No, Starbucks Coffee Won't Give You Cancer
But California regulations will let people sue your coffee roasting business into oblivion.
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Trump, the Anti-Business President
Donald Trump is a perpetual danger to every company in America.
Dear Politicians: Stop Taxing Us to Death
Philadelphia's soda tax is the latest example of government run amok.
Trump Administration Announces Rollback of Obama-Era Vehicle Emissions Standards
The new rules will likely lead to cheaper, safer vehicles.
New Medicare Rule Promises Needless Suffering for Pain Patients
Taking a cue from the CDC, the proposed regulation imposes an arbitrary cap on opioid prescriptions.
City of Dallas Sues Nightclub Over Mural Honoring Fallen Officers
The tribute to five slain officers is allegedly a code violation.
Sessions Distorts the Law to Give Trump the Bump Stock Ban He Demanded
The attorney general pretends to discover that the controversial rifle accessories are already illegal.
FDA's Low-Nicotine Cigarette Scheme Is an Invitation to Black Market Vendors
People will find sources for what they want no matter what presumptuous regulators say.
Food and Agriculture Organization
Iowa's Small Farms Are a Treasure. Why Won't Regulators Leave Them Alone?
"It seemed like every time we had a conversation with our county we had to spend thousands of more dollars to stay in compliance with their regulations."
Mark Zuckerberg Is Calling for Regulation of Social Media To Lock in Facebook's Position
Break out your public-choice primers, folks.
Mississippi Bans Abortions After 15 Weeks, Faces First Legal Challenge Today
The nation's most-restrictive law is passed amidst a long-term decline in unwanted pregnancies.
Larry Kudlow Is a Big Upgrade for Trump's White House
Let's hope he mitigates the president's worst protectionist instincts.
Drunk History: When the Government Banned Female Bartenders
A shameful chapter in U.S. law.
Food Trucks Still Under Attack from Regulators
Some cities have warmed to them, but protectionist policies still oppress.
Home Pot Delivery Is Cool, but California's Taxes and Regulations Are Still Onerous
The current regime makes it hard for licensed cannabusinesses to compete with the black market.
Cancer Survivor Fined $2,260 for Providing Rides to Hospital Patients
Hospital describes her services as "invaluable."
Searching for Gun Violence Solutions That Don't Collectivize Punishment
Are "gun violence restraining orders" the answer?
San Francisco Man Has Spent 4 Years and $1 Million Trying to Get Approval to Turn His Own Laundromat Into an Apartment Building
Now the city wants the laundromat studied to see if it is a historic resource.
City Orders Businesses to Join Its Police Surveillance System
Saginaw demands that establishments install video cameras and turn over footage.
Congress Has Failed (Yet Again) to Close the Martin Shkreli Loophole
Restricted distribution is a barrier to generic competition.
Maybe the Government Won't Screw Up Bitcoin After All
Regulators seem to recognize the need for restraint.
California Food Nannies Shutter Startup for Home Cooks
Josephine, in the Bay Area, linked aspiring food entrepreneurs with hungry neighbors.
Legal Limits on Opioid Prescriptions May Increase the Number of Pills Dispensed
When initial prescriptions are too short, refills are more likely.
New Orleans Nixes Plan for Strict Cap on French Quarter Strip Clubs
"There is nothing inherent" to strip clubs "that causes crime," say city planners.
'Keep Your Tyranny Off Our Titties,' Say New Orleans Strippers
In a series of protests, strip club workers and their allies are pushing back against abusive policing.
What's Hot in Porn Tech: Blockchain, Cam Girls, and Snapchat
New technologies are helping the adult industry adjust to government regulations and give more power to performers.
Addicts Use Imodium to Help With Detox. That's a Terrible Reason for the FDA to Make It Harder to Get.
The opioid crisis is starting to drive people crazy.
Sadly, America's Not the Freest Country in the World
The U.S. used to come in second or third in rankings, but according to the latest Human Freedom Index it's at 17.
'Booze Equality' Bill Inches Forward for Virginia Craft Distilleries
Old Dominion distillers just want fair tax competition with wineries and breweries.
Stossel: How Free Are You?
Where does the United States land on the 2017 Freedom Index? Not as high as you think.
Trump is no Deregulator on Immigration
My new Penn Regulatory Review article explains why widespread claims that Trump is a deregulator are undermined by his immigration policies, which include increases in regulation that outweigh reductions he may have achieved elsewhere.
Regulations Prevent Some People from Using Google Arts & Culture's Portrait-Matching Feature
Illinois and Texas think biometric identifiers are a lawsuit waiting to happen.
E-Cigarettes Can Be Lifesavers
An FDA-sponsored report confirms the harm-reducing potential of vaping yet worries, implausibly, that it will boost adolescent smoking.
Government Will Protect Us From Bad Speech? That's the Fakest News of All.
When government officials suppress critics, they do so only to help themselves.
Report Warns EU Member State Food Regulations Could Stall Growth
Uncertainty over Brexit and meddlesome rules could harm the EU's leading exports and industry.
Government-Approved Workouts? The Fight Against Fitness Licensing.
Crossfit is fighting to keep the government from regulating how Americans are taught to exercise. The health of the nation may be at stake.
This California City Is Threatening a Family Over Property Fines Sent to a Dead Woman at the Wrong Address
An already awful practice of trying to use code violations as a revenue stream gets truly grotesque.
Georgia City Wants to Penalize Stores When Their Carts Are Stolen
A proposed ordinance would fine stores $375 for shopping carts found off their premises.
Cato Unbound Symposium on "The Captured Economy"
The symposium focuses on Brink Lindsey and Steve Teles' important new book describing how several forms of government regulation slow economic growth, increase inequality, and reduce opportunities for the poor.
Florida Couple Fined $50 Per Day for 'Illegal' Treehouse on Their Own Property
Cited for building the treehouse without a proper permit, the family must now file for permits to tear it down.
Deregulatory Successes Point to Direction for Trump Administration
Slowing the flood of new rules and rolling back old ones keep some Americans in the president's corner.
'Food Police' Thriving Under Alleged Deregulator Trump
When it comes to the FDA and USDA, where's the scaling back of rules?
Regulations at 'Lowest Count Since Records Began Being Kept in the Mid-1970s'
Economy advances while administrative state recedes; lefty commentators hardest hit.
