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Reason

The Economic Stimulus Perplex: Could Regulation Be the Problem?

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 08/16/2016

Reason cites the calculated cost of federal regulations from Wayne Crews's annual Ten Thousand Commandments report.  Perhaps the answer to what ails the…

Regulatory Reform

Daily Signal

Congress Waits for Obama’s Final Regulatory Costs Report, Later Than Usual

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 08/16/2016

The Daily Signal discusses the need for a regulatory budget with Wayne Crews.  “The reason this matters to the general public is that we…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Times

Jump-starting America

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 08/08/2016

The Washington Times cites the calculated cost of federal regulations from Wayne Crews's annual Ten Thousand Commandments report.  Mr. Trump proposes a temporary…

Regulatory Reform

Reason

Ridiculous Rules For Swordfish, Ceiling Fans, Grain Barges Help Make 2016 The Most Highly Regulated Year In History

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews, Ryan Young
  • 08/04/2016

Reason discusses the size of the federal regulatory state with Ryan Young and Wayne Crews.  Ryan Young, a fellow with the Competitive Enterprise…

Labor and Employment

Washington Examiner

The White House is crippling our economy

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 08/02/2016

Congressman Tom Price writes for Washington Examiner and highlights the cost of government red tape as calculated in Wayne Crews's annual report on the size of federal…

Regulatory Reform

Reason Magazine

Regulations Make Americans $4 Trillion Poorer

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 08/01/2016

Reason Magazine reports on the costs of regulation as published in Wayne Crews's annual study on the size of federal regulation.  The compliance…

Regulatory Reform

Forbes

Rick Perry: Black Lives Matter — And So Does Black Liberty

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 07/27/2016

Texas Governor Rick Perry uses Wayne Crews's estimated cost of federal regulations in a speech at American Legislative Exchange Council's annual meeting. Governor Perry's speech was…

Regulatory Reform

CNBC

Supporting Trump over Clinton is a no-brainer

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 07/25/2016

CNBC cites CEI's calculation of the cost of federal regulations as published in Wayne Crews's annual report on regulation.  Politicized government agencies have engaged…

Regulatory Reform

Daily Caller

GOP Platform: It’s Time To Get Rid Of The EPA

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 07/19/2016

The Daily Caller cites the cost of federal regualtions as calculated in Wayne Crews's annual report on the size of the federal regulatory state. …

Regulatory Reform

Charleston Gazette-Mail

Capito attacks coal regulations, Clinton’s emails at RNC

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 07/19/2016

Senator Shelley Moore Capito, in her speech at the Republican National Convention, focuses on the cost of federal regulations citing a figure from Wayne Crews's annual…

Regulatory Reform

Politico

Congress is back!

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 07/05/2016

Politico's Morning Energy mentions Wayne Crews's report on a federal regulatory budget.  The House has all the committee action on the energy front,…

Regulatory Reform

Newsmax

What We Can Learn From Britain’s Exit

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 07/01/2016

Newsmax discusses Wayne Crews's annual report on the size and cost of federal regulations.  Some regulations make sense. Most libertarians could accept the…

Regulatory Reform

The American Conservative

An American Brexit?

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 06/30/2016

The American Conservative highlights a report on executive actions by Wayne Crews.  Congressional oversight is minimal. There are just too few legislators to…

Energy and Environment

The Hill

Business report: Regulate the regulators

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 06/28/2016

The Hill reports on Wayne Crews's report on calculating the true cost of government with a regulatory budget.  The conservative Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)…

Regulatory Reform

E&E News

Panel features critic of ‘regulatory dark matter’

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 06/27/2016

E&E News reports on Wayne Crews testifying on federal agencies regulating through guidance documents before a Senate subcommittee.  The conservative scholar who writes the…

Regulatory Reform

Daily Caller

Upholding Net Neutrality Will Put Us Back In The Slow Lane

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 06/16/2016

The Daily Caller reports on the cost of federal regulations with Wayne Crews.  This is but one recent example of the unintended consequences…

Regulatory Reform

Fox News

America desperately needs relief from regulations. Ryan’s plan is a good place to start

