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President Reagan’s argument that these regulations are unnecessary and harmful to consumers has proven to be prescient.
They’re the regulations that literally hit home, and rarely in a good way. The Department of Energy sets energy efficiency standards for just…
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No free lunch: Price controls won’t make groceries more affordable
When Americans go to the grocery store, they expect to find food and drinks. Lately, many are encountering something else: sticker shock. According to…
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CEI celebrates important free market leaders and anniversaries: Our Words
Today, in celebration of the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations and the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s 42nd birthday, CEI is proud to…
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Greens’ Bark Worse Than Bite: Environmental Issues Played Minor Role in Congressional Races
Despite predictions that environmental issues would sweep many Republican Senators and Congressmen out of office, environmental issues appear to have had a minimal impact on…
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Cleaning Hands In Predation Cases: A Modest Proposal To Improve Predatory-Pricing Suits
Full Document Available in PDF Reasonable…
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Ten Thousand Commandments: A Policymaker’s Snapshot of the Federal Regulatory State (1996 Edition)
Full Document Available in PDF While we know rather precisely how much the federal…
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Message from the Executive Director: Opposing Legal Plunder
Legal plunder is as old as government itself. In fact, most governments in most times and places are little more than glorified gangs of robbers.
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Wal-Mart — Predator or Prey?
In 1991, three retail pharmacies in Faulkner County, Arkansas, sued Wal-Mart for selling pharmaceutical items at predatorily low prices. The plaintiffs claimed that Wal-Mart's below-cost…
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Message From the President: Do Good, Be Profitable
The failure of socialism has forced its former adherents to seek new means to achieve old goals. One of the now popular variants is…
Staff & Scholars
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