Costliest Rules in Biden’s Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations

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294 Costliest Rules in Biden’s Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 07/05/2022

Unelected federal agencies personnel issue over 3,000 rules and regulations every year. That compares to a far lower number of laws passed…

Deregulation

This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 07/05/2022

Happy Independence Day, everyone. The Supreme Court issued a major ruling on the separation of powers in the case West Virginia v. EPA. Agencies…

Deregulation

Supreme Court EPA Ruling A Warning Shot to Agencies like NLRB

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Supreme Court EPA Ruling A Warning Shot to Agencies like NLRB

  • By: Sean Higgins
  • 07/01/2022

The Supreme Court’s ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency that the EPA exceeded its authority under the Clean Air Act is…

Labor and Employment

The FTC vs. the Right to a Fair Trial

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The FTC vs. the Right to a Fair Trial

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 07/01/2022

The Food and Drug Administration recently proposed capping the nicotine in cigarettes, which will encourage many smokers to smoke more to get the same nicotine…

Deregulation

A Breakdown of Rules in the White House’s Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

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A Breakdown of Rules in the White House’s Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 07/01/2022

Since the early 1980s, federal departments and agencies have highlighted selected regulatory priorities in spring and fall editions of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory…

Deregulation

Supreme Court Reins in the Administrative State in West Virginia v. EPA

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Supreme Court Reins in the Administrative State in West Virginia v. EPA

  • By: Joel Zinberg
  • 06/30/2022

The Supreme Court’s decision today in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency is an important brake on the administrative state that has inexorably grown…

Legal

DAOs: One Answer to Woke Corporations

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DAOs: One Answer to Woke Corporations

  • By: Paul Jossey
  • 06/29/2022

Imagine a group of mothers upset about Disney’s opposition to a state parental rights bill in Florida. Instead of merely venting in a Facebook group,…

Financial Regulation

This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 06/27/2022

The January 6 hearings continued and the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Agencies issued new regulations ranging from nuclear fees to pelagic resources. On…

Deregulation

Federal Agency Tries to Extend Reach with Joint Employer Standard

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Federal Agency Tries to Extend Reach with Joint Employer Standard

  • By: Sean Higgins
  • 06/24/2022

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the federal labor law enforcement agency, is likely planning to vastly expand its reach through a rulemaking on something…

Labor and Employment

Crisis Abuse in History

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Crisis Abuse in History

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 06/24/2022

Last week, CEI released Wayne Crews’s paper proposing an Abuse of Crisis Prevention Act. (If you prefer the short version, see Wayne’s and my…

Capitalism

Current Antitrust Proposals No “Laffing” Matter

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Current Antitrust Proposals No “Laffing” Matter

  • By: Jessica Melugin
  • 06/24/2022

A new report by Laffer Associates released today, Read ‘Em and Weep: How the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S. 2992) and Other…

Tech and Telecom

FDA’s Juul Ban Part of Deadly War on Nicotine

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FDA’s Juul Ban Part of Deadly War on Nicotine

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 06/23/2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that it denied the application of Juul Labs, maker of the Juul e-cigarette, to market its…

Consumer Freedom

Defeat of Pot Banking Liberalization Will Lead to More Violent Crime and Reduced U.S. Competitiveness

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Defeat of Pot Banking Liberalization Will Lead to More Violent Crime and Reduced U.S. Competitiveness

  • By: John Berlau
  • 06/23/2022

It is beyond disappointing that Congress once again dropped the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act—bipartisan legislation that would prevent the federal government from…

Deregulation

Yellen Proposes Capping Oil Prices? Not Quite

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Yellen Proposes Capping Oil Prices? Not Quite

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 06/21/2022

Cable news and Twitter are aflame with outrage today that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen proposed price caps for oil. Fortunately, the rumors are false.

Trade and International

This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 06/21/2022

Happy Juneteenth, everyone. The January 6 hearings continued. The Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by 0.75 percentage points. Agencies issued new regulations ranging…

Deregulation

The Many Arbitrary and Capricious Aspects of SEC’s Climate Risk Disclosure Rule

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The Many Arbitrary and Capricious Aspects of SEC’s Climate Risk Disclosure Rule

  • By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
  • 06/17/2022

Yesterday (June 16), CEI submitted two comment letters to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on its proposed rule: “The Enhancement and Standardization of…

Energy and Environment

SEC Climate Rule a Bad Deal for Investors

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SEC Climate Rule a Bad Deal for Investors

  • By: Richard Morrison
  • 06/17/2022

This Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a new rule on climate change and corporate disclosure earlier this year, and today marks the end…

Deregulation

Biden Says He Wants to Be the “Most Pro-Union President in the History of the United States”

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Biden Says He Wants to Be the “Most Pro-Union President in the History of the United States”

  • By: Sean Higgins
  • 06/15/2022

Flattering the audience is one of the handiest tools a person has when giving a speech. It’s a simple way to establish a positive tone…

Labor and Employment

New CEI Paper: Abuse of Crisis Prevention Act

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New CEI Paper: Abuse of Crisis Prevention Act

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 06/15/2022

Government always grows during a crisis. And it rarely gives up all of its emergency powers when the crisis passes. This has already happened three…

Deregulation

The American Data Privacy and Protection Act Fails to Streamline Privacy Laws Nationwide and Promote Technological Innovation

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The American Data Privacy and Protection Act Fails to Streamline Privacy Laws Nationwide and Promote Technological Innovation

  • By: Ryan Nabil
  • 06/15/2022

As more states pass state-level data privacy laws, federal privacy law is becoming increasingly necessary to prevent a patchwork of confusing state-level legislation.

Privacy and Cybersecurity

The New Joe Biden – Friend of American Industry?

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The New Joe Biden – Friend of American Industry?

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 06/13/2022

In recent months, President Biden has undertaken several measures he claims will encourage domestic drilling, mining, and manufacturing. It’s a big change from 2021 when…

Energy and Environment

This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 06/13/2022

The Consumer Price Index reached a new 30-year high of 8.6 percent, yet inflation may have gone down slightly, and might have peaked.

One Way to Address Worker Shortage: A Commission to Clear Out Job-Blocking Regulations

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One Way to Address Worker Shortage: A Commission to Clear Out Job-Blocking Regulations

  • By: Ryan Young
  • 06/10/2022

Earlier this week, the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee held a hearing to discuss ways to address the worker shortage. There are more than…

Deregulation

As Gas Prices Rises, Ridesharing Industry Adjusts

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As Gas Prices Rises, Ridesharing Industry Adjusts

  • By: Sean Higgins
  • 06/10/2022

Rideshare companies are currently feeling the pinch from high gas prices, but some of their drivers are weathering the change better than others. High gas…

Deregulation

Crypto Volatility Heightens with Panic-Driven Regulation

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Crypto Volatility Heightens with Panic-Driven Regulation

  • By: John Berlau
  • 06/10/2022

In reaction to the volatile events of the last few weeks, both the stock and cryptocurrency markets have taken a deep dive. While this downturn…

Financial Regulation

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