Conservatives Shouldn't Oppose California's Potential Zoning Reforms
You have rights to your property, not to control others.
You have rights to your property, not to control others.
The widely resented and ridiculed policy, which the U.S. was nearly alone in enforcing, never made much sense.
A new effort called Operation Stork Speed aims to fix outdated FDA rules that block alternative baby formulas from reaching U.S. shelves.
Without Newsom's efforts, major reforms to California's stifling environmental laws would have died on the vine.
Europe’s lower GDP, higher electricity prices, and strict environmental regulations impede the use of air conditioning, contributing to the continent’s annual 175,000 heat-related deaths.
The company's surrender to Trump's extortion vindicates his strategy of using frivolous litigation and his presidential powers to punish constitutionally protected speech.
Now nearly 100 state AI laws will remain in force—and nearly 1,000 more are already waiting in the wings.
Plus: NHL labor news, wrestling regulations, and F1: The Movie.
Plus: A case for gambling freedom, the NHL’s tax dilemma, and a soccer movie.
The Senate parliamentarian says the 10-year AI moratorium may be passed by a simple majority through the Senate's budget reconciliation process.
For some restaurants in the state, local shrimp sales account for 90 percent of their revenue.
A Biden-era rule mandates two-person freight crews. But the government admits it lacks evidence that is necessary—and is instead relying on "common sense."
States keep banning lab-grown meat. Entrepreneurs keep innovating anyway.
Now is the perfect time for the FCC to change its precedent to comply with the First Amendment.
A new state law will make it harder to waive inspections.
Downsizing pushed the Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to adopt tech solutions that it could have tried years ago.
A new law creates an apprenticeship program allowing unlicensed Iowans to make an income from providing cosmetology and barbering services.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is petitioning the government to throw roadblocks in his rivals' way.
The case against Michelino Sunseri exemplifies the injustice caused by the proliferation of regulatory crimes—the target of a recent presidential order.
Plus: A listener asks if the "big beautiful bill" will decrease the deficit.
DOGE says regulatory changes will save $29.4 billion, but that does not amount to a reduction in government outlays, the initiative's ostensible target.
"New opportunities for innovation, economic growth, and global engagement," says one expert.
Marty Makary grossly exaggerates the prevalence of adolescent nicotine addiction, the concern underlying his agency's restrictions on e-cigarette flavors.
The next generation of online platforms is being shaped less by engineers and entrepreneurs and more by regulators and courts—and they’re very bad at it.
A federal judge blocks the administration's "Student Criminal Alien Initiative," which targeted foreign students who had no criminal records.
The vast majority of keys on the market contain more lead than is allowed by the state's strict new heavy metal standards.
The Federal Trade Commission was established to protect consumers. Under Biden and Trump, its focus has shifted.
In the name of "restoring freedom of speech," FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson wants to override the editorial judgments of social media platforms.
A proposed federal moratorium on state-level AI regulations is a necessary step toward a unified strategy that protects innovation and equity alike.
A recent policy report points to much-needed market-based reforms.
Conway, New Hampshire's attempt to force a local bakery to take down the mural "does not withstand any level of constitutional scrutiny," a judge ruled this week.
A bad bill inspired by European tech panic threatened to drive out Tesla, Meta, and Nvidia. Lawmakers in the House improved it—but now the bill is stalled in the Senate.
Make dishwashers great again.
Trump rightly decries the "absurd and unjust" consequences of proliferating regulatory crimes.
The site of George Washington's famed winter encampment might not have existed without colonial-era iron regulations.
Progressives used to believe in building more stuff. Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson want to do that again.
The California Environmental Quality Act has created a regulatory nightmare.
"All these government programs that regulate and control, they institutionalize mediocrity at best," argues Yaron Brook, head of the Ayn Rand Institute.
John Arnold argues that private markets solve problems better than government or philanthropy, and that real reform comes from decentralization, incentives, and evidence—not top-down control.
Export controls on advanced chips and AI models hold back innovation and hurt American businesses.
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker says Upside Foods has plausibly alleged that the law's protectionism violates the "dormant" Commerce Clause.
The penalty amounts to a "multibillion-dollar tariff," a Meta spokesperson says.
The city passed a law cracking down on food delivery companies rather than the reckless drivers creating chaos on sidewalks and streets.
Glue traps are a cheap and effective pest control tool. Naturally, San Francisco is considering banning them.
The lawsuit will hopefully make stringent regulations for nuclear power a relic of the past.
Jon Tolley and his family have been serving fresh lobster from their home for over 50 years, but an anonymous complaint to town regulators threatens to shut their business down for good.
Freed of regulatory deadweight, Americans will be in a much better position to compete with the world.
The campaign to make America dry is as dubious as the campaign for the food pyramid.
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