SNL
Groups resume bid to require retrofits, close exemptions under Regional Haze Rule
However, William Yeatman, assistant director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the right-leaning Competitive Enterprise Institute, argued that the prospects for environmental petitioners…
New York Times
From Frontline, A Look at the Skeptics’ Advance
The correspondent, John Hockenberry, asks Mr. Ebell about that rout, which many attribute to Mr. Inglis’s speaking out about climate change and the need to…
Politico
Dems Opposing Dodd Frank
Competitive Enterprise Institute’s John Berlau in National Review: “[E]ven members of the president’s own party are coming to realize Dodd-Frank is actually too tough on…
Denver Post
Layoffs, failures test Colorado’s “new energy economy”
"It's not just Colorado," said William Yeatman, an energy analyst with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based free-market think tank. "Renewable-energy manufacturing is taking…
Reason
Yes, Romney and Obama, Government Regulation Encourages Outsourcing
Last month, CEI's Wayne Crews told the House Judiciary Committee: “For the broader ‘significant’ category of rules (economically significant rules plus rules considered officially significant…
US News
Red Tape Is Strangling the Recovery
Last year alone, federal agencies issued 3,807 final rules according to data compiled by Wayne Crews of the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
The Daily Beast
More Fact Checker Fail
Fact checkers from the LA Times to Candy Crowley have made a number of erroneous "factual claims"–and yes, indeed, conservatives, the errors do all seem…
The Volokh Conspiracy
When Fact Checkers Have Trouble With Facts
Another example of fact checkers having trouble with facts can be found in Politifact’s commentary on whether it was fair for President Obama to criticize…
Tech News World
EU Gives Google a Privacy To-Do List
The list of potential uses will be long, complex and no doubt written in legalese, which the consumer will gloss over, predicted Radia. "I can't…
Human Events
Great Recession? More Like Great Heist of Taxpayers
Human Events
Google Antitrust Case Could Come From FTC by End of 2012: Report
From Todd R. Weiss’ article in eWeek: The settlement was criticized by the Competitive Enterprise Institute, an industry group, as “a dangerously overbroad…
The New American
Ethanol Mandates Plague Developing Countries With Rising Food Prices
From Brian Koenig's article in The New American: At the very least, critics note, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which mandates a percentage…
CNET
Verizon Draws Fire for Monitoring App Usage, Browsing Habits
From Declan McCullagh's article in CNet: Ryan Radia, associate director of technology studies at the Competitive Enterprise Institute think tank, agrees with the…
Red State
In panel discussion on Ledbetter, liberals ignore shortchanging amongst Democrats
Red State
A New Space Pioneer
This is the first operational private space flight,” Rand Simberg said; the adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute is an expert on space technology…
Red State
On Tap Today
The Communications & Liberty Innovation Project and Competitive Enterprise Institute host a panel on Internet transformation, with an introduction by FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai.
Red State
Is U.S. Economic Growth Over?
[E]stimates of how economically burdensome the regulatory state is range from the Obama administration lowball estimate of a mere $67 billion [PDF] annually to the…
Reason
Let Individuals Take Responsibility for Their Own Food Choices
From Baylen Linnekin's article in Reason: “Consumer groups play an essential role in a free market by [helping] individuals to make informed choices,”…
National Review
Hans Bader on Fisher
From George Leef's post on National Review Online: Competitive Enterprise Institute lawyer Hans Bader writes here about the precedents involved in Fisher v.
National Review
State Attorney General Races to Watch
From Carrie Severino's column in National Review : McGraw has been attorney general of West Virginia since 1992, and his willingness to engage…
National Review
Southern Californians looking for answers during first presidential debate
From an editorial that also appeared in The Pasadena Star-News and The Whittier Daily News: David Bier, a policy analyst with the libertarian Competitive…
Legal Newsline
AGs of S.C., Okla. and Mich. Join Challenge of Dodd-Frank
From John O'Brien's article on LegalNewsline: The suit challenges the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was created by the law…
Washington Examiner
EPA refuses to talk about think tank suit demanding ‘secret’ emails
From Mark Tapscott's article in The Washington Examiner: Environmental Protection Agency officials are keeping mum today about a potential landmine of a lawsuit…
Washington Times
Regulations and rules equal broken government
From Wayne Crews and Ryan Young's op-ed in The Washington Times: The first is “sue and settle.” Agencies like the EPA work closely…
Washington Times
A Conservative Case for Obamacare?
