Regulation
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Senate Republicans Aim to Block New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rule
It's the latest effort to use the Congressional Review Act to assert the authority of elected lawmakers over appointed bureaucrats.
Elon Musk Can't Sell His Teslas in Texas
In six states, it's illegal to walk into a company-owned store and buy a car.
Elon Musk Is Wrong about Artificial Intelligence and the Precautionary Principle
The Tesla and SpaceX founder "summons the demon" of regulation.
Trump's Budget Hikes Regulatory Spending Twice as Fast as Obama's Final Year
Trump is cutting some regulatory costs, but overall spending and staffing levels will increase, thanks mostly to the Department of Homeland Security.
We Are The Economy They Want to Regulate
Strictly speaking, it's not markets that can and should be free-it's people.
Oregon Town Cracks Down on Pot-Selling Robotic Blonde Mannequins
A constitutionally dubious ordinance
Alabama Bans Margarita Pitchers, Declaring Them Adulterated
Regulators say six separate drinks are fine, but combining them in one vessel is a crime.
Libertarians' Lost Voice in the Paid Leave Debate
Instead of sweeping new government entitlements, policymakers should instead seek policy reforms that help workers while minimizing economic disruption.
Janice Rogers Brown, America's Most Libertarian Federal Judge, Is Retiring
The possible replacements include Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett.
Uber, Lyft Can Now Bring Jobs and Better Transportation to Alaska
A win for ride-sharing and Alaskans
Reformer Neomi Rao Sails Through Senate Confirmation to Become the Government's Top Regulatory Analyst
Off the media radar, the Trump administration continues serious work on deregulation, with professionals even Democrats praise
Trumpcare Is Like Obamacare, but Even Worse
The GOP health plan tacitly accepts Obamacare's central premise: that governments should micromanage insurance markets.
Oregon Wants to Regulate Flexible Work Schedules Out of Existence
"Fair Work Week" would penalize employers and likely cost jobs, hours, and employee flexibility.
Airport Scrutiny to Get Worse as House Moves to Mandate Sex-Trafficking Training
FAA reauthorization bill would require airline ticket-counter and gate agents to be trained on reporting "potential human trafficking victims."
Connecticut's Liquor Pricing Scheme Is a Bad Law That Just Won't Die
Connecticut is the only state which essentially allows a cartel to set minimum prices for booze.
Seattle's Businesses Buckling Under Increased Minimum Wage
A new University of Washington study finds that workers are losing $125 a month in lost hours thanks to the city's minimum wage law.
How the FAA Killed Uber for Planes
Flight-sharing helped fill seats on small, private trips and cut costs. But regulators stopped it.
Are Terrible State Alcohol Laws on the Way Out?
A South Carolina Supreme Court decision rejects rules based on economic protectionism.
Lyft Shuttle Doesn't Reinvent the City Bus, But It May Break the Mass Transit Monopoly
A new trial from the ridesharing app could change the way mass transit works.
An Uber Driver Is Fined for Not Speaking English, but Tech Innovation Provides Smarter Solutions
Why should local governments demand a default language when we have the tools to sort it all out?
Iowa Eye Doctor Sues State Over Cronyist Rule That's Kept Him Out of Business Since 2004
Hospitals use CON laws to stop potential competition, limiting care for patients and opportunities for doctors.
Let Driverless Car Innovators—Not Bureaucrats—Work Out Security, Privacy Issues
Companies are more likely to adapt more quickly to issues.
'Atomic Humanism' and the Eco-Modernist Campaign to Promote Nuclear Power
"Only nuclear can lift all humans out of poverty while saving the natural environment."
Trump Can Gut Obama-Era Labor Regs Because They Were Never Meant to Last
Unofficial regulations and "guidance documents" passed without any public comment are no way to go about regulating an economy.
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.'
The FDA Commissioner's Novel Plan for Cutting Drug Prices: Competition
Make pharmaceutical competition great again.
Time to Get U.S. Air Traffic Control Out of the 1960s
Dozens of countries have modernized successfully.
Detroit Cracks Down Hard On Medical Marijuana
The city has shuttered well over half its dispensaries, and has plans to close many more.
Mostly Weekly: The Government Hates Boobs
From nipple censorship to breast milk regulation, the government is groping where it shouldn't.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Nevertheless It Persists: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fights Trump, Congress, and Federal Courts in Effort to Remain Unaccountable to Anyone
The CFPB is fighting a three-front war against Congress, the Trump administration, and in the courts to maintain its unaccountable status.
Report: Obama's Final Year Included a Mind-Boggling, Record-Breaking Number of Federal Regulations
Federal regulations drained $1.9 trillion (with a "t") out of the American economy last year.
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.
Drone Registry Repeal a Victory for Permissionless Innovation
Hobbyists freed from shackles of new FAA regulations.
Uber On its Way Back to Austin
Texas Legislature decides state law is better than local overreach.
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.
Washington Post Ed. Board Says Life Insurance Regulations Would Cut Down on Child Homicides
The examples they provide demonstrate why their solution is wrong.
The Left Is Rebranding Environmental Regulations As Environmental Protections
Cloaking government control in the language of benevolence.
Left Rebrands Environmental Regulations As Environmental Protections: New at Reason
And the news media are going along with it.
Elizabeth Warren's Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Bill Tries to Sell More Regulation As Less Regulation
And her conservative opponents are doing the exact same thing.
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.
Colorado's Absurd War on Online Dog Walking Services
How big government and "big kennel" are conspiring against the sharing economy.
Wacky Wavy Inflatable Tube Men Can't Sell Weed, Say Washington State Lawmakers
Bill would also add severe restrictions on retail businesses' use of billboards.
