Mr. Murray is Vice President for Strategy and senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Murray also directs the Center for Economic Freedom. He is the author of the best-selling books, “The Really Inconvenient Truths” and “Stealing You Blind: How Government Fat Cats Are Getting Rich Off of You.” He has written extensively on free markets and the environment, labor policy, finance, the EU, and trade. He tweets at @ismurray and is a Contributing Editor at Instapundit.com.
Before coming to CEI, Iain was Director of Research at the Statistical Assessment Service. A former civil servant in the United Kingdom, Iain immigrated to the U.S. in 1997 and remains a British citizen. He holds an Master of Business Administration from the University of London and an Master of Arts from the University of Oxford. He is married with two children and lives in Northern Virginia.
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News
Leftwing conspiracy theories about 1971 “Powell memo” debunked in new CEI report
A new Competitive Enterprise Institute report debunks a leftwing conspiracy theory that free market interests seek a “corporate domination of America” (as Greenpeace put…
EU’s Massive Fine Against Meta Could End Up Harming European Consumers
The European Union announced a new enforcement actions today against Meta, the parent company of Facebook. The action penalizes Meta for data transfers that…
Supreme Court Declines to Rule on Section 230, Leaving Protections for Third Party Content in Place
The Supreme Court today in Google v. Gonzales and Twitter v. Taamneh declined to rule on the meaning of Section 230 of the…
Blog
What ails the working class?
- By: Iain Murray
Late last month I was privileged to be asked to speak at a Heritage Foundation event on the subject of the continuing travails of…
I’ve got your ‘common good’ right here
- By: Iain Murray
As a classical liberal, I believe in the value of free markets and individual liberty, but as a Freedom Conservative, I also feel that…
What we’re not seeing here: Why policy debates need Bastiat
- By: Iain Murray
I was honored to give a presentation this week to the George Mason University Economics Society. The title of my presentation was “Unseen Consequences: Frederic…
Op-Eds/Articles
The Hill
East Palestine anniversary calls for careful attention, not rushed legislation
- By: Iain Murray
One year ago today, there was a terrible rail accident in East Palestine, Ohio that shocked the nation. Thousands of gallons of hazardous materials were…
The Center Square
Op-Ed: Labor Department stuck in 1930s with rule against independent contractors
- By: Iain Murray
The Department of Labor is stuck in the 1930s. That’s the most likely explanation for its new rule that could lead to thousands of freelancers…
DC Journal
Senate Credit Card Bills Will Cost Working Class Consumers
- By: Iain Murray
Senators from both sides of the aisle claim they are taking on big banks to help the working class by regulating credit cards. Sen. Josh…
Studies
Threats Then and Threats Now
Executive summary In 1971 Lewis Powell, a prominent Republican lawyer who would go on to serve on the Supreme Court, wrote a memo warning about…
Terrible Tech 2.0
View Full Document as PDF Executive Summary If you are looking for bipartisanship in Washington, D.C., the technology policy sector may be your…
How Repeal of #NeverNeeded Regulations Can Help Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis
A number of factors are combining to stress the American economy in the spring of 2020—the global and domestic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, an…
Citations
Marketplace Public Radio
The Economic Issues Expected to Come Up at CPAC 2024
- By: Iain Murray
CEI’s Iain Murray was cited in Marketplace Public Radio concerning tariffs: “One of the things that I think we’ll see is actually an end to…
Forbes
Convincing Voters That Less Choice Means Stronger Democracy Isn’t Easy
- By: Iain Murray
CEI’s Iain Murray is cited on Forbes on the Department of Labor’s new rule: In a January 26 column on the Department of Labor’s…
The Center Square
New Mexico governor seeks to create ‘strategic’ brackish water reservoir
- By: Iain Murray
CEI’s Iain Murray is cited in The Center Square regarding strategic water resevoirs: “It is good to see Governor Lujan has realized the value of…
Regulatory Comments
Comments on Application Of The National Railroad Passenger Corporation Under 49 U.S.C. § 24308(E)
- By: Iain Murray
On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), I respectfully submit this comment letter for the Board’s consideration in the FD 36496 proceeding. Founded in…
Comments to the CMA in re: Facebook/GIPHY merger
- By: Iain Murray
Submitted to the Inquiry via [email protected], 1 September 2021 Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments in the matter of the Competition and…
CEI Comments on Intermediate Bodies Rule
- By: Iain Murray
Dear Director Rosenfield, On behalf of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, I respectfully submit the following comments. Founded in 1984, the Competitive Enterprise Institute is a…
Podcast Episodes
Free Markets and the Common Good with Iain Murray
This week we cover fake environmentalism and the need to build, a look at policymaking inside the National People’s Congress in China, the new normal...
Threats to Economic Freedom, Then and Now with Iain Murray
This week we talk about recycled Legos, socially responsible pension funds, pessimistic views about politics, and a special immigration visa for microchip experts. Our interview...