Trade Associations, Chamber of Commerce Warn of Danger in Data Privacy Bill
Plus: Purity politics, the end of the "millennial consumer subsidy," an unhappy outcome for folks seeking to free Happy the elephant, and more...
Consumer Freedom
Study: Europe's Aggressive Privacy Regulations Are Killing App Innovation
Consumers lose out when compliance costs prevent services from ever entering the market.
Anti-Tech Antitrust Bill Draws Criticism From All Sides
Plus: CBD could prevent COVID-19, gun owner privacy is at risk in California, and more...
Anti-Amazon Congressman Appears Unfamiliar with the Concept of Store Brands
Amazon promotes products that mimic its competition? Welcome to more than a century of American retail practices.
Joe Biden's Proposed Ban on Fast, Effective Dishwashers Is a Gift to Big Business
Donald Trump legalized energy-hungry short-cycle dishwashers. The current administration is undoing that progress.
Elizabeth Warren Demands That Amazon Crack Down on COVID Misinformation
Amazon's customers are apparently unable to judge the veracity of COVID-related information for themselves.
L.A. Council Members Propose Draconian, Unenforceable Vaccine Passports
Los Angeles County is largely vaccinated. This is a punitive, authoritarian performance.
That Weird California Computer Ban Isn't What It Appears to Be. It's Dumber.
An attempt to reduce idle electricity consumption actually incentivizes selling more powerful equipment.
Liberal Media Coverage Is Boosting Conservative Nationalists
Plus: Supreme Court to rule on Catholic foster agencies, tech associations sue over social media law in Florida, and more…
New Campaign Against 'Woke Companies' Slams Them for Not Being Woke Enough
Plus: DOJ ditches bid to unmask Devin Nunes parody account, a fight for food truck freedom in Florida, and more...
Consumer Groups Ask FDA To Force Alcohol Makers To Hide Facts from Consumers
Knowledge is probably not more dangerous than alcohol, but why risk it?
Big Tech Is Just the Beginning: House Dems Seek Major Changes to Antitrust Law
Enforcement is supposed to be about protecting "consumer welfare." Overturning that goal would be bad for all of us.
Massachusetts Voters Will Decide (Again) Who Is Allowed To Fix Their Cars
The costly fight over a “right to repair” proposal has led to a lot of cybersecurity fearmongering.
Americans Have Rediscovered Self-Reliance
The lockdowns are prompting Americans to relearn skills and revive almost-forgotten habits.
Will COVID-19 Help Americans Break the Habit of Deferring to Centralized Authority?
We may find that we like making our own decisions.
Russia's Track-and-Trace System Will Make Consumer Goods More Expensive
This new system won't benefit consumers, it'll just cause prices to increase and allow purchasing activity to be tracked by the government.
Tax-Prep Cronyism Revealed in IRS Emails
Plus: Texts encouraging suicide yields charges again, California fires, Rep. Katie Hill and #MeToo politics, impeachment news, and more...
Banned Microplastics Pose No Risk to Human Health, Says World Health Organization
Plus: More on the 1619 Project, a chart shows how crazy U.S. military spending is, and more...
Next Round of Tariffs Will Be $1 Billion Tax Increase on Smartphones, TVs, Tablets, and More
Thanks to the trade war, Americans are already importing fewer laptops, speakers, and other electronic items—and paying a higher price for the items they do buy. A bigger hit is coming.
Passing Laws, Passing Taxes, and Passing the Buck
Understanding the real economic impact of higher taxes.
What's Really in Your Fish Oil? Labdoor Uses a Market-Based Approach to Taming the Supplement Industry.
Founder Neil Thanedar aims to bring accountability to the $36 billion unregulated market without quashing its dynamism.
'New Rights' for Air Travelers in Senate Bill Are Anything But: Reason Roundup
Plus: Kavanaugh vote slated for Friday, Houston bans sex with dolls, and Supreme Court considers trucker pay.
Walmart Shoppers Could Be Next Victims of Trump's Trade War
Walmart warns the Trump administration it may be forced to raise prices in response to tariffs.
A Jump in Soda Prices Should Make it Clear that Tariffs Are Just Taxes on Ourselves
Don't blame progressive city leaders for this increase.
You'll Soon Be Able to Manufacture Anything You Want and Governments Will Be Powerless to Stop It
From DIY guns to designer drugs, classic-car parts, and human livers, 3D printing promises a dynamic and uncontrollable world.
Despite the Recent News, Bounce Houses Are Very Safe—If Set Up Properly
I'd suggest granting "Gold Bouncy Star" ratings for houses secured with particularly long, particularly strong spikes.
Cambridge Analytica Was Doing Marketing, Not Black Magic
There's no reason for alarm (yet) over a Facebook data "breach" that benefited a firm with ties to Trump's campaign.
The Dangerous Toys of Christmas Past
Hungry Cabbage Patch Kids, loose bear eyeballs, hot Creepy Crawlers, and more
Would Data Breach Notification Laws Really Improve Cybersecurity?
Responses to top-down federal dictates are hard to predict.
Shove Your Manufactured 'Bodega' Vending Machine Outrage
The day everybody got angry at the equivalent of an upgraded hotel mini-bar
The Government Is Here to Make Sure Your Fidget Spinner Doesn't Kill Everybody
Please don't eat your toys.
Banks Flagging Frequent Pharmacy Trips, Bulk DVD Rentals, and Other Ordinary Activity to Turn Over Tips to Government Snoops
All sorts of normal behavior are now triggering financial surveillance as banks try to comply with confused government policies on human trafficking.
Vault 7 Versus Snowden: Why Was One Such a Bigger Story?
Vault 7 serves as another reminder of the inherent folly in building government-mandated backdoors into secure systems.
Shocker: Dairy Industry Urges FDA to Crack Down on Milk Alternatives
A new bill not surprisingly has several Wisconsin lawmakers' support.
10 Ridiculous Recent Food-Marketing Lawsuits
And why these class-action endeavors are on the rise. (Hint: it's not consumer protection.)
Driverless Cars and the Revenge of the Moral Equivalent of Hostlers and Horse-Drawn Carriage Makers
A perplexingly stupid op-ed against self-driving cars in The New York Times
Ted Cruz Takes a Stand Against Operation Choke Point
"The Obama administration initiated Operation Choke Point to punish law-abiding small businesses that don't align with the president's political leanings," says Cruz.
Who's Afraid of Self-Driving Cars? 75 Percent of Americans, Says Poll
Are you among the timorous or will you embrace the hands-free future?
Shut Up, Explained the Businessman: How Consumers Like You Get SLAPPed Down
Free market groups support Federal SPEAK FREE Act opposing "strategic lawsuits against public participation"
The 'Pink Tax' Is a Myth
Is the "pink tax" a corporate conspiracy, patriarchy in action, or just market preferences at work?
Libertarian History/Philosophy
It's Time To Embrace Free-Market Existentialism!
Capitalism provides the most choices and opportunities for philosophical self-definition.