My new Penn Regulatory Review article explains why widespread claims that Trump is a deregulator are undermined by his immigration policies, which include increases in regulation that outweigh reductions he may have achieved elsewhere.
It's time we unleashed non-physicians to help opioid addicts.
Virginia's new Democratic politicians have a chance, but it goes against their partisan instincts.
Don't freak out about a slight fall in the number of federal safety inspectors.
The change would put D.C. in line with a rapidly rising number of states allowing pharmacist-prescribed oral contraceptives.
Slowing the flood of new rules and rolling back old ones keep some Americans in the president's corner.
When it comes to the FDA and USDA, where's the scaling back of rules?
Economy advances while administrative state recedes; lefty commentators hardest hit.
A TaxPayers' Alliance report says EU farm subsidies, tariffs, and overly strict regulations have made food in Britain seventeen percent costlier.
Contrary to his reputation (and Twitter feed), the president has been selectively trimming executive power.
The USDA just dumped Obama administration's proposed ridiculous biotech crop regulations; the FDA should quickly follow suit.
Pruning back regulation doesn't have to be a partisan issue.
FDA head Scott Gottlieb overturns Obama's ban on direct-to-consumer genetic testing.
Regulatory slowdown/rollback continues apace, but real deregulation requires congressional courage.
What's wrong with the other 55 percent?
Significant regulations "are down an astonishing 58 percent compared to Obama," reports the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
The regulatory deep state is fighting tooth and nail to preserve and expand its power in the face of Trump's deregulatory push.
The pharmaceutical market is anything but free at present.
Mike Lee makes the argument in favor, as he tries to steer the president toward the devolution of power
'Red tape is not the price of good government; it is the enemy of good government.'
Neomi Rao wants to keep an eye on the regulators.
Arguably the most questionable of the 14 new Congressional Review Act regulatory repeals may have the unintended consequence of limiting states' ability to drug-test those seeking unemployment benefits.
The Obama administration submitted 118 new rules in the same time it has taken Trump to make just 39
A new high water mark for regulatory reform, but another bill might eclipse Paul's proposal.
Wary libertarian enthusiasm greets Donald Trump's ambitious regulatory reform agenda
Cloaking government control in the language of benevolence.
States and industry will seek to roll back BLM's "vast overreach" of regulatory authority in court.
Not a radical reformer, but clearly understands how overregulation is slowing medical innovation
If he uses it right, the president's experience with taxes and red tape could benefit workers and small businesses.
Wanna stick it to the unfriendly skies? Let Richard Branson and other foreigners compete inside the U.S.
GOP politicians admit that President Trump's draconian cuts to the regulatory state aren't going to happen.
There have been diminishing returns to federal pollution regulation for a long time
Understands how over-regulation is slowing down innovation in medicines and foods
Also believes some healthcare should be a basic right written into the Constitution.
Some industries die natural deaths and Donald Trump and others shouldn't try to change that.
"Leashes come off" corporations, newspaper warns, unwittingly suggesting why Trump's deregulations might have corrective merit.
New bills in Montana and California would make it easier for small food entrepreneurs to thrive and for consumers to have more choices.
Carbon tax and dividend plan would eliminate all EPA carbon regulations, all clean energy subsidies, and all energy efficiency standards.
Trump plans to use executive orders to hack away at federal regulations, but he'll need congressional help to make lasting reforms.
Congress should take responsibility for making the rules that affect health, safety, and livelihoods of Americans
Repeal Obamacare, deregulate, and drain the swamp.
So says the president-elect in an interview this afternoon with the New York Times.
Activists howl in outrage and frustration
A few new good laws go on the books, but many terrible ones remain.
Wyoming's groundbreaking direct-to-market law, adopted earlier this year, appears to have sparked a growing movement.
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