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Trump’s criminal investigation of Fed chairman a mistake: CEI analysis
The Trump Justice Department’s newly announced criminal investigation of the Federal Reserve chairman, ostensibly concerning renovations of the Fed’s headquarters, is a mistake. Ryan Young,…
The Orange County
America’s AI electricity ‘crisis’ is easily fixed: Unleash market forces
The Orange County Register cited CEI’s expert on data centers public utility price. Communities are rebelling against the construction of massive data farms.
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Tariffs loom over US economy’s disappointing job gains for December 2025
The US economy added a disappointing 50,000 jobs in December 2025, according to government data. CEI experts point to tariffs and economic uncertainty as a…
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Protest San Francisco’s Happy Meal Ban – While You Still Have a Choice
Washington, DC., November 16, 2010—The Competitive Enterprise Institute invites you to consider taking your family to McDonald’s for Happy Meals on Saturday, November 20th, to…
News Release
FDA’s Caffeine Power Grab
Washington, D.C., November 17, 2010: The Competitive Enterprise Institute today called a pending FDA ban on caffeinated-alcoholic beverages a misguided and arbitrary extension of…
Op-Eds
Bill Would End Right to Work in All States
Samuel Gompers, the first and longest-serving president of the American Federation of Labor, once said, “There may be here and there a worker who for…
Op-Eds
Cap-and-tax is Dead but Kyotoism is Alive and Well at the EPA
Cap-and-tax may be dead in Congress but the Kyoto agenda of stealth energy taxes marches on at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Although the Clean…
Op-Eds
Debbie Riddle’s Arizona-Style Immigration Law Would be a Disaster for Texas
Texas state Rep. Debbie Riddle made headlines last week for introducing an Arizona-style immigration law called HB 17. An Arizona-style anti-immigration law would be…
National Center for Policy Analysis
Instant Reform: Measure the Hidden Tax of Regulation
The National Center for Policy Analysis discusses Wayne Crews's research on what Congress should do about the growing size of the regulatory state.
Fox News
FDA’s Graphic Warnings for Cigarettes: Noble Ad Campaign or Nanny State at Work?
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Minn.’s Pawlenty Ups Challenge to Fed Health Law
Google News
Pawlenty Seeks to Add Voice to Health Care Suit
Politico
Tim Pawlenty Joins Health Bill Lawsuit
Politico
Instant Reform: Measure The Hidden Tax Of Regulation
If Congress doesn’t grapple with the regulatory state, this economy can’t regain footing. You don’t have to tell the grass to grow; you simply have…
Texas Insider
An End to Out-of-State Beer?
Washington Times
Cigarette Warnings to be More Graphic?
Associated Content
National Deficit Commission: Eliminate Commercial Space Subsidies
NCPA
An End to Out-of-State Beer?
US News
Tobacco Settlement Could Go to the Supreme Court
NCPA
The Problem with Public-Private Partnerships
NCPA
A Union Pension Bailout During the Lame Duck Season in Congress?
NCPA
Tobacco settlement — A pinnacle of coroporate-government collusion — faces challenge in Supreme Court
NCPA
The Election’s Over, So Let’s Get Back to Business
President Obama recently warned that the current high unemployment could be “a new normal” in the United States. If his administration doesn’t change course…
Investors' Business Daily
Tax Preparers Shouldn’t Get IRS Favors
Taxes are big business. And not just for the federal government, which collects over $1 trillion per year in income tax revenue alone. Because the…
Investors' Business Daily
Many Threats Loom in Lame-Duck Session
LaCrosse Tribune
GOP Shift in House Not Likely to Affect Farmers
LaCrosse Tribune
Democrats Support Yet Another Bailout
LaCrosse Tribune
Big Labor May Still Reap Benefits Despite Election Losses
Organized labor’s fears were realized Tuesday when Republicans won a decisive majority in the House, almost eviscerated the Democrat majority in the Senate and picked…
Las Vegas Review Journal
Reining in the regulatory state
The Las Vegas Review-Journal discusses Wayne Crews's research on the size of the federal regulatory state. Congress passed and the president signed into law…
Study
Business Must Fight for Economic Freedom
Business Must Fight for Economic Freedom Fred L. Smith, Jr. President, Competitive Enterprise Institute Written Remarks For the…
Study
The 2010 Union Pension Bailout Bills
Get ready to give some of your hard-earned cash – again – to the cronies of Congress who are pushing for yet another bailout. Two…
Las Vegas Review Journal
Contrarian Says U.S. Needs More H-1B Workers
Daily Caller
A Giant Awakens?
Yesterday’s election could be the start of something grand — but not because Republicans won the House. Many of the Obama administration’s policies, including…
Daily Caller
Contrarian Says U.S. Needs More H-1B Workers
Daily Caller
Unions are Hijacking our Democracy
Daily Caller
It’s Time To Regulate The State
Think about what’s about to happen, if we don’t stop it. Crushing regulations loom thanks to unpopular health care and financial reform legislation. An ambitious…
Daily Caller
Why I Didn’t Vote
The last time I voted was in 2002. And once again, after careful thought, I decided to sit this one out. There are lots…
Cigar Magazine
Menthol Wars
Full Document Available in PDF So cool. So refreshing. So politically endangered. They’re…
Cigar Magazine
Think Tank Opposes Caps, Fees, Time Limit on H-1B Visas
One News Now
New Regulations Beyond EPA’s Control
One News Now
Prospects for U.S. Internet Gambling Post-Midterm Elections
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has been pivotal in efforts to legalize Internet gambling in the United States. In 2007, he introduced the first of several…
One News Now
Virginia Lawmakers Aren’t Entitled to Liquor Revenue (Letter to the Editor)
It is long past time for Virginia to shake its state monopoly on liquor sales, and it’s a shame that we’ll have to wait until…
One News Now
Fireman Strikes in Our Future
One News Now
Virginia Lawmakers Aren’t Entitled to Liquor Revenue
It is long past time for Virginia to shake its state monopoly on liquor sales, and it’s a shame that we’ll have to wait until…
One News Now
Fannie & Freddie Don’t Deserve Any More Tax Dollars (Letters to the Editor)
The Examiner was right to oppose more taxpayer bailouts for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which are expected to receive between $73 billion and $215…
One News Now
Morning Scan – Free Checking
One News Now
The Free Checking Restoration Act
Having largely abandoned attempts to defend ObamaCare in the run-up to next week’s election, President Obama and his allies are now warning that opponents will…
One News Now
The End of Free Checking?
One News Now
H-1B Visas: A Case for Open Immigration of Highly Skilled Foreign Workers
American Spectator
The Nobel Case for Immigration
Only 1 in 20 people on earth live in America. But Americans won 4 of 11 Nobel prizes this year. Last year, it was…
American Spectator
Union Campaigns Against Fast Food Industry Should Concern Young Workers and Consumers
Infrastructurist
TIGER II Proposals Already Under Attack by Auto Interests
Infrastructurist
Free Checking – How ‘Bout Them Democrats
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Clyde Wayne Crews
Fred L. Smith Fellow in Regulatory Studies
- Business and Government
- Consumer Freedom
- Deregulation
Richard Morrison
Senior Fellow
- Antitrust
- Business and Government
- Capitalism and Free Enterprise
Ryan Young
Senior Economist and Director of Publications
- Antitrust
- Business and Government
- Regulatory Reform