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 06/14/2016

Fox News references Wayne Crews's annual report on the size and cost of federal regulations.  Regulations are the silent killer. In its most…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Examiner

Fighting Back Against Obama’s Regulatory Regime

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 06/09/2016

The Washington Examiner mentions CEI's calculation of the cost of federal regulations.  It's hard to find anything much more detrimental to economic growth…

Regulatory Reform

Wall Street Journal

We’re All in Disney World

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/25/2016

The Wall Street Journal recommends Wayne Crews's annual study on the size and cost of federal regulations.  We want to get to the…

Energy and Environment

Washington Times

Killing the regulatory parasite

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/23/2016

The Washington Times highlights Wayne Crews's annual report on the size and costs of federal regulations.  From the new annual report, Ten Thousand…

Regulatory Reform

Wall Street Journal

Trump for Blow-Upper in Chief?

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/20/2016

The Wall Street Journal highlights Wayne Crews's annual report on the cost and size of federal regulations.  The Competitive Enterprise Institute finds that,…

Regulatory Reform

Daily Caller

Obama Has 3,260 Rules In The Regulatory Pipeline

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/19/2016

The Daily Caller discusses the White House's budget office annual agenda for regulations with Wayne Crews.   “These rules are projected to have economic…

Regulatory Reform

The Fiscal Times

The Crushing Cost of Regulation: $4 Trillion Since 1980

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/17/2016

The Fiscal Times mentions Wayne Crews's annual study on the cost of federal regulation.  That's a big deal. The Competitive Enterprise Institute, in…

Regulatory Reform

Patriot Post

Killing Us Softly With Overregulation

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/12/2016

The Patriot Post discusses Wayne Crews's annual report on the size and cost of federal regulation.  Each year the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a…

Regulatory Reform

Reuters

U.S. Global Investors Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2016 Fiscal Year

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/12/2016

Reuters discusses the cost of federal regulation as analyzed in Wayne Crews's annual Ten Thousand Commandments report.  The company's revenues have been hit…

Regulatory Reform

Wall Street Journal

So Many Rules, So Few Opportunities

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/09/2016

The Wall Street Journal features Wayne Crews's annual report on the size and cost of federal regulations.  Friday’s jobs report from the Labor…

Regulatory Reform

The Fiscal Times

Trump’s Hard Truth for the GOP: Conservatism Doesn’t Matter

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/05/2016

The Fiscal Times mentions Wayne Crews's annual report on the size and costs of federal regulations.  An explosion of regulatory activity at the…

Regulatory Reform

Western Journalism

The Crushing Cost Of Complying With Government

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/05/2016

Mike Huckabee mentions Wayne Crews's annual report on the size and cost of federal regulations for Western Journalism.  One of the arguments I’ve…

Regulatory Reform

Investor's Business Daily

Federal Regulations Now Cost Almost $1.9 Trillion, Study Finds

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/04/2016

Investor's Business Daily reports on Clyde Wayne Crews's annual analysis on the costs of regulations.  CEI’s latest “10,000 Commandments” adds up the total…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Examiner

Cost of regulations under Obama reach $1.9 trillion, $14,842 ‘hidden tax’ on every family

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/04/2016

The Washington Examiner reports on Clyde Wayne Crews's annual analysis on the costs of regulation.  The annual "Ten Thousand Commandments" report from the…

Regulatory Reform

Fox News

Report: Federal regulations costing US $1.9T annually

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/04/2016

Fox News reports on Clyde Wayne Crews's annual report on the costs of federal regulations.  The annual Ten Thousand Commandments report was released…

Regulatory Reform

Daily Caller

Economy Hit With Hidden $1.9 Trillion Tax From Federal Regulations

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/04/2016

The Daily Caller reports on Clyde Wayne Crews's annual report on the costs of federal regulation.  Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) describes the thousands…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Examiner

Shock report: Federal red tape eats 11% GDP, rivals ALL pretax corporate profits

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/04/2016

Washington Examiner reports on Wayne Crews's annual report on the size and cost of the federal regulatory state.  The annual "Ten Thousand Commandments" report…

Regulatory Reform

The Hill

Federal regulations cost economy $1.9T in 2015, controversial study claims

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/04/2016

The Hill discusses with Wayne Crews his annual report on the size and costs of federal regulations.  The cost of federal regulations is…

