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.
So much for unleashing American energy.
Democrats would have a stronger rebuke to Trumpism if civic service in blue states were the national model rather than a laughingstock.
Longtime surgeon and Cato Institute fellow Jeffrey Singer argues that government overreach in health care undermines patient autonomy.
Sunbeams and breezes are too fickle. The most climate-friendly power source is using magic rocks to boil water.
A new book argues that late-20th-century lowbrow culture created the modern world.
The lawsuit will hopefully make stringent regulations for nuclear power a relic of the past.
A simple and quite symbolic presidential decree that symbolizes quite a bit, but accomplishes very little.
From Obama, to Trump, to Biden, to Trump again, the definition of showerhead keeps changing.
Freed of regulatory deadweight, Americans will be in a much better position to compete with the world.
Decades of efficiency mandates have made dishwashers weaker, A.C. units feebler, and appliances more expensive. A new rollback offers a rare win for function over dogma.
Canada’s retaliation against Trump’s tariffs is wiping American alcohol off store shelves—and fueling an unexpected push to deregulate its own restrictive liquor laws.
During Trump's first term, California filed numerous lawsuits seeking to halt deregulation.
At the current rate of inflation, the dollar will lose 33 cents of purchasing power within a decade.
From forest restoration to energy infrastructure, NEPA delays projects that would benefit the economy and environment.
"The effects were immediately seen by everyone and they were all beneficial," says the former vice president of Argentina's central bank.
Eliminating the deficit requires cutting the biggest spending—defense, Medicare, Social Security. So far, Trump says he won't touch those.
Trump and Biden both backed trade restrictions that ultimately lead to higher prices for the computer chips necessary to power artificial intelligence.
Inflation and rent prices are down, and the country has a budget surplus.
The move "seeks cheaper food for Argentines and more Argentine food for the world."
Domestic deregulation will decrease the cost of living. Trade barriers will do the opposite.
It shouldn't take a disaster for the state to consider fixing the rules that make it so expensive to building housing there.
Austerity measures and bold economic reforms led to the country's lowest inflation rate in over four years.
And also smartphones and FedEx, all of which were made possible by his push to abolish bad regulations.
If successful, the lawsuit could be a significant first step in reducing the red tape that has plagued American nuclear power.
Nobel-winning economist Vernon Smith says the 39th president radically improved air travel, freight rail, and trucking in ways that still benefit us immensely.
The libertarian case for the late Jimmy Carter.
By one account, regulations cost American households over $15,000 per year. Here's hoping DOGE can help.
Why Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are overestimating the extent to which the administrative state can be brought to heel through Presidential fiat.
If confirmed, Chris Wright and Gov. Doug Burgum will have the opportunity to prioritize innovation and deregulation to the benefit of taxpayers and the environment.
When money comes down from the DOT, it has copious strings attached to it—strings that make infrastructure more expensive and less useful.
Environmental Protection Agency
Lee Zeldin’s legal prowess may lead to a shrinking of the administrative state.
Will the mercurial tech mogul put his thumb on the scale to help his own companies, or will he push for a broader deregulatory agenda?
In the Abolish Everything issue, Reason writers make the case for ending the Fed, the Army, Social Security, and everything else.
Why is making spirits for personal use any of the government’s business in the first place?
A significant percentage of Native Americans don't even have electricity—thanks in part to reservations being subject to overwhelming bureaucracy.
Organ donations in the U.S. are controlled by a network of federally sanctioned nonprofits, and many of them are failing.
If the former president wins the 2024 race, the circumstances he would inherit are far more challenging, and several of his policy ideas are destructive.
Javier Milei’s repeal of restrictive rent control laws increased housing supply and stabilized prices.
Increasing the supply of housing requires looser rules and fewer bureaucratic delays.
Plus: An alleged slumlord gets a "tenant empowerment" grant, Seattle's affordable housing mandates lead to less housing, D.C.'s affordable housing crisis.
The Court this year reversed Chevron, a decades-old precedent giving bureaucrats deference over judges when the law is ambiguous.
Housing costs, job availability, energy prices, and technological advancement all hinge on a web of red tape that is leaving Americans poorer and less free.
Both campaigns represent variations on a theme of big, fiscally irresponsible, hyper-interventionist government.
A new poll challenges the protectionist narrative currently dominating both sides of the political aisle.
Plus: Kamala Harris doubles down on rent control, Gavin Newsom issues a new executive order on housing, and the natural tendency to keep adding more regulation.
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