Legacy Newsletters

• 01/08/2013

- Almost no regulations get reviewed to determine if benefits exceed costs, especially in the case of independent agencies like the FCC,CEI's Wayne Crews explains…

• 01/07/2013

- CEI Senior Fellow Chris Horner reports on secrets being kept by the Obama administration. - A new BPA study takes a closer look at…

• 01/03/2013

- According to Christopher Horner, there is substantial evidence that Lisa Jackson was not the only EPA official using illegal aliases - Matthew Melchiorre writes:…

• 12/17/2012

- Chemical industry groups say they want to “modernize” the nation’s chemical law by applying reasonable reforms that would prevent states from passing a patchwork…

• 12/13/2012

- Myron Ebell will join leaders and experts from nine other free market and conservative activist groups at a Thursday morning press conference to explain…

• 12/11/2012

- As the Senate prepares to vote on extending unlimited deposit insurance for non-interest bank accounts, 14 leaders and scholars of conservative and free-market groups…

• 12/05/2012

- President Obama’s fiscal cliff proposals include the cronyism-susceptible infrastructure bank idea. - Washington’s state bureaucrats are soliciting proposals from “public and private sector firms…

• 12/04/2012

- Proponents of Internet sales taxes are asking the lame-duck Congress to bless their state tax cartel as part of a larger tax reform package…

• 12/03/2012

- A Title VI expansion amendment provision to the 2013 Defense Authorization could potentially do great harm to schools, colleges, and students, while enriching trial…

• 11/30/2012

- On the face of it, a carbon tax seems to have no chance of being enacted. However, its proponents have a clever strategy. -…

• 11/26/2012

- Despite the recent and significant growth of its government, America remains quite far from throwing away capitalism in favor of a European-style social market…

• 11/21/2012

- On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency rejected petitions from the governors of Georgia, Texas, Arkansas, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, and North Carolina to suspend…

• 11/19/2012

- A House committee has launched an investigation into whether EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson used an email alias to try to hide correspondence from open-government…

• 11/16/2012

• 11/16/2012

- A proposed carbon tax is actually about finding a new, massive and ultimately expanding revenue source, an ATM machine, a European-style revenue gusher to…

• 11/12/2012

- CEI releases a new animated adaptation of I, Pencil. - CEI expects the EPA to move ahead on delayed rules on everything from greenhouse…

• 11/05/2012

- Nevada, Florida and California have all legalized driverless cars, and the District is considering whether to follow suit. - Both the blogosphere and the…

• 11/02/2012

- Disaster response provides an excellent example of how the invisible hand of the market works to alleviate suffering and bring quick relief to those…

• 10/31/2012

- EPA promises it is working diligently to review the so-called renewable fuel standard--but last Thursday, the agency took another 90-day extension. - Dodd-Frank designates…

• 10/26/2012

- Google, which has been the subject of a Federal Trade Commission antitrust probe for over a year, faces perhaps more scrutiny from government than…

• 10/24/2012

CEI’s Myron Ebell, one of America’s best-known climate science skeptics, was featured on a PBS Frontline documentary entitled, “Climate of Doubt.” Constitutional Law 101 eludes…

• 10/22/2012

Journalists perpetuate the fallacy that opposition to climate policies like cap-and-trade is a strictly partisan matter. PBS Frontline interviews CEI's Myron Ebell for "Climate of…

• 10/18/2012

In Tuesday's presidential debate, Obama claimed the Supreme Court said Lilly Ledbetter could not sue even if she had no way of discovering the discriminatory…

• 10/17/2012

Expanding legal channels for immigration promises to help curb dangerous immigration black markets for labor and human smuggling. New regulations are threatening to wipe out…

• 10/16/2012

Claims that the federal government saved the American auto industry by bailing it out ignore the devastating impact of the Japanese earthquake on competitors like…

• 10/15/2012

The EU's Nobel Peace Prize is greeted with warmth in Brussels and distinct coolness elsewhere. The Commerce Department levies tariffs from 18 percent to 240…

• 10/09/2012

FEATURE: The Liberal War on Transparency The Liberal War on Transparency, the new book by CEI Senior Fellow Chris Horner, was released this week.

