The FDA's Insane Definition of 'Tobacco Product' Drives Vaping Innovation
Two companies try to dodge onerous rules with a system that delivers only synthetic nicotine.
Regulation
The System Really Is Rigged: City Officials Bend Booze, Ridesharing Rules During DNC, RNC
City-goers can enjoy 4 a.m. last-calls and Uber-X-a-plenty this week in Philly. So why not always?
To Speed Economic Recovery, Release the Brakes
Government gets in the way of healthy economic activity.
Mommy's Pot Cookie Is Yummy
The latest regulatory response to a problem that is ultimately a matter of parental responsibility
Mr. Hand Beats Mr. Yuk in Contest to Repel Kids From Marijuana
Will a new warning label help prevent accidental ingestion of cannabis? We may never know.
Republican Platform: Some Science Policy Proposals to Cheer About
No mandatory GMO labels, no energy subsidies, open Yucca Mountain, encourage thorium reactors, etc.
State Beer Laws Continue Slow Creep in Right Direction
A few new good laws go on the books, but many terrible ones remain.
Officials 'Drone' on About Issues They Don't Understand
From drones to self-driving cars, bureaucrats seek to regulate industries before they even have a chance to develop.
New York City Drives Street Vendors to Operate Illegally—Century After Century
Officials have a century-plus history of making life difficult for people trying to make a buck.
First Self-Driving Car Death
Tesla S car runs into a tractor trailer in Florida; still safer than human-driven cars
'Self-Driving Cars and Back-Seat Regulators' in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Ronald Bailey answers questions on the future of self-driving cars over at TribLive
Convicted and Unemployed
States like Illinois bar ex-cons from entering dozens of professions, from architect to slaughtered livestock buyer.
What the Supreme Court Ruling Means for U.S. Abortion Access
The Supreme Court's ruling in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt could affect laws around the U.S.
Brexit is an Opportunity For Britain to Return its Classical Liberal Roots
How the U.K. can escape E.U. regulations and protectionism.
Oklahoma City Cops Say Infused Liquor Is a Crime
A bar manager was busted for flavoring vodka with bacon.
The Brexit Vote is a Referendum on the European Union's Thousands of Stifling Regulations
Stay or go, however, the UK's own regulatory burdens won't go away.
'Heavy regulation creates mergers': Matt Welch on Obama's Cigna/Anthem Antitrust Action
'The biggest effect of regulation is what we do not see,' Welch tells Fox Business
Brookings Analysts Debunk Big Marijuana 'Bogeyman'
Two new papers argue that domination by a few large firms is unlikely and that overregulation is as big a risk as underregulation.
Will Politicians Block Our Driverless Future?
Autopia is within our grasp-if government doesn't screw it up.
When Everything Is a Crime: Harvey Silverglate on the Overregulation of Ordinary Life
"That's what causes change: the people in power begin to get hurt by their own system."
My Lunch With Hillary
Arguing over regulations that keep poor people from improving their situations
Illegal Dealers Owe Thanks to Washington State's Marijuana Regulators
The state's doomed scheme for a centrally planned market in pot creates a breeding ground for a completely unplanned and illegal market in the stuff.
Raleigh City Council Fails To Approve Airbnb Regulations
The proposal would have blocked residents from renting out their entire home.
Anthony Bourdain: "I support your inalienable right to say really stupid, offensive shit."
CNN host understands people have the right to hold incorrect politics and still do business in the U.S.
Clueless Legislators Deter Smokers From Vaping
California undermines public health by arbitrarily classifying e-cigarettes as tobacco products.
California Undermines Public Health by Treating E-Cigarettes Like the Real Thing
Classifying vaping devices as tobacco products will deter smokers from making a switch that could save their lives.
Common Sense Organ Donation Reform Proposed
A proposal to study compensating organ donors and their families: not enough, but a start.
Entrepreneurial Spirit Has Abandoned Non-Urban America: Bug or Feature?
Imagine what will happen to flyover country under even more wage regulations.
Slow Economic Growth: It's the Regulations, Stupid!
Regulations multiply at record rates while productivity slows downs - coincidence?
Federal Regulations Work Overtime To Kill American Prosperity
Overtime rules that reduce worker and employer flexibility will ensure that there are few jobs and less money to go around in the years to come.
Clarence Thomas Tells SCOTUS to Stop Deferring to Federal Agencies
The conservative justice takes aim at judicial deference.
The Petty Tyranny of Beer Label Censors
Flying Dog Brewery's successful battle to sell Raging Bitch in Michigan illustrates the capriciousness of alcohol regulation.
Weak Enforcement Will Blunt the Impact of New York's $15 Minimum Wage
Luckily, the state is incapable of administering a potentially disastrous law.
Why Vape? E-Cig Companies Are Not Allowed to Say.
The FDA is suppressing potentially lifesaving information about the health advantages of e-cigarettes.
EPA Finds Glyphosate Is Not Carcinogenic
Actually, the report was suppressed by the agency but its conclusions are posted below.
Flying Dog Brewery Wins First Amendment Battle, Uses Proceeds to Promote Free Speech
The brewery will use damages from its case against the Michigan Liquor Control Commission to launch a 1st Amendment Society.
The FDA's Deadly Censorship of Lifesaving E-Cigarette Information
Regulators won't let manufacturers of vaping hardware and e-liquids tell their customers the truth.
The FDA's Deadly E-Cigarette Regulations
The agency's new rules threaten products that offer a much safer alternative to smoking.
Social Conservatives Call for Stricter TV Ratings
Why the V-chip will never please everyone, and soon will hardly please anyone at all
At What Point Does Robo-Bureaucracy Become Robo-Tyranny?: New at Reason
Robot overlords coming to a government agency near you.
