Legacy Newsletters

• By: Richard Morrison
• 12/19/2007

  Issues in the News   1. LEGAL The American Tort Reform Foundation issues its 2007 “Judicial Hellholes” report, highlighting the most unfair…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 12/14/2007

Issues in the News 1. CONGRESS The Senate passes major energy legislation, including ethanol mandates and stricter fuel economy standards. CEI…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 12/13/2007

Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Antitrust regulators take additional time to review the proposed purchase by Google of Internet advertising firm…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 12/11/2007

Issues in the News 1. CULTURE A “media watchdog group” calls for stricter regulation of video game violence. CEI Expert Available…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 12/07/2007

Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Delegates to the United Nations’ global warming summit in Bali generate as much carbon dioxide as…

Business and Government

• By: Cord Blomquist, Eli Lehrer, Richard Morrison
• 12/06/2007

Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Senators vote to increase the severity of fuel economy regulations. CEI Expert Available to Comment:…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 12/05/2007

Issues in the News 1. CULTURE Bars and restaurants across the country celebrate the anniversary of the end of Prohibition with…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 12/04/2007

Issues in the News<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />   1. BUSINESS Sen. Hillary Clinton…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison, Unknown Author
• 12/03/2007

Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Shrinking deaths from weather disasters contradict predictions of extreme global warming. CEI Expert Available to…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/30/2007

Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT New technologies may be causing scientists to over count the number of hurricanes and tropical storms.

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/27/2007

Issues in the News 1. HEALTH New drug approvals by the Food and Drug Administration decline dramatically. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct Scholar…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/20/2007

Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY Owners of iPhones sue Apple over alleged monopolistic behavior. CEI Expert Available to…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/16/2007

Issues in the News 1. BUSINESS The House of Representatives votes on a bill limiting access to home loans.    CEI Expert…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/15/2007

Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Shareholders approve Sirius Satellite Radio’s acquisition of rival XM Satellite.    CEI Expert Available to Comment: Vice President for…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/14/2007

Issues in the News<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> 1. CONGRESS Under pressure from activist groups, retail giant Target agrees to…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/13/2007

Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Ethanol stocks suffer setbacks.   CEI Expert Available to Comment: Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis on ethanol’s claims…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/06/2007

Issues in the News 1. CONGRESS President Bush threatens to veto the 2007 Farm Bill. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/05/2007

Issues in the News 1. CONGRESS Members of the Senate meet this afternoon to consider the 2007 Farm Bill.    CEI Expert…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/02/2007

Issues in the News 1. CONGRESS The chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee expresses doubts about the 2007 Farm Bill.    CEI…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/01/2007

Issues in the News 1. INTERNATIONAL The Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes to approve the controversial United Nations-sponsored Law of the Sea Treaty…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/31/2007

Issues in the News 1. INTERNATIONAL The Senate Foreign Relations Committee considers the controversial United Nations-sponsored Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST).   …

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/29/2007

Issues in the News 1. BUSINESS The Federal Communication Commission prepares to overturn contracts between cable companies and apartment building managers.   …

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/26/2007

Issues in the News 1. BUSINESS Residents of southern California survey the damage from recent wildfires.    CEI Expert Available to Comment:…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/25/2007

Issues in the News 1. LEGAL Several states prepare to sue the federal government over regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.    CEI…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/24/2007

Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee holds a hearing on a bill to restrict greenhouse gas…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/23/2007

Issues in the News 1. SAFETY Firefighters battle wildfires throughout southern California.    CEI Expert Available to Comment: Senior Fellow Robert…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/19/2007

Issues in the News 1. HEALTH Democrats in Congress vow to keep pushing the children’s health insurance bill known as “SCHIP,” even…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/17/2007

Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY Greenpeace attacks Apple for what it considers “toxic” components in the iPhone.    CEI…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/17/2007

Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY Greenpeace attacks Apple for what it considers “toxic” components in the iPhone.    CEI…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/16/2007

Issues in the News 1. ECONOMICS Taxpayers advocates highlight the amount of public money doled out to the owners of professional sports franchises. …

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/15/2007

Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Al Gore wins the Nobel Peace Prize.    CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director of Global…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/04/2007

Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY The purchase of Internet advertising firm DoubleClick by Google raises privacy concerns.    CEI…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/03/2007

Issues in the News 1. CONGRESS The Senate Foreign Relations Committee hears testimony on the controversial United Nations “Law of the Sea” treaty. …

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/28/2007

Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY Senators grill Google on consumer privacy concerns connected to the planned buyout of online…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/20/2007

Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Cities across the country cancel…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/18/2007

Issues in the News   1. FINANCE The Washington, D.C. City Council votes on a measure that would limit fees on…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/17/2007

Issues in the News  1. INTERNATIONAL Microsoft suffers a legal setback in Europe where it has been accused of anti-competitive practices.

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/12/2007

News Highlights Feel Good vs Do Good on the Climate John Tierney, NYTimes, 11 September 2007 Climate Figures…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/12/2007

Issues in the News   1. ENVIRONMENT Danish scientist Bjørn Lomborg garners high-profile media attention for his new book, “Cool It:…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/10/2007

Issues in the News   1. ENVIRONMENT Local governments embrace the idea of “green” building standards for new construction projects.

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/04/2007

Issues in the News   1. ENVIRONMENT Consumers in the UK question the value of the billions of pounds paid every year in…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/23/2007

Issues in the News   1. TECHNOLOGY State attorneys general pressure MySpace, Facebook and other social networking websites to implement stricter…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/22/2007

Issues in the News   1. ECONOMICS Officials and residents debate whether the federal government should subsidize rebuilding efforts in hurricane-prone…

Business and Government

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/20/2007

Issues in the News   1. BUSINESS The Federal Trade Commission tries to block the merger of the Whole Foods and…

Antitrust

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/15/2007

Issues in the News   1. CONSUMER Prices for basic foodstuffs are rising sharply, driven in part by the use of corn…

Antitrust