Regulatory Reform

Fox News

Report: Federal regulations costing US $1.9T annually

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/04/2016

Fox News discusses the cost of federal regulations as cited in Wayne Crews's annual report.  Federal regulations are now costing U.S. taxpayers and businesses…

Regulatory Reform

Heartland Institute

Bill Reining in Last-Minute Rulemaking Advances in Congress

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/04/2016

The Heartland Institute discusses midnight regulations with Clyde Wayne Crews.  Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., vice president for policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute,…

Energy and Environment

Washington Times

Cost of complying with federal regulations hits $1.9 trillion — higher than federal tax burden

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/04/2016

Washington Times discusses Wayne Crews's annual report on the size and cost of federal regulations.  “Regulations cost more than the federal income tax,”…

Regulatory Reform

Townhall

Yowza: Federal Regulations Are Costing Americans Insane Amounts of Money

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 05/04/2016

Townhall reports on Wayne Crews's study on the size and cost of federal government regulation.  According to a new report released by the…

Regulatory Reform

The Patriot Post

Regulations Are the Ties That Bind

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 04/29/2016

The Patriot Post mentions Wayne Crews's annual report on the number of federal regulations.  Just how many regulations are we talking about? As of…

Regulatory Reform

Investor's Business Daily

How Overregulation Is Killing The Economy

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 04/27/2016

The Investor's Business Daily highlights Wayne Crews's annual Ten Thousand Commandments report on the costs of federal regulation.  The Competitive Enterprise Institute publishes…

Regulatory Reform

TheBlaze

Governing by Blog Post? Report Finds Obama Administration Creatively Imposing New Federal Rules

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 04/19/2016

TheBlaze reports on Wayne Crews's report on agency's regulation through guidance documents.  The Obama administration, already under fire for bypassing Congress, is also finding…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Times

Policy group warns of secretive ‘regulatory dark matter’ within the federal government

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 04/19/2016

The Washington Times reports on Wayne Crews's research on the practice of federal agencies regulating through guidance documents and blog posts.  The government can regulate the…

Regulatory Reform

Daily Caller

Feds Using Blog Posts, Informal Docs To Skirt Regulatory Process

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 04/19/2016

The Daily Caller reports on Wayne Crews's research on federal agencies use of guidance documents to create regulations.  Federal agencies are increasingly using informal…

TheBlaze

White House: Executive Order Could Cut Regulations to Boost Competition

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 04/15/2016

TheBlaze discusses Wayne Crews's recent report which discusses the number of regulations created in both Obama and Bush's administrations.  The Obama administration has…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Examiner

Obama passes Bush’s number of costly regs — and has 10 months to go

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 04/12/2016

The Washington Examiner quotes an analysis by Wayne Crews on Obama's annual average of regulations.  According to CEI's Clyde Wayne Crews, Obama has…

Regulatory Reform

American Spectator

Mr. Trump: America’s Economic Problem is Regulation, Not Trade

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 04/04/2016

The Cato Institute's Doug Bandow cites Wayne Crews on the problem of the regulatory burden: Clyde Wayne Crews of the Competitive Enterprise Institute has…

Regulatory Reform

National Affairs

Putting Regulators on a Budget

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 03/31/2016

National Affairs references Wayne Crews's work on the cost of regulation.  In recent years, there have been several studies published describing the aggregate,…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Times

Coalition of free market groups urges Congress to cap and track stifling federal regulations

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 03/30/2016

The Washington Times reports on a coalition letter led by CEI that urges Congress to pass a budget that addresses regulation. Big government…

Regulatory Reform

Townhall

Washington’s Despotic Lawlessness

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 03/19/2016

Townhall discusses Washington's lawlessness with Wayne Crews, author of the annual Ten Thousand Commandments reports. The Competitive Enterprise Institute is renowned for its…

Regulatory Reform

Wall Street Journal

Hillary’s Soft Despotism

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 03/14/2016

The Wall Street Journal cites Wayne Crews's study on the size of the federal regulatory burden and it's effects.  According to the most recent…

Regulatory Reform

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