The Open Market Blog

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/01/2007

The folks at the National Auto Dealers Association have come up with a neat little web widget for the car curious. You can…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/01/2007

News from Congress Now on this afternoon’s machinations by members of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee: Highlighting the difficult straddle facing proponents, a…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/24/2007

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/22/2007

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/19/2007

Normally I’m a fan of celebrity chef Mario Batali. His appearances on Iron Chef America are always entertaining, and he’s got a great sense…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/15/2007

Wayne emails today with a link to an NPR story about an ominous milestone in U.S. history: The first member of the Baby…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/12/2007

Our very own Marlo Lewis was on CNN this morning (twice!) to inform viewers why Al Gore does not deserve a Nobel Peace Prize. Early…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/05/2007

Chris was on Hannity & Colmes last night, and you’re going to want to watch all the way through to the end to hear his…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/04/2007

Over the past few months, many an Open Market post has been dedicated to the issue of compact fluorescent (CFL) lightbulbs vs. traditional incandescents.

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/04/2007

Our good friend Steve Milloy of Demand Debate brings us a new video on global warming and the influence of carbon dioxide on the…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/03/2007

In a federal government beset by so many other problems, it’s practically charming to discover a little ol’ fashioned government waste that clocks in…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/01/2007

In a story that reminds me of why I’ve never wanted to have children, the Wall Street Journal has a perversely fascinating story (sub.

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/26/2007

CEI analysts appeared twice today on CNBC (so far), enlightening the financially astute and debating their fellow guests. First up, Editorial Director Ivan Osorio takes…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/21/2007

Fran – I certainly agree with your response to the promotional video for Naomi Klein’s new anti-capitalist manifesto – loco indeed. At one point…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/21/2007

Mining giant Barrick Gold has recently announced a fascinating challenge to would-be mining engineers of the world: if you can think up a new…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/21/2007

Fans of Sid Meier’s classic video game Civilization are framiliar to the challenge of designing an entire society, God-like from above. Fans of energy…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/20/2007

If you’re an Australian Labour Party supporter with more money than sense, it appears that the answer is yes. By the way, one wonders…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/20/2007

Wall Street Journal science columnist Robert Lee Hotz has a fascinating profile of epidemiologist John Ioannidis and his view that because of unacknowledged biases…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/19/2007

Like seemingly ever other magazine these days, Parenting is going green, with an essay contest in which parents describe changes they’ve made at home…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/19/2007

Wayne has reminded us here at Open Market that today marks the observance of an important holiday, Talk Like a Pirate Day (if…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/17/2007

Curve-aceous economist Arthur Laffer (and his colleague Wayne Winegarden) have a new study out this week, estimating the costs to the U.S. economy…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/14/2007

Shocking allegations, from the New York Times by way of Editor & Publisher: In their regular “Freakanomics” column which will appear in this Sunday’s…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/13/2007

CEI analysts are frequent guests on TV news programs, and this week has been no exception. See below for a taste of recent interviews and…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/11/2007

A lot of large mammals in Africa and Asia are currently threatened with extinction because the products into which they can be made into are…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/11/2007

Wayne passes along a link today to a story about my favorite urban subculture of the moment: the freegans. Los Angeles Times staff writer…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/31/2007

Julie Satow of the New York Sun does a great job today profiling our very own Angela Logomasini’s new study on the costs…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/24/2007

Tech Maverick and Internet billionaire Mark Cuban has some choice words for would-be web entrepreneurs of today. Basically, don’t bother: The internet of…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/21/2007

Jason and the rest of the Bureaucrash crew are making their way across the northeast part of our great continent this week, as part of…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/06/2007

My good friend Wikipedia reminds me that today is the 47th anniversary of the expropriation of foreign assets by Fidel Castro’s communist government. The…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/20/2007

CNSNews.com Editor-in-Chief David Thibault died today, after a long fight with cancer. Many of us here at CEI have worked closely with the reporters and…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/19/2007

According to the Crypt blog over at The Politico, the most dangerous place to be in Washington is between the Alaska delegation and any…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/13/2007

This week DC played host to the anti-corporate shenanigans of The Yes Men, self-proclaimed “culture jammers” who get off on impersonating corporate and government spokespeople…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/13/2007

In his column on federal red tape today, National Journal‘s Jonathan Rauch gives a shout out to Wayne and the most recent edition of…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/11/2007

Break out the domestic sparkling wine – it’s time to celebrate a new era of fiscal restraint! It seems the federal budget deficit for…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/03/2007

According to the DPA, Oliver Stone‘s latest film project has been torpedoed. Is it because the callow, corporate Hollywood establishment can’t deal with…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/29/2007

Dave Weigel has a great post today on the Wacky World of Lyndon LaRouche over at Hit & Run. We often see the acolytes…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/28/2007

…you make the passage of an anti-Ladies Night ordinance your primary goal in life. That’s the case with Coloradoan Steve Horner, who decided that Ladies…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/27/2007

Here’s what (state) regulators can do for you: fine a gas station owner for giving a two-cent a gallon discount to senior citizens. That’s the…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/27/2007

Apparently, in Arkansas, skateboarding is a crime. Witness the ridiculous overreaction of one Hot Springs police officer to the threat of youngsters on skateboards.

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/25/2007

While we at Open Market do not endorse candidates for elective office, we can take Dave Weigel’s hint (via Hit & Run) and direct…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/12/2007

This morning saw the dedication of the Victims of Communism Memorial here in Washington, D.C. Remarks were given by President Bush and Reps. Tom…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/05/2007

…in “sun protection awareness,” that is. According to a press release citing a poll by the American Academy of Dermatology, people in the DC…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/04/2007

It’s official – Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) has finally been indicted for bribery and on other related charges. As you might remember, he’s…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/30/2007

For all of you who were unable to make it to CEI’s annual banquet/gala/extravaganza last Thursday, here’s the opening video. Fred greeted the crowd…

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/29/2007

In New York City, like in many U.S. cities, the number of licensed taxi cabs is strictly controlled. In order to operate one, you need…