Regulation
"Automatic Government" is Leading to an Automatic Spending Disaster
Philip K. Howard, "The Rule of Nobody," and how technocracy is strangling the future.
The Rule of Nobody: Saving America from Dead Laws and Broken Government
Q and A with Philip K. Howard
The Dumbest Federal Policy You'll Read About Today
It benefits special interests, hurts consumers, and harms the planet. What could be worse?
Harmless Drones Get Federal Flak
The FAA is throwing its weight around, not protecting the public.
California Demands $55 Million from Microprocessor Inventor
The state has been harassing him for decades
Is There a Dry Cleaning Gender Gap?
President Obama laughingly promised to look into discriminatory dry cleaning pricing, but it's no joke for some.
Auto-Safety Bureaucrats Want To Enrich Themselves Over the GM Recall Tragedy
Lawmakers are falling for NHTSA's line that it is too poor to keep drivers safe
Uber Faces Backlash From the New Luddites
Americans have become so accustomed to regulations, we've ceased to see how freedom might operate.
Zoning's Racist Roots Still Bear Fruit
The long, shameful legacy of state-sanctioned discrimination.
What a Top Liberal Economist Gets Right—and Wrong
The French economist hailed by Paul Krugman is better than you would expect.
The Battle of New Orleans
NIMBYs and newcomers threaten to regulate the Big Easy's music into extinction.
Government Power Rests on Violence and Coercion
From police brutality to the events in Ukraine, we're reminded daily that government power is based on violence.
The Government's Appalling Campaign Against Small Bus Companies
"They took a man's livelihood and threw it in the dirt."
Casino Magnate Finds Legislators to Support His War on Online Gambling
Death to the competition! For the children, of course.
Tort Reform: Should Lawmakers Cap Medical Malpractice Damages?
The Florida Supreme Court draws new attention to a systemic problem.
Does It Actually Matter if U.S. 'Gives Up Control' of the Internet?
Worries about growing influence by oppressive countries and operational issues
Regulating Our Way to Prosperity
According to government math, issuing new rules is the same as minting money.
Obama's Corporate Bully Pulpit
Should the White House announce an American version of royal warrants?