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Unless Biden Admin Reverses its Anti-Energy Policies, Russian Oil Imports Ban Will Hurt American Consumers
The Biden administration announced a ban on oil imports from Russia, in response to the invasion of Ukraine. CEI experts reacted to the decision.
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New CEI Paper Outlines Key Reforms to Aim State Antitrust Efforts Toward Consumer Welfare
In his 1978 book The Antitrust Paradox, Judge Robert Bork argued that the only benefit of antitrust law was to improve “consumer welfare.” Rarely…
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Final NEPA Rule Offers Measured Reforms to Benefit Stakeholders
In the decades since the original regulation was adopted, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process has become a thicket of red tape and…
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State AG and FTC Antitrust Actions against Facebook Fail to Prove Consumer Harm or Anticompetitive Behavior
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 48 State Attorneys General today announced antitrust lawsuits against Facebook, asserting the social media company’s acquisitions of Instagram…
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Federal Bailouts for States Forestall Necessary Reforms Needed for Long Term Resilience
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) today reacted to reports that Congress is considering including a provision for state bailouts in legislation aimed…
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Report: #Neverneeded 1920 Jones Act Hinders Coronavirus Economic Recovery
A 100-year-old law that imposes restrictions on commercial shipping now stands as a barrier to economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and imposes unfair costs…