Thanks to coverage at Reason and pushback from the industry, the federal government voided $14,000 fees on do-gooder craft distillers just in time for the new year.
A growing number of states are enshrining eviction moratoriums into laws that won't expire until well into next year.
Joe Biden can easily stop further work on the wall, protect property owners against further takings of private property, and save money in the process. Additional steps may be tougher, but are still worth considering.
Congress' extension of a federal ban on evictions does little to address the legal problems with the policy.
"I hope my case can start removing senseless boundaries to teletherapy," said Brokamp, who is suing in federal court on First Amendment grounds.
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It took 15 years for the agency to decide that consumers didn’t actually need to be protected from the threat of substandard fruit desserts.
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If the lawsuit were to succeed, it would hurt the people it seeks to help.
The Supreme Court has decided to hear a case challenging the legality of NCAA rules restricting compensation for college athletes. Legal issues aside, the policy case for abolishing these rules is strong.
As in many previous cases, government officials promised huge economic gains from seizing property for transfer to private interests - but failed to deliver.
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Libertarian History/Philosophy
"I just do my own thing," said the George Mason University economist and author of The State Against Blacks.
Republicans and Democrats are working together on an antitrust push against big tech. It will backfire big-time.
COVID-19 is reigniting old debates about zoning, public health, urban planning, and suburban sprawl.
Little gray men encounter reams of red tape.
It's hard to take seriously complaints that there are no alternatives to Facebook when they're made on Twitter.
You might finally be able to buy a dishwasher that gets the job done, unless Joe Biden changes the rules again.
Libertarianism is far from wildly popular, overall. But libertarian causes have done well in referenda in recent years. We can build on that.
Despite fears that a pandemic-ravaged economy would force renters from their homes in droves, evictions were down nationwide at the end of summer.
Nearly 60 percent of Californians approved a proposition to exempt Uber and Lyft from most of Assembly Bill 5.
Michael Morrison used to be a boxer. Now he brawls with zoning boards and tax collectors.
The president promised to save suburbanites' neighborhoods from a wave of new housing development. They voted against him anyway.
California Sen. Scott Wiener coasted to victory in an election that pitted his deregulatory housing agenda against his opponent's socialist vision.
Beneficial outcomes on at least three of four important California ballot measures: racial preferences, rent control, and protecting ride-share businesses and workers.
A new survey from realty company Redfin finds that only 24 percent of Trump supporters and 32 percent of Biden voters support reducing zoning regulations in their neighborhood.
These votes could have a big impact on the nation as a whole, as well as California.
As is so often the case, Trump's claims are not matched by Trump's actual record.
The Taiwanese manufacturer promised Trump and then–Governor Scott Walker 13,000 new jobs and a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant. They've delivered a mostly empty building that's one-twentieth the promised size.
Occupational licensing rules are more often arbitrary bureaucratic hurdles than they are protections for health or safety.
Only 37 percent of voters said they support Prop. 21, which would give local governments more power to limit rent hikes.
A mounting number of lawsuits are challenging the Trump administration's claim that it can adopt any policy it deems reasonably necessary to combat the pandemic.
The government is going after Google not to stop consumer harm but to level the business playing field.
Prop H will make it easier for businesses to set up shop or readapt their space, all while preventing nosey neighbors from bringing everything to a halt.
Government claims Google uses its power to force users and advertisers on board. Google says that its popularity is not anticompetitive.
San Francisco, New York City, Boston, and other large metro areas have posted double-digit drops in rent.
When it comes to the two major party candidates' housing plans, libertarians are left looking for the lesser of two evils.
Anti-biotech activists cite the precautionary principle to maintain chestnut tree-free forests.
Enforcement is supposed to be about protecting "consumer welfare." Overturning that goal would be bad for all of us.
House Democrats had approved $71 billion in assistance to homeowners and renters. The White House said it would agree to $60 billion. Now they'll get $0.
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Regulations have hiked up the cost of doing business, causing firms to automate and hire more employees with advanced degrees.
The Trump administration deployed more than 100 federal law enforcement officers to Portland to quell weeks of unrest. The administration claimed it was simply protecting a federal courthouse.
The president renewed his attack that a Biden presidency would wipe out the suburbs. Biden accused Trump of racist dog whistles.
How did California's housing shortage happen and why is it so intractable?
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