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Basel III Cliff May Be Averted, But Dangers Still Loom For Main Street Banks

  • By: John Berlau
  • 01/07/2013

After numerous criticisms from U.S. community banks and lawmakers of both parties, the international committee in charge of the Basel III bank capital agreement…

Consumer Freedom

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GM Stock Sale Doesn’t End Damage Of Government Motors

  • By: John Berlau
  • 12/21/2012

Below is my statement released today on the government’s planned 15-month sale of its remaining General Motors stock: On Wednesday, the government announced a plan to sell its…

Subsidies and Bailouts

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Intrade Is Only The Latest CFTC Outrage

  • By: John Berlau
  • 11/27/2012

Every so often, a government agency will do something so outrageous it will shock even even everyday critics of "big government," as well as draw…

Consumer Freedom

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Good Riddance! — SEC’s Schapiro Sabotaged Startup Law Supported By Obama

  • By: John Berlau
  • 11/26/2012

When President Obama appointed Mary Schapiro to head the Securities and Exchange Commission four years ago, I kept an open mind and was even cautiously optimistic.

Consumer Freedom

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The Basel Cliff — Basel III’s Poisonous Recipe For The Economy

  • By: John Berlau
  • 11/16/2012

As if the "fiscal cliff," with its prospects of looming tax hikes, were not enough, big and small banks—and in turn consumers and businesses who…

Regulatory Reform

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Chrysler And The Cratering Credit Rating Of Fiat

  • By: John Berlau
  • 11/02/2012

My piece yesterday in The Daily Caller, "The Real Fiat Scandal," spotlights the real threat to Chrysler's prospects in the immediate and long term: Fiat's cratering…

Subsidies and Bailouts

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Regulatory Delays May Be Responsible For Slightly Better GDP Growth

  • By: John Berlau
  • 10/26/2012

This morning, data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis showed third-quarter growth of gross domestic product (GDP) at 2 percent. This beat expectations slightly as, according to…

Regulatory Reform

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Dodd-Frank’s Democratic Dissenters — From Brian Schweitzer To Debbie Wasserman Schultz

  • By: John Berlau
  • 10/16/2012

"For some reason, some Republicans in Congress are still waging an all-out battle to delay, defund and dismantle these commonsense new rules." That was, in…

Regulatory Reform

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Free Checking Nearly Extinct Thanks To Dodd-Frank; Will Credit Card Rewards Follow?

  • By: John Berlau
  • 09/28/2012

One year ago on October 1, Dodd-Frank's Durbin Amendment price controls went into effect, causing consumers to lose free checking and be soaked with other…

Regulatory Reform

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Want 1990s Job Growth? Go Back To Clinton-Era Deregulation

  • By: John Berlau
  • 09/07/2012

As much as the term “Forward” was used at the Democratic National Convention this week, the speeches of Bill Clinton and, to an extent, President…

Regulatory Reform

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In Free Speech Victory, SEC Lifts Gag Rule On Hedge Funds And Venture Capital

  • By: John Berlau
  • 08/29/2012

Today's proposed Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule lifting the outdated ban on "general solicitation" by hedge funds and venture capitalists is a victory for entrepreneurs,…

Consumer Freedom

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Clinton Vs. Clinton (And Obama) On Deregulation

  • By: John Berlau
  • 08/23/2012

With little success on the economic front, President Barack Obama in 2012 is embracing much of his message on the economy from 2008. And from that playbook,…

Regulatory Reform

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My Fox News Interview On GM’s Losses To Taxpayers And Obama’s Auto Dealer Job Shaft

  • By: John Berlau
  • 08/16/2012

On Tuesday, I was on Fox News’ “Special Report with Bret Baier” answering Doug McKelway’s questions on the Treasury Department’s upward revision of taxpayers' losses…

Subsidies and Bailouts

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On Dodd-Frank’s Unhappy Anniversary, Main Street Suffers Most

  • By: John Berlau
  • 07/19/2012

The LIBOR rate-fixing controversy and JP Morgan's failed trades are all spun as reasons why we need Dodd-Frank, the so-called "financial reform" law that was…

Law and Litigation

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Yes, President Obama, Howard Johnson “Built” Your Favorite Motels, And Private Equity Saved Them

