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Coalition urges Commodity Futures Trading Commission cut red tape on prediction markets
The Competitive Enterprise Institute today sent a coalition letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) urging it to adopt a policy of permissionless innovation…
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How IAIS advances DEI policies
As explained in an earlier blog post, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has drifted away from its mission and is actively working…
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Big Beautiful Bill threatens the Costco of health care
You’ve probably never wondered why you buy peanut butter from the grocery store instead of directly from the J.M. Smucker Company or your TV from…
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No Need for Another Social Security Commission: Kemp Syndicated Column
Published January 22, 2001 Published January 22, 2001 Distributed by Copley News Service One of the real highlights of…
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GWB’s Cabinet Picks: Washingtonpost.com Chat with CEI’s Myron Ebell
Text of online chat at washingtonpost Text of online chat at Washingtonpost.com with CEI’s Myron Ebell on George W. Bush’s cabinet selections…
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State Officials Rebuked for Regulatory Fervor Concerning Online Privacy
Washington DC, January 4, 2001 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute this week took state attorneys general to task for endorsing an extreme set…
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Tech Briefing 2001
High tech issues are at center stage in the 107th Congress. Broadband deployment, intellectual property, internet regulation and taxation, the “digital divide,”…
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Rational Ignorance And Election Hype
Full Article Availabe in PDF Format Executive Summary A review of the recent election from the cultural value perspective…
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Truly a Golden Age, If We Can Keep It: Kemp Nationally Syndicated Column
Published December 31, 2000 Published December 31, 2000 Distributed by Copley News Service In 1787 as the…
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Forging Forward
To both President-elect W. George Bush and Vice President Al Gore, I offer Winston Churchill’s pro- found and comforting ‘thought that “victory is never final, defeat…
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The Govs Who Stole Christmas: Jessica Melugin Op-Ed
Chances are you purchased at least one gift over the Internet this Christmas season. The online shopping mall and research service Bizrate.com reported that shoppers…
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Forging Ahead: Jack Kemp Nationally Syndicated Column
Published November 27, 2000 Published December 18, 2000 Distributed by Copley News Service To both President-elect George Bush and…
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A New Tax System for the 21st Century: Kemp Nationally Syndicated Column
Published December 11, 2000 Distributed by Copley News Service While the marathon presidential election in Florida grinds to a conclusion,…
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FTC Considers Privacy Violation Charges Against Amazon
Washington, DC, December 6, 2000 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute today warned the commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission not to let…
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Melugin Letter To The FTC
December 5, 2000Robert PitofskyChairmanThe Federal Trade Commission600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20580 Dear Chairman Pitofsky: Recently, Amazon.com contacted its…
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Dec. 2000 UpDate Cover Story: Buying Nothing Helps No One
While most Americans celebrated blessings material and spiritual on Thanksgiving, the anti-consumer movement united to celebra While most Americans celebrated blessings material and…
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…Until They Know You Care
The recent election results suggest that if classical liberals,libertarians and conservatives, and free-market advocates want From the December issue of CEI…
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Kemp: An Open Letter to Alan Greenspan
Dear Mr Published November 27, 2000 Distributed by Copley News Service Dear Alan: …
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Economic Mischief
While everyone watches Florida as we attempt to choose the next president of the United States, we shouldn’t forget that we still have a very active,…
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Paging the New Congress: Demand-Driven Spectrum Reform at the FCC
On November 9, the Federal Communications Commission announced new plans for the distribution of the electromagnetic spectrum used by wireless communications companies. The…
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Tax Reform is Green, “Green” Taxes Aren’t
Full Document Available in PDF “Tax Reform” has become an empty…
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Civic Virtue, Civic Vice: Jack Kemp’s Nationally Syndicated Column
Published November 13, 2000 Published November 13, 2000 Distributed by Copley News Service Headline: Civic Virtue, Civic Vice …
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The Despairing Optimist: To the Victor the Spoils?
