Eye Doctors Don't Like Seeing Alternatives
The internet can increase options for consumers, but interest groups look for government restrictions to protect them from competition.
Policy
No, Flooding in Houston Was Not Caused By a Lack of Zoning Laws
The "development kills" crowd has failed to take into account the very creation of Houston and its long and colorful history of being underwater.
Seattle Bans Landlords from Running Criminal Background Checks
A textbook case of good intentions gone awry
Affordable Housing Regulations Crushing New Home Construction in L.A.
Developers blame new regulations.
California Gubernatorial Candidate Steered Low-Income Housing Funds To Campaign Contributors
California Treasurer John Chiang's conflicts of interest are not the first in the program's long and sordid history.
Many Poor Communities Lack Adequate Dental Care; Here's an Easy Way to Fix That
Alaska allowed dental therapists to practice within Native American communities. Ten years later the evidence is pretty clear.
Does the Federal Government Have a Role to Play in Combatting Bad State Licensing Laws?
Yes, but only because states have abdicated the responsibility themselves.
Trump Administration Blocks an Obscure Regulation, Hysteria Ensues
The regulatory deep state is fighting tooth and nail to preserve and expand its power in the face of Trump's deregulatory push.
Chicago to Businesses: Did Licensed Contractors Hang Those Window Signs?
Classic protection racket enforced by city fines.
Stossel: Stop! You Need a License To Do that Job!
"Bottleneckers" use occupational licensing to screw competitors and innovation in the name of keeping us safe.
Seattle Transit Agency Wants to Tear Down Fraternal Lodge
...and put up a parking garage
Deregulation and Market Forces Can Lower Pharmaceutical Prices
The pharmaceutical market is anything but free at present.
State Licensing Laws Are Mostly Awful; Sen. Mike Lee Might Have a Solution
Licensing laws are mostly a state issue, but a 2014 Supreme Court decision gives the federal government a role to play too. Lee is seizing the opportunity.
San Francisco Demands That Landlord Dismantle Veterans' Housing
The move would likely put at-risk tenants out on the street.
Trump's Labor Secretary Tells State Lawmakers: 'Fix Occupational Licensing'
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta says excessive licensing hinders the American workforce, reduces economic opportunities.
This Poconos Property Manager Helped My Family Keep Our Vacation Home—Until Pennsylvania Shut Her Down
Licensing laws are putting 61-year-old Sally Ladd out of work. Together, we're suing.
Tired of High Health Care Costs? Look at Misbehaving Dentists and the Licenses That Enable Them
Dentists use political muscle and control of regulatory boards to limit competition. How many other licensed professionals do the same?
Does Donald Trump Have Anything to Do With Constitutional Conservatism?
Mike Lee makes the argument in favor, as he tries to steer the president toward the devolution of power
Released From Prison But Locked Out of Work
How licensing laws that block people with criminal records harm the formerly incarcerated and the economy.
Green Building Practices May Have Contributed to the Grenfell Fire
The local government put "sustainability" ahead of safety.
Gene Simmons Wants to Trademark a Horns Hand Sign
He's admitted the gesture is a homage to Spiderman and Dr. Strange. It's also American Sign Language for "I love you."
Trump Is Right: Regulation Is Massively Slowing Down and Boosting the Costs of Modernizing Infrastructure
'Red tape is not the price of good government; it is the enemy of good government.'
How the Government Created Housing Segregation [Reason Podcast]
Richard Rothstein's The Color of Law documents how federal housing policy forced blacks and whites apart.
Trump's Pick for 'Regulatory Czar' Ain't Bad
Neomi Rao wants to keep an eye on the regulators.
Makeup Artist Vetoes Idaho's First Lady After Governor Vetoed Cosmetology Licensing Reforms
What goes around, comes around, governor.
Podcasting Star Ben Kissel Is Running For Brooklyn Borough President!
The co-host of Last Podcast on the Left talks about Millennial libertarians, gun rights in New York City, and our fascination with serial killers.
Oregon Man Fined for Doing Math Without a License Speaks Out
Free speech and traffic lights
Teen Must Get $110 Business License to Cut Lawns for $20
Mayor says he wants to fix the problem by creating other types of licenses.
Trump's Repeal of a Welfare Drug-Testing Regulation Backfires (Thankfully)
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.
Zoning Laws in New York, San Francisco, and San Jose Cut Americans' Wages by $8,775
And they've made the U.S. economy 9 percent smaller than it would it otherwise be.
Report: Regulation 'Has Essentially Ground to a Halt' Under Trump
The Obama administration submitted 118 new rules in the same time it has taken Trump to make just 39
Rand Paul's REINS Act Finally Makes It to Senate Floor
A new high water mark for regulatory reform, but another bill might eclipse Paul's proposal.
The Deregulator?
Wary libertarian enthusiasm greets Donald Trump's ambitious regulatory reform agenda
Local Officials Are Coming for Your Garden
Local regulatory busybodies are zoning away your right to grow food in your garden.
The Left Is Rebranding Environmental Regulations As Environmental Protections
Cloaking government control in the language of benevolence.
Congressional Deregulation Effort Stalls at Methane Rule Repeal
States and industry will seek to roll back BLM's "vast overreach" of regulatory authority in court.
Scott Gottlieb Confirmed as New FDA Commissioner
Not a radical reformer, but clearly understands how overregulation is slowing medical innovation
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.
