Could Trump's Deregulation Be a Lifeline for Struggling Entrepreneurs?
If he uses it right, the president's experience with taxes and red tape could benefit workers and small businesses.
Deregulation
How Protectionism Shields United Airlines From Competition
Wanna stick it to the unfriendly skies? Let Richard Branson and other foreigners compete inside the U.S.
Turns Out Congressional Republicans Don't Really Want to Cut Spending
GOP politicians admit that President Trump's draconian cuts to the regulatory state aren't going to happen.
Relax: Gutting the EPA Won't Make Your Air Dirtier and Water More Polluted
There have been diminishing returns to federal pollution regulation for a long time
Scott Gottlieb: Trump's Nominee for Food and Drug Administration Commissioner
Understands how over-regulation is slowing down innovation in medicines and foods
At SXSW, Mark Cuban Calls Himself a Libertarian 'at Heart,' Wants to Be Convinced to Run for President
Also believes some healthcare should be a basic right written into the Constitution.
Even Freed from Regulations, Don't Expect Coal Jobs To Return. Or Factory Jobs, Either.
Some industries die natural deaths and Donald Trump and others shouldn't try to change that.
New York Times Thinks Businesses Are Dogs That Need Pre-emptive Choking From Government
"Leashes come off" corporations, newspaper warns, unwittingly suggesting why Trump's deregulations might have corrective merit.
Deregulation of Local Foods Is a Winning Idea That's Spreading
New bills in Montana and California would make it easier for small food entrepreneurs to thrive and for consumers to have more choices.
Carbon Dividends: Solve Man-Made Climate Change While Shrinking Government?
Carbon tax and dividend plan would eliminate all EPA carbon regulations, all clean energy subsidies, and all energy efficiency standards.
Trump, House Republicans Target EPA, Energy, Interior for Regulatory Cuts
Trump plans to use executive orders to hack away at federal regulations, but he'll need congressional help to make lasting reforms.
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act Is Not Necessarily Anti-Science
Congress should take responsibility for making the rules that affect health, safety, and livelihoods of Americans
New Year's Resolution Wish List for Reforming Big Government
Repeal Obamacare, deregulate, and drain the swamp.
Trump Will 'Keep an Open Mind' About the Paris Climate Change Agreement
So says the president-elect in an interview this afternoon with the New York Times.
Trump Regulatory Rollback: Auto Fuel Efficiency Standards
Activists howl in outrage and frustration
State Beer Laws Continue Slow Creep in Right Direction
A few new good laws go on the books, but many terrible ones remain.
Food Freedom Spreading Across States
Wyoming's groundbreaking direct-to-market law, adopted earlier this year, appears to have sparked a growing movement.
You'll Never Guess Which Presidential Candidate Is Running on Tax Simplification and Deregulation?
This candidate promises to "take a hard look at licensing requirements from state to state" and simplify small-business taxes.
The Art of Incremental Change
Imagining an effective strategy aimed at social transformation is an intrinsically complex matter, and no single method will succeed.
The FCC Might Have Just Killed Polling as We Know It—and That's OK
Pollsters like Nate Silver are understandably freaked out, but it's not the government's job to protect their business model.
Let's All Disobey Stupid Laws
Many freedoms we take for granted exist because of lawbreakers.
A Strike Against State Regulation of Yoga Teachers in Colorado
Bill would exempt yoga teacher training schools from costly state certification
The Slow Creep Toward Saner Alcohol Policies
Success stories, deregulation, and voter-led changes spell (mostly) good news.
No, It Isn't Surprising That Ghostbusters Mocked the Government
Anti-authoritarian movies and anti-authoritarian public policy
Montana Seeks to Loosen Food and Agricultural Regulations
Montana is looking to loosen some food regulations in the state. That's good, because there's room for improvement.
Virginia Bill Would Expand Farm and Food Freedom
Critics may moan about food safety risks, but anyone who's read Joel Salatin's Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal knows that the link between inspection and food safety is tenuous at best.
The Benefits of Unregulated Pot
California's "wild west" demonstrates the domesticating power of capitalism.
The FDA Stifles the Advance of Modern Molecular Medicine
Wall Street Journal review of the new book, The Cure in the Code, by Peter Huber
Fixing California: Freer Markets and Fewer Contraptions
The state currently operates like a Rube Goldberg Machine.
California Slowly Unshackling Some Small Food Entrepreneurs
Do California's statewide cottage food law and the possible lifting of the regulatory burden on some farmers markets in the state signal a trend?
Frank New Documentary on Washington, DC's Hot Dog Entrepreneurs Gets it Right
An excellent new documentary, which premieres next week at the Austin Film Festival, looks at the challenges faced by Washington, DC's food cart entrepreneurs.
Texas Food Deregulation Helps the Little Guy
In recent years, Texas has improved the regulatory climate for craft beer, small home food entrepreneurs, and farmers markets in the state. Can the trend continue?
The Legacy of Frank Lautenberg
The late Sen. Frank Lautenberg's true legacy is one of entrepreneurship.
Merkel Says Eased Regulations Needed, With Austerity
To pave the way for investment and economic growth
How Government Regulations Distort the Television Airwaves
A new company challenges government controls over the broadcast spectrum.
How Thatcher Liberated Western Europe
Even while saying "No. No. No," the famous Euro-skeptic helped the continent say yes to much-needed reforms.