The Despairing Optimist: Friday afternoon (post-election) November 10, 2000 Who will be our next President? It’s still up in…
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Memo to the President-elect: Kemp Nationally Syndicated Column
Published November 6, 2000 Published November 6, 2000 Distributed by Copley News Service Headline: Memo to the President-elect…
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No Fool For Microsoft
Next February, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will sit en banc for two days to hear the appeal of United States…
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Prisoners of K Street
From the October/November issue of CEI UpDate From the October/November issue of CEI UpDate…
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The Culture of Fear: A Reader’s Guide
From the October/November issue of CEI UpDate From the October/November issue of CEI UpDate Sixty-eight years ago, Franklin…
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Christmas Gift Book Ideas
From the October/November issue of CEI UpDate Tis the Season to have to shop for all your friends and…
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CEI Book Reviews: David Friedman’s Law’s Order
From the October/November issue of CEI UpDate Law’s Order: What Economics Has To Do With Law And Why It Matters…
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Death, Taxes, and a Government Sponsored Postal Monopoly
From the October/November issue of CEI UpDate Think the government-granted monopoly the United States Postal Service holds is an outrage?…
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Odds & Ends: Gus Hall–Revolutionary, Duffer, Angler; Orwell in the Apple; Wacky Patacki; Bubble-Headed Cher
From the October/November issue of CEI UpDate SOW BLOODY REVOLUTION, THEN HIT THE LINKS! Legendary Communist Party USA…
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CEI Book Review: Lessig’s Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace
From the October/November issue of CEI UpDate Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace Lawrence Lessig Basic Books · 1999…
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Scare Tactics Won’t Work: Kemp Nationally Syndicated Column
Published October 30, 2000 Published October 30, 2000 Distributed by Copley News Service Headline: Scare Tactics Won’t Work …
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Prosperity in the Balance: Kemp Nationally Syndicated Column
Published October 23, 2000 Published October 23, 2000 Copley News Service Headline: Prosperity in the Balance …
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High Tech Industry Suffers When Companies Curry Federal Favors
Delong Op-Ed on Tech Central Station. This week I was talking with Roger Cochetti, vice president of Network Solutions and experienced observer of…
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Arafat’s Diplomacy In Extremis: Kemp Nationally Syndicated Column
Politics Nationally syndicated column Distributed by Copley News Service October 16, 2000 Headline: Arafat’s Diplomacy In Extremis…
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Antitrust Threat to New Technologies: Pieler Op-Ed in Washington Times
Published in the Washington Times <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> October 16, 2000 Nothing…
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Put a Lid on Antitrust Zealots: Pieler Deseret News Op-Ed
Published in the Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT) <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Distributed by Scripps Howard…
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It’s Not Class War, It’s Marriage: Kemp Nationally Syndicated Column
The vice presidential debate between Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman was a fabulous discussion between two statesmen, two good friends of mine and two distinct…
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How Environmentalism Kills the Poor: Roger Bate
Every day Dr. Lizette du Plessis, one of three doctors at the company clinic of Mozal, the state of the art aluminum smelter near Maputo…
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Gore Debatable: Kemp Op-Ed in Seattle Post Intelligencer
Published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer The presidential debates are the Super Bowl of politics. With the race coming down to the line, they…
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Delay is Not a Four-Letter Word: Gattuso Op-Ed in Washington Times
Published in the Washington Times <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> October 2, 2000 …
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Supreme Court Gives Reality A Chance To Catch Up To Politics: DeLong Op-Ed
Distributed by Bridge News Service<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> September 29, 2000 Headline: By…
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Feds Should Make Web Cookie Crumble: Kemp Op-Ed in Seattle P-I
Published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Distributed by Copley News Service<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> September 27, 2000…
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Amazon.com Puts Consumers in Control: Melugin in TechCentralStation.com
Published in TechCentralStation.com<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> September 25, 2000 …
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Habitat for Humanity Builds Dreams: Kemp Op-Ed in Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer September 20, 2000 In the years since I…
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Foreign Policy a Crucial Issue: Kemp Op-Ed in Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer September 13, 2000 As the presidential campaign heads into…
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Nader Has the Courage to Fight a Totem
The vice president is worried about Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader. Robert Kennedy Jr. summed up his concern nicely: “Nader’s candidacy could siphon votes…
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Got a Computer? More Power To You: Mills/Huber Op-ed in Wall Street Journal
It takes electrons to move bits Published in the Wall Street Journal September 6, 2000 It takes electrons to move bits. The…
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Prohibition, Privacy & Protection: The Real Online Gamble
From the August/September 2000 issue of CEI UpDate. On August 10, Jay Cohen was sentenced to 21 months in prison and a $5,000 fine. His…
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An Instant Message to AOL’s Competitors
From the August/September 2000 issue of CEI UpDate In late July, the Federal Communiations Commission held a hearing on issues…
