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California’s $20 fast food worker minimum wage a regressive tax
California’s new $20 an hour minimum wage for fast food restaurants has turned into a regressive tax on the state’s low-income residents. People who wanted…
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FDA makes lab test power play
The Food and Drug Administration has just released its long anticipated final rule that explicitly asserts its claim of authority to regulate laboratory-developed-tests (LDTs)—tests that are designed, manufactured,…
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Department of Energy is coming after our light bulbs – again
We have already said goodbye to the incandescent light bulb, thanks to federal regulations. Will its replacement be next? Department of Energy (DOE) efficiency regulations…
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Another Victim of the Nanny State
In the spirit of Friday afternoon, allow me to direct your attention to the sad demise of Sudan’s only married goat. Her name was…
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KFC Lawsuit Thrown Out
A lawsuit against KFC for using trans fats in its fried chicken has been thrown out. In an appropriately sarcastic ruling, federal district…
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Speed Limits. . . Don’t Need ‘Em
Some visitors coming to my home this morning complained of very slow traffic on the beltway at 10:00 a.m. Serious traffic this late in the…
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From the Mouths of Babes: A Poetic Approach to Recycling
Yesterday's "How Did You Celebrate Earth Day?" post generated an unexpected response from Nishant Magar of the American Chemical Society. Apparently our friends at…
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Regulated to Death
The New York Times has an interesting story on how federal privacy and disability-rights regulations may have helped pave the way for the Virginia…
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Re: Guns in Virginia
Following up on Eli’s post below, the blog Classically Liberal (linked to from Freedom News Daily) notes that not only is…