Legacy Newsletters

• 07/15/2013

- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is resigning to become president of the University of California system. - These days, it seems not a week…

• 07/09/2013

- Last week marked the seventy-eighth anniversary of President Franklin Roosevelt signing the National Labor Relations Act into law. - A new ALEC report reveals…

• 07/05/2013

- The Congressional Budget Office released an updated estimate of how the Senate immigration bill (S. 744) will affect flows of illegal immigration. - Supporters…

• 07/03/2013

- We have much to be grateful for in the U.S.A., but we’re a long way from grasping the impacts of government intervention on our…

• 06/26/2013

- President Obama’s climate agenda is being executed without public or congressional support and is being pursued in this way because he knows the peoples’…

• 06/24/2013

- Rand Paul gave the keynote address at the annual Competitive Enterprise Institute dinner last Thursday night in Washington DC. The event's theme was James…

• By: CEI Staff
• 06/19/2013

- The House is expected to vote this week on the five-year farm bill. - Obamacare will soon dramatically affect businesses' size, as many medium-sized…

• 06/13/2013

- Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne wrote in a recent column that if true small-government, libertarian policies are the best way to organize society, then…

• By: CEI Staff
• 06/10/2013

- The individuals and small business owners who are suing the federal government over a major IRS regulation imposed under the Affordable Care Act filed…

• 05/31/2013

- Profits do not equal pollution, but still environmentalists carry on a green jihad for increased state control of businesses. - As part of its…

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• 05/24/2013

- Sens. David Vitter, R-La., and Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., surprised the Senate with their introduction of legislation to overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act on…

• 05/20/2013

- The Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general will review claims the EPA refuses to waive public records fees for conservative groups while granting the waivers…

• 05/13/2013

- The IRS has acknowledged that it had wrongfully targeted Tea Party groups for heightened scrutiny. - The Heritage Foundation’s new report on the fiscal…

• 05/07/2013

- Senators crossed a dangerous line today when they voted to approve the dubiously named Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 743). - Exaggerated pesticide warnings could…

• 05/01/2013

- Remember the White House’s poster child for welfare dependency, Julia? Meet Julius. - The U.S. government is banning a standard, normal-smelling French cheese based…

• 04/24/2013

- OMB just released the new 2013 Draft Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations, and the burdens are increasing. -…

• 04/19/2013

- The EU’s biggest joke of a climate policy—by far—has been the Emissions Trading Scheme, a cap-and-trade. It’s actually failed twice - Since the Gang…

• 04/16/2013

- CEI Immigration Policy Analyst David Bier: " Immigration reform should reflect market realities." - The Ecuadorian President is backed by an international green lobby,…

• 04/09/2013

- The late Margaret Thatcher recognized the great error of socialism. As she put it, the trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out…

• 04/05/2013

- Officials at the Environmental Protection Agency unlawfully seek to impose fee barriers as a means of denying and, at minimum, delaying groups EPA deems…

• 04/03/2013

- Nanny-state warrior New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is now planning a citywide ban on plastic-foam food packaging, including takeout boxes, cups and trays.

• 04/01/2013

- In this era of sequestration, why is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) awarding millions in grants to an organization under Congressional investigation?…

• 03/27/2013

- CEI's Marlo Lewis calls the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) another proud milestone in the glorious history of centralized economic planning. - When Secretary of…

• 03/25/2013

- Dow Chemical has been calling for restricting exports of liquefied natural gas, arguing such a move would add more value to the economy than…

• 03/18/2013

- Since January, the Environmental Protection Agency has provided about 6,000 emails to the Competitive Enterprise Institute as part of a court-ordered plan to comply…

• 03/12/2013

- Small businesses look to self-insurance as way to avoid Obamacare’s costs and mandates. - A state judge in New York has struck down the…

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• 03/07/2013

FEATURE: CEI Responds to State of the Union…

• 03/07/2013

FEATURE: FCC Is Third Most Expensive Federal Agency…

• 03/07/2013

• 03/07/2013

- Herb Alpert has the rare distinction of beginning not only a successful career as a musician but a multinational entertainment corporation at the same…

• 03/01/2013

- This week, Sen. Rand Paul introduced the Senate version of the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act. - The state…

• 02/27/2013

- One of the most persistent beliefs among proponents of alternative energy is that we are in danger of running out of fossil fuels. -…

• 02/25/2013

- Europe, which has been enjoying a recent respite from financial chaos, is about to get a rude awakening: Italian elections. - Having had their…

• 02/21/2013

- CEI sent a coalition letter to Congress yesterday opposing E-Verify. Over 40 public policy groups signed onto the letter, including the ACLU. - It…

• 02/13/2013

- On Tuesday evening, Competitive Enterprise Institute staff live-blogged President Barack Obama's 2013 State of the Union address. - John Berlau: Obama is right to…

• 02/12/2013

- Tonight, Competitive Enterprise Institute staff will host a live blog of President Barack Obama's 2013 State of the Union address. - The United Food…

• 02/11/2013

- In a typical year, Congress will pass between 100 and 200 laws, while regulatory agencies will pass more than 3,500 regulations. - In 2012-2013,…

• 02/05/2013

- Over the years, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have repeatedly issued bogus reports claiming that Americans face…

• 02/01/2013

- Cups made with polystyrene foam are disappearing from the marketplace because a bevy of misinformation about their environmental effects, according to Angela Logomasini. -…

• 01/31/2013

- Did spending cuts cause the economy to contract? John Berlau says the 'regulatory cliff' is more likely to blame. - The Virginia Senate Finance…

• 01/29/2013

- The Office of Management and Budget, in its 2011 Information Collection Budget of the U.S. Government, estimates that 8.783 billion hours is required to…

• 01/25/2013

- Matthew Melchiorre: "Prominent economists, politicians, and pundits throw around the term “austerity” as if policies by that name always take the same form." -…

• 01/23/2013

- Hans Bader discusses rising healthcare costs. - Iain Murray reviews FrackNation. - Chris Horner says the Obama Administration broke its promise of transparency.

• 01/18/2013

- On Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied by 7-1 a petition for a full-court re-hearing of its 2-1 decision last summer to…

• 01/15/2013

- At about 4:55 p.m. on Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency finally complied with a court order to deliver the first of four sets of…