Two Years After Licensed Marijuana Merchants Began Operating in California, They Account for Just a Quarter of Sales
The state's Cannabis Advisory Committee blames high taxes, local bans, and onerous regulations.
Regulation
The 2010s Were a Terrible Decade for Housing Construction
NIMBYism has dominated housing policy for the last ten years. Will the 2020s be any better?
A Tiny Reform to a Massachusetts Booze Law Reform Faces Big Opposition
Independent booze retailers are trying to stifle competition using arguments from Prohibition.
Politicians Are Addicted to Price Controls
Instead of repealing tariffs that are raising aluminum prices, politicians are instead trying to lower aluminum prices by legislative fiat.
California Freelancers Suffer From Totally Predictable 'Unintended Consequences' of Gig Worker Protection Bill
Plus: Is there anything the upcoming spending bill doesn't contain? And more...
Will the Fed Edge Out the Competition With Real-Time Payments?
The Federal Reserve's impact on the real-time payments market all hinges on its willingness to play by the rules.
San Francisco Ballot Measure Would Tax Empty Storefronts in Attempt to Boost Retail Sector
The initiative would leave untouched all the city regulations that've made it so hard to start a business in the first place.
Climate Change: How Lucky Do You Feel?
Current evidence points toward a significantly warmer world by the end of the century. This will have substantial impacts on human life.
On Thanksgiving, Take a Moment to Focus on the Good News
It will help us feel grateful for our lives.
California Regulators Shut Down a Distillery for Serving Alcohol
Confusing regulations put well-run businesses at the mercy of bureaucratic brutes.
Despite Stiff NIMBY Opposition, San Francisco Business Owner Will Be Allowed to Convert Arcade Repair Business Into Normal Arcade
The struggles Joey Mucha had to go through to secure a simple change of use permit highlight the problems inherent in San Francisco's planning process.
California's Restrictive Gun Laws Still Can't Prevent Shootings
Instead of reducing the dangers posed by criminals, California's gun restrictions have increased the threat posed to decent people by the law itself.
New Jersey Takes a Swipe at the Gig Economy With New Independent Contractor Bill
Critics warn the state is threatening the flexible work arrangements preferred by many workers.
Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Lacks Needed Reform
Corporate welfare wins again.
New Gun Control Bill Encourages Financial Institutions to Report 'Suspicious' Firearm Transactions
You might want to think twice about putting that new gun on your credit card.
Another Looming Threat to E-Cigarettes
Even if the FDA does not ban flavors, its regulations will soon drive most vaping businesses and products from the market.
Andrew Yang's 'Department of the Attention Economy' Is Why Libertarians Don't Trust Democrats
The answer to real and imagined problems is always spend more, regulate more.
California Tried To Fine a Company $10,000 for Ordering Blind People Ubers and Lyfts Without a Permit
GoGo Grandparent gives people without smartphones a way to use rideshare services. Regulators think that's a problem.
Michigan Lawmakers Overturn a Bad Regulation Restricting Access to Cancer Treatments
They should scrap other Certificate of Need laws too.
Democrats Cry Corruption, Republicans Denounce Hearsay at First Impeachment Hearings
Plus: California truck drivers sue over new labor law, Hong Kong clashes get medieval, Deval Patrick announces presidential bid, and more...
Environmental Protection Agency
Is Trump's EPA Seeking To Gut Good Science?
Congress wants to know if the agency is strengthening transparency or silencing science.
San Francisco Activists Are Trying to Stop Business Owner From Converting His Arcade Repair Shop Into a Normal Arcade
Neighbors say Joey Mucha's plans for a Skee-Ball arcade in the Mission would be a positive addition to the community. Activists disagree.
When the Government Creates Mandatory Shortages
Don’t let regulators and their cronies suppress competition.
At D.C. Rally, Activists Want Trump to Know That They Vape and They Vote
A pending ban on flavored nicotine vaping products would destroy most of their industry warn vaping advocates.
Is New York City Barreling Toward Its Own Housing Crisis?
A report from the city's Department of Planning finds that housing construction has not kept pace with job growth.
Kellyanne Conway Says the FDA Has No Jurisdiction Over Vape Shops. The FDA Disagrees.
The distinction the presidential adviser draws between e-cigarettes and other vaping devices contradicts the FDA's understanding of its authority.
Stupid Federal Shipping Regulations Will Prevent Alaskans From Buying Alaskan Natural Gas
The Jones Act isn't saving American shipbuilders, but it's driving up prices for Americans.
Regulators on Both the Right and Left Are Wrong About Big Tech
People need to stop blaming their problems on Facebook and Twitter.
Tom Wins the Battle Over Tom's Diner
What happens when preservationists get in the way of a diner owner who is looking to sell his place, retire, and pocket the cash?
California NIMBYs Sue To Stop In-N-Out Burger From Coming to Their Town
Opponents use a notorious environmental review law to keep a famed fast food restaurant out of Rancho Mirage.
End the Failed Renewable Fuel Standard Experiment
Why Congress should abolish the ethanol mandate.
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...
Canada Hobbles 'Legal' Marijuana With Burdensome Rules
Once again, underground suppliers step in when over-regulated markets can’t satisfy customers.
Bernie Sanders Manages To Make Marijuana Legalization Cost $50 Billion
The senator's marijuana legalization plan is heavy on taxes, regulation, and executive power.
Falafel Shop Wins Narrow Victory Over San Francisco's Bizarre, Broken Permitting Process
By one vote, the city's planning commission denied a business's request to stop a competing falafel shop from opening up down the block.
Congress Asked Mark Zuckerberg a Bunch of Really, Really Stupid Questions at the Libra Hearing
Another show trial for Facebook's beleaguered CEO
Is Sam Adams' New 28 Percent ABV Beer Legal in Your State?
Remnants of Prohibition-era policies continue to frustrate brewers.
San Francisco Falafel Shop Owner Says Neighborhood Has Enough Falafel, Asks City to Block Rival Falafel Shop Next Door
San Francisco gives its Planning Commission nearly unlimited discretion to deny or condition permits, making life hell for business owners.
The Latest Synagogue Shooting Is Not an Excuse To Regulate Livestreams
Violent bigots were targeting Jews long before they could broadcast the carnage.
Californians Are Fleeing the State's Progressive Policies
California's progressive political imperatives are having such glaring real-world repercussions that it's hard to keep ignoring them.
San Francisco Wants to Require Companies To Get Permits Before Rolling Out 'Emerging Technology'
The city's Board of Supervisors has proposed creating an Office of Emergent Technology to regulate new inventions using public spaces.
Trump's New Executive Orders To Restrain the Administrative State
Federal agencies evade the rulemaking process, yet still levy fines, revoke permits, and seize property via “guidance.” Trump’s orders may put a stop to this practice.
NYC Wants to Make It Harder to Get a Milkshake and an Egg Roll Without Taking Off Your Jammies
Local regulators want to put a cap on Grubhub's commissions.
A Florida Retiree's Uncut Lawn May Cost Him His House
Jim Ficken was fined $29,000 for violations of his town's tall grass ordinance.