• 10/09/2012

Unemployment fell below 8 percent for the first time in four years last month, according to the September jobs report from the Department of Labor.

• 10/04/2012

At the first presidential date, the candidates took on Obamacare, taxes, federal spending, Dodd-Frank and green energy.

• 10/03/2012

Forty-seven Republican Members of the House of Representatives sent a joint letter to Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) this week announcing that they oppose including a…

• 10/02/2012

One year ago this month, the Durbin Amendment debit card price controls from the Dodd-Frank financial "reform" law went into effect. A report last week…

• 10/01/2012

John Berlau recalls the past year of Dodd-Frank price controls. Angela Logomasini discusses Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. Chris Horner reveals a pattern of liberal evasion.

• 09/28/2012

FEATURE: Is There a Future for Generic Biotech Crops? Usually when patents expire, new generic markets are allowed to develop. But in the case of…

• 09/28/2012

Lawmakers hype the risks about children’s exposure to the chemicals found in a host of plastic products from school supplies to toys. Google prepares to…

• 09/26/2012

Dodd-Frank continues to undermine economic growth and the rule of law by injecting immense uncertainty into our economy. Environmentalists worry about the power consumed by…

• 09/25/2012

The state pension underfunding crisis has prompted most U.S. states to cut benefits, but cuts to date have only put a $100 billion dent in…

• 09/24/2012

The Chicago teachers' union wins a generous 16 percent increase over four years from Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Iain Murray slams Paul Krugman for celebrating the…

• 09/20/2012

The House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing: “Regulation Nation: The Obama Administration's Regulatory Expansion vs. Jobs and Economic Recovery.” A new Internet livestream service violates…

• 09/18/2012

A judge strikes down Scott Walker’s reform law in response to a legal challenge. Environmental Protection Agency celebrates mass murderer Che Guevara for Hispanic Heritage…

• 09/17/2012

Michelle Minton weighs in on New York's big soda ban. Russ Pohl explains what's going on with the Chicago teachers' strike. Marlo Lewis discusses a…

• 09/12/2012

Marlo Lewis discusses ethanol mandates. Will Tew explains why copyright bots are a problem. CEI files a lawsuit against EPA for hiding agency records.

• 09/10/2012

Hans Bader fact-checks Lilly Ledbetter. John Berlau discusses Clinton-era deregulation. Myron Ebell explains free-market opposition to the wind energy tax credit.

• 09/04/2012

Hans Bader discusses the bias of PolitiFact. Marlo Lewis separates myth from fact on global warming and methane. Ryan Young presents another "regulation roundup."…

• 08/30/2012

Angela Logomasini explains why BPA bans could be dangerous. Marlo Lewis presents an update on the lobbying efforts on T. Boone Pickens. Ryan Young and…

• 08/27/2012

FEATURE: I, Pencil Sneak Peek Next Week in Tampa During the Republican National Convention in Tampa next week, CEI will be showing a rough cut…

• 08/27/2012

John Berlau talks about financial deregulation under President Clinton. Hans Bader picks apart Obama Justice Department hiring policy. Ryan Radia encourages the GOP to protect…

• 08/22/2012

Brian McGraw discusses EPA's deliberations on ethanol mandates. Marlo Lewis talks about the Cross State Air Pollution Rule. Chris Horner breaks down the consequences of…

• 08/20/2012

Marlo Lewis talks about the EPA's approval of E15. Angela Logomasini discusses the use of pesticides to combat West Nile outbreak. Hans Bader asks if…

• 08/16/2012

John Berlau discusses the auto bailout. Sam Kazman explains how EPA ethanol mandates are affecting world food supplies. David Bier and Iain Murray discuss the…

• 08/13/2012

CEI experts comment on U.S. ethanol policy. Angela Logomasini talks about California's green chemistry law. Marlo Lewis discusses carbon taxes.