SCOTUS Asked to Decide Whether Special-Interest 'Economic Favoritism' Counts as Legitimate Government Interest
Connecticut teeth-whitening monopoly lands at Supreme Court.
Regulation
Task Force Will Hammer Out Who Will Have to Report Their Drones to the Government
Can we start with the CIA?
Feds to Try to Make People Register Drones
Details on how it will actually work still pending.
Much Hyped Theranos Diagnostics: Is It Vaporware?
Even worse, CEO Holmes evidently wants the FDA to regulate competing products
Fracking Does Not Contaminate Drinking Water, Says New Yale Study
Environmentalist opposition to fracking undeterred by data
The Beer Companies Behind Budweiser and Miller Lite Are Merging. There's No Need for Regulators to Get Involved.
America's beer market is as competitive as it's ever been.
Feds Tell Kombucha Brewers to Pay Up After Tea Tests Above 0.5 Percent Alcohol
In August authorities issued fine letters to an untold number of kombucha manufacturers.
New York's Unlicensed Cabbies, and Their Passengers, Get a Long Overdue Break
As the city's assault on gypsy cabs gets a slap, and restrictions are eased, maybe it's time for officials to just get out of the way.
Religious Freedom Battle Brewing Over California's New Crisis Pregnancy Center Regulations
New law requires religiously rooted clinics for pregnant women to offer info about state abortion services and admit if they are not medically licensed.
Cheap Fast Powerful Gene-Editing Will Soon Change the World
Bioethicists are again trying to stand athwart progress, yelling stop
Fantasy Sports League Employee Win Prompts Class Action Suit
Accused of misrepresenting fairness of competition
Asian Nail Salon Staff Demand Apology From The New York Times for Poverty-Porn Series That's Costing Them Jobs
Liberals love laborers in theory but seem to love their sense of moral superiority more.
Milk: Government Nutrition Nannies Wrong Again?
Add milk to your diet of salt, red meat, and eggs.
Hillary Clinton's Plan to Control Drug Prices Is Symptomatic of a Failed National Health Care Policy
The vast reach of government as a payer for health care means that drug companies are to a large degree government contractors, and patients are suffering.
I'm from the government, and I'm here to help (stop progress)*
How regulators in league with crony capitalists stymie technological advancement.
The Government Is the Other Villain in Volkswagen's DieselGate Scandal
It's not the company's greed, but the bad incentives produced by aggressive regulations that are to blame
Volkswagen CEO Resigns Over Diesel Cheating Scandal
Shouldn't it get some points for combating global warming though?
Don't Want No Scrubs: Environmentalists and State Regulators Agitate to Ban Plastic Microbeads
Several states side with environmentalists in banning a longtime ingredient in popular products.
Jeb Bush's Plan to Regulate the Regulators
It's a start, but it wouldn't challenge the underlying culture of the regulatory state.
Greater Sage Grouse Not Listed As Endangered by U.S. Department of the Interior
Some environmental activists are outraged that the feds have declined "take" private property
Chinese Nail Salon Owners: 'Shame on You New York Times!'
Protesters decry the Times' reporting-and the new regulations it inspired.
Maryland Governor Plans Reduction in Loads of Licensing Fees
Some see drops; others eliminated entirely.
Crony Capitalists and Special Interests Dragging Down U.S. Economic Growth
Washington Post columnist Robert Samuelson makes the case.
California Legislators Plan to Approve Medical Marijuana Regulation by Midnight
Spurred by a general legalization initiative, the bills would explicitly allow commercial cultivation and distribution for the first time.
We Must Prevent a Scourge of Sexist Barbers!
What, they're not well-equipped to style women's hair? Don't care. That will be $750, please.
Democrats in Congress Want to Keep Some Science Secret
Brilliant op-ed on the dangers of secret science
Obamacare to Blame for U.S. Abortion Clinic Shutdowns?
Vox writer suggests Obamacare is "one root cause" of U.S. abortion clinics "shuttering at an unprecedented rate."
It's Time to Cut the Red Tape!
Rolling back the bureaucracy and regulations should be a signature campaign issue, but it's not.
'The FCC Won't Let Me Be,' Say Some Open Source Programmers
Proposed Rules from the FCC have sparked a lively debate within the tech community.
Self-Driving Cars Dodging Deer and Regulators So Far
Self-driving vehicles are legal in most states.
"Hi, I'm President Obama and I'm here in Alaska to help fix the climate."
Will government solutions to global warming be worse than global warming?
Denver Initiative Allowing Marijuana Use in More Settings Is Nixed
The backers prefer to negotiate a solution with city leaders.
Safeguards for Economic Liberty 'Spook the American Left'
Liberal hysterics in defense of occupational licensing and property seizures.
Wisconsin to Market Chain: Jack Up Those Prices or Else!
Depression-era law used to screw with competitors.
Proposed Colorado Rules Require Stop Signs on Marijuana Edibles
Regulations also would ban the c-word from labels.
Opening a Gym in New York? First Wait Six Months and Spend $50K To Prove You're Not Really Selling Sex.
A 1978 anti-prostitution law creates pointless red tape.
Penn. Town Cites Federal Reg About Pennies as Payment That Expired 50 Years Ago
News outlets repeated the claim while Internet commenters were skeptical.
Stomping on Free Speech in Virginia
Local officials in Buchanan, and elsewhere, use regulations to shut their critics, and victims, up.
Whole Foods' John Mackey: Why Intellectuals Hate Capitalism
They're jealous, he says, they side with rulers, and they don't understand how markets work.
Clean Power Plan's Dubious Math
Consulting economist: What do you want it to equal?
Marijuana Taxes and Restrictions Recreate Prohibition by the Back Door
As marijuana is being legalized around the country, control freaks try new ways to control.
3 Ways Congress Can Protect Economic Liberty and Curtail Occupational Licensing Abuse
Protecting economic liberty from state infringement.
Bulldozing the Future
How New York City's 50-year-old Landmarks Preservation Act prevents tomorrow's great architecture
Occupational Licensing Hurts Just About Everyone, Says White House
Licensing restrictions cost millions of American jobs and raise consumer costs by billions, federal officials say.