From Thomas P. Miller’s column in National Review: The response of roughly half of the Senate Republicans was to co-sponsor an alternative bill…
Citation
Government Transparency
Fox News
Solar power company banks on loan, but skeptics question government investment in industry
From Dan Springer's article on Fox News: But William Yeatman of the Competitive Enterprise Institute says the Energy Department's green loan program created…
Breitbart
SoloPower: Another Solyndra in Waiting?
From John Sexton's article on Breitbart: William Yeatman of the Competitive Enterprise Institute says of SoloPower, "It looks like it will fail for…
Breitbart
Bill to Halt Unfair Deportations
From Jose Antonio Vargas’ article for CNN: Undocumented people and their allies — their relatives and friends, their neighbors and co-workers — have…
News Max
Author Horner: Liberals Waging War on Transparency
From Henry J. Reske and Kathleen Walter's post on Newsmax: As far as liberals are concerned, transparency in government is a great idea…
News Max
Study blasts federal economic development initiatives
From Brian Pederson’s article in Lehigh Valley Business: A new study blasts the federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) and calls for its abolishment,…
Washington Examiner
New book claims officials use private emails to skirt FOIA laws; most departments fail Bloomberg transparency test
From Mark Tapscott's column in The Washington Examiner: Christopher C. Horner is a happy warrior attorney and senior fellow at the conservative Competitive…
PJ Media
Heckler’s Veto: NYC Prohibits Controversial Subway Ads in Wake of Islamist’s Vandalism
UPDATE: Hans Bader: Scapegoating Free Speech.
Capital Press
Open Ideals Bounce Back
From a Capital Press editorial: The problem of using different email systems is "epidemic" in the Obama administration, according to Chris Horner, a…
Capital Press
Three States Sue Over Dodd-Frank Constitutionality
From Elizabeth Ecker’s article in Reverse Mortgage Daily: Several states joined a lawsuit last week that challenges the constitutionality of the Dodd-Frank Wall…
Hot Air
PBS NewsHour Omits Obama’s Support for Blasphemy Law
From Hot Air: Hans Bader of the Competitive Enterprise Institute also wrote on September 13 that: the…administration was earlier criticized by…
Hot Air
Oklahoma AG, Others Take Aim at Dodd-Frank Act
From L. L. Woodard’s article in Yahoo News: The National Bank of Big Spring (Texas) originated the lawsuit in June 2012, when it…
Hot Air
State Attorneys General Challenge Title II of Dodd-Frank
From Ammon Simon’s post in National Review‘s Bench Memos: I’ve previously written about the constitutional challenge to Dodd-Frank. A group of plaintiffs, including…
Forbes
Rick Ungar Is Wrong: Obama Is the Biggest Spender in World History
Washington Examiner
$1.8 trillion shock: Obama regs cost 20-times estimate
From Paul Bedard's column in The Washington Examiner: Current federal regulations plus those coming under Obamacare will cost American taxpayers and businesses $1.8…
Citation
Mining For Votes
From Patrick Howley’s article in The Washington Free Beacon: The Utility MACT costs taxpayers $11 billion per year, according to EPA estimates. Insiders…
National Review
The Crusade against ‘Bullying’
From George Leef's post in National Review: In a College Insurrection piece, attorney Hans Bader of the Competitive Enterprise Institute writes about the…
Reason
Not for Teacher: Criminalizing Free Speech in North Carolina
Los Angeles Times
House passes bill to limit Solyndra-style loan guarantees
Hot Air
One Film That Put Free Speech in the Cross Hairs
From Hot Air: Hans Bader, Senior Attorney at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, wrote on September 13 that “the Egyptian government said, ‘We ask…
Politico
House passes ‘No More Solyndras’
From Andrew Restuccia's article in Politico: Conservative groups, including the Heritage Foundation and the Competitive Enterprise Institute, take issue with the provision allowing…
Legal News Line
Group says Obama administration officials skirting FOIA laws
From Michael Tremoglie's article in LegalNewsline: The Competitive Enterprise Institute has filed a lawsuit alleging an Obama administration official is using a private…
Bloomberg
Republicans Drop Energy Efficiency From Platform
From Ari Natter's article in Bloomberg: “I think it's direct recent empirical evidence of wayward stimulus spending,” William Yeatman, an energy policy analyst…
Environmental Finance
Anti-Solyndra bill doesn’t go far enough, say lobbyists
From Environmental Finance: “Why is [the DOE] running an investment bank?” asked William Yeatman, energy policy analyst for think-tank the Competitive Enterprise…
Forbes
Easterbrook Strikes Again, Slamming Flimsy Derivative Suit
Forbes reports on Ted Frank's victory in another objection to a settlement which benefited the plaintiff's attorney's to the detriment of their clients.