  • By: John Berlau
  • 07/17/2012

Over the weekend, President Obama sent a message to all American entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs. The message was, "Nothing special about you!" At a campaign…

Labor and Employment

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Jamie Dimon and the “Just Fine” Private Sector

  • By: John Berlau
  • 06/13/2012

It will be interesting to see how the Big Government punditocracy squares its doubling-down defense of President Obama's comments that "the private sector is…

Regulatory Reform

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Stand with State Farm as it Stands with ALEC

  • By: John Berlau
  • 06/01/2012

"Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there." For decades, that has been the famous slogan for the nation's largest home and auto insurer, which…

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Facebook’s Fall and the Post-Sarbanes-Oxley “Cheers IPOs”

  • By: John Berlau
  • 05/23/2012

How Over-Regulation is Robbing Investors of Wealth from Smaller IPOs When I wrote pieces here and at the Daily Caller late last week injecting a…

Regulatory Reform

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H.R. 1909 — Unfinished Free-Market Business to Lift Barriers to Lending

  • By: John Berlau
  • 05/22/2012

They said it couldn't be done. That Congress couldn't pass a bipartisan bill in an election year to help the economy. Particularly one that lessens…

Regulatory Reform

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Facebook, Overregulation, and the “Cheers IPOs”: Unshackling the Next Facebook and Its Investors

  • By: John Berlau
  • 05/17/2012

Whether or not a retail investor buys shares of Facebook when it finally goes public tomorrow -- and OpenMarket provides public policy, rather than investment,…

Consumer Freedom

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Why JPMorgan Chase’s Mark-to-Market Losses Don’t Bolster Case for Volcker Rule

  • By: John Berlau
  • 05/11/2012

There is much still to be known about the $2 billion in losses JPMorgan Chase is reporting due to a flawed hedging strategy. But this lack of…

Regulatory Reform

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Center-Right Coalition Calls For Credit Union Deregulation to Lift Lending

  • By: John Berlau
  • 05/03/2012

The recent viral video sensation "If I Wanted America to Fail" confirms that the regulatory state is a major focal point for the center-right…

Regulatory Reform

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My Weekend with Hitchens at NASCAR

  • By: John Berlau
  • 04/27/2012

Last weekend, there was a public memorial service at Cooper Union in New York to commemorate the voice of the late Christopher Hitchens. I…

Consumer Freedom

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Why Matt Taibbi’s Anti-JOBS Act Screed Couldn’t Suck Worse

  • By: John Berlau
  • 04/11/2012

I have had a range of reactions when reading Matt Taibbi's pieces in Rolling Stone. Most of the time, I vehemently shake my head, but quite a few times…

Regulatory Reform

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Yes, the JOBS Act Will Create Jobs, Wealth, and Investor Freedom

  • By: John Berlau
  • 03/21/2012

Tomorrow, the Senate is expected to pass the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. The bill achieved cloture today by 76 votes, all but assuring…

Regulatory Reform

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ThinkProgress’ Schizophrenia on Crowdfunding and the JOBS Act

  • By: John Berlau
  • 03/21/2012

ThinkProgress, the blogging arm of the liberal Center for American Progress, is usually pretty good on enforcing the political left’s party line. But two of…

Regulatory Reform

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JOBS Act would Create More than 10 million Jobs

  • By: John Berlau
  • 03/08/2012

At long last, some truth in advertising in Congress! Today, the U.S. House of Representative is poised to pass a bipartisan "jobs bill" that will…

Regulatory Reform

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Breitbart the Fusionist Thinker: How the Activist and Tactician Promoted a Key Piece of Conservative Philosophy

  • By: John Berlau
  • 03/02/2012

Most of the commentary on the shocking death of Andrew Breitbart focuses on his achievements in new media and technology. Those who loved him and…

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The STOCK Act’s Muzzle and How to Fix it in Conference (Update)

  • By: John Berlau
  • 02/10/2012

My colleagues David Bier and Ryan Radia contributed to this post. Per the scenario in a previous post, it’s April 2012. You are a…

Regulatory Reform

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The STOCK Act’s Muzzle — How “Insider Trading” Bill Could Shut Down Grassroots Communication

  • By: John Berlau
  • 02/06/2012

It’s April 2012. You are a conscientious congressional staffer who still takes seriously the need to be a steward of taxpayers’ money. (Yes, I know…

Consumer Freedom

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