Should You Go to Jail for Unlocking Your Phone?
Derek Khanna on copyright, the DMCA, and the terrible law against freeing your cellphone
Economics
Salt Lake County Elminates Dozens of Licensing Regulations
No longer need special licenses for bowling alleys, flea markets and children's lemonade stands, among other things
Debate over Public Funding for Cruise Ship Ports
Same arguments to support taxpayer-funded sports stadiums invoked
ObamaCare Contributes to Closing of Two Iowa Abortion Providers
Planned Parenthood shuts down two clinics over regulatory burdens of Affordable Care Act
Why Republicans Are Bungling the Sequestration Debate
Republicans in Congress lack a narrative to counter further government spending.
Patents vs. Innovation: 3D Printing Edition
When intellectual property laws block breakthroughs.
2012 a Terrible Year for Illinois Public Pension Returns
Two out of five plans lost money. None reached as high as 1 percent on returns.
The Push For a Higher Minimum Wage Ignores Economic Reality
The push for minimum wage ignores low income earners.
New York Times Putting Boston Globe Up for Sale
Last media holding outside the core Times brand
Investors Sue to Stop Heinz Takeover
Say deal undervalues company in order to benefit insiders
Michigan Rep. Wants Audit of Stimulus-Funded Energy Projects
How much money is going to waste?
Federal Government Spends Record-High on Union Work
Union officials getting taxpayer-funded salaries doing union work (to extract more taxpayer money)
Dems Want Congress Back to Stop Sequester
Something about sleeping in beds they've made seems appropriate
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley Wants to Hike Gas Tax
Probably ought to take a hike instead
Detroit is in "Financial Emergency"
According to review team headed by Michigan State Treasurer Andy Dillon
American CEO Tells France to "Keep Your So-Called Workers"
Doesn't want a factory where workers only put in three hours a day
Anti-Austerity Strikes Hit Greece
Two largest unions call for workers to strike for 24 hours
Obama's Misguided Vision of Tax Reform
Reform should make the law simpler, not more complicated.
Greek President Warns of "Social Explosion"
Worried about what might happen if Greeks are asked to pay higher taxes
Employers Push for Tighter Definition of Full-Time Employee Under Health Law
Trying to escape some daunting new expenses
Obama's Immigration Plan Outlines Long Waiting Period For Citizenship
Undocumented workers will have to wait 13 years
Don't Look to States to Torpedo Obamacare
The program's incentives are perverse and irresistible
