Regulation

Policy

CPSC Still Trying to Crush Small Round Magnet Toys; Last Surviving American Seller Zen Magnets Fights Back

Brian Doherty | 7.31.2014 7:28 PM

Politics

Politicians' Minimum Wage Challenge Only Proves Politicians Don't Know Jack About Budgeting

Zenon Evans | 7.31.2014 2:40 PM

Politics

The Secret History of the Telephone Network

The public utility model of telecommunications was not as inevitable as it seems today.

Jon Henke | 7.31.2014 10:00 AM

Politics

The Latest Bureaucratic Nonsense from Government Regulators

Don't these government officials have something better to do?

A. Barton Hinkle | 7.30.2014 10:30 AM

Science & Technology

Lyft and NYC Reach an Agreement…Sorta

Paul Best | 7.29.2014 5:38 PM

Policy

FAA Grounds College Students Pursing Drone Degrees

Brittany Morrisey | 7.29.2014 12:36 PM

Policy

Paul Ryan's Poverty Plan: Good on Incarceration, Licensing, Perverse Incentives; Not So Good on Paternalism

What's worthwhile in the Wisconsin congressman's proposals, and what's not

Jesse Walker | 7.28.2014 10:55 AM

Policy

The Moral Case for Self-Driving Cars

Welcoming our new robot chauffeurs

Ronald Bailey | 7.28.2014 10:30 AM

Taxis

N.Y. City Taxi Inspectors Say They've Been Pressured to Seize Cars for the Money

Scott Shackford | 7.25.2014 2:30 PM

Policy

You Can't Fly a Drone Here, Here, and Here

Zenon Evans | 7.25.2014 12:50 PM

Policy

3 More Jurisdictions That Could Legalize Marijuana This Year

Jacob Sullum | 7.25.2014 10:58 AM

Civil Liberties

Court Tethers Old Man to SoCal for Letting Dog Off Leash

Zenon Evans | 7.24.2014 1:20 PM

Taxis

New York's Taxi Commission Seems to Think Everybody Is Driving Illegal Cabs

Scott Shackford | 7.23.2014 11:35 AM

Policy

Disagreeing With Themselves, Coloradans Say Rules for Marijuana Use Should Be Stricter Than Rules for Alcohol Use

Jacob Sullum | 7.22.2014 4:40 PM

Policy

Water Your Lawn, Pay $500; Don't Water Your Lawn, Pay $500

Zenon Evans | 7.18.2014 5:30 PM

Politics

Sen. Mike Lee Calls for Repeal of Costly and Destructive New Deal Labor Law

Damon Root | 7.17.2014 3:55 PM

Drones

America Isn't Waiting for the FAA to Get Its Act Together on Drones

Scott Shackford | 7.17.2014 3:35 PM

Precautionary Principle

Precautionary Principle: Will False Rationality Stop Progress?

Ronald Bailey | 7.15.2014 2:02 PM

Economics

Kids Buy a Bunch of Pretend Platypi in Game Apps. Regulators Sue Amazon, Obviously.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 7.11.2014 3:05 PM

Politics

Millennials Say Govt Is Wasteful (66%) and Govt Agencies Abuse their Power (58%)

Emily Ekins | 7.10.2014 3:15 PM

Politics

Millennials Want to Be Entrepreneurs; Like Business, Profit, and Competition

Emily Ekins | 7.10.2014 2:15 PM

Politics

Millennials Prefer Small Government if Large Government Requires High Taxes

Emily Ekins | 7.10.2014 1:30 PM

Economics

Uber Agrees to Cap Surge Pricing During Emergencies. That Sucks for Customers and Drivers.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 7.8.2014 5:24 PM

Politics

Google's Larry Page: "I Think the Government's Likely to Collapse Under Its Own Weight."

The co-founders on how regulation "increases without bounds" and why Google stays away from health care.

Jim Epstein | 7.8.2014 8:32 AM

Policy

Washington's Pot Shops Open Tomorrow, Charging High Prices for Novelty

Jacob Sullum | 7.7.2014 12:32 PM

Policy

Confessions of an American Cannabis Eater

Marijuana-infused edibles are tricky, but consumers are not quite as helpless as Maureen Dowd suggests.

Jacob Sullum | 7.7.2014 10:00 AM

Policy

Maureen Dowd's Marijuana Edibles Problem—and Mine

Jacob Sullum | 7.4.2014 12:28 PM

Medical Marijuana

Berkeley Turns Medical Marijuana From a Treatment to an Obligation

Scott Shackford | 7.3.2014 11:00 AM

Economics

French Rideshare Company BlaBlaCar Raises $100 Million

Paul Best | 7.2.2014 9:44 PM

Policy

How L.A. Plans to Trash Dozens of Local Businesses

The city is glossing over crony capitalism and union patronage with nods to environmentalism.

Scott Shackford | 7.2.2014 4:30 PM

New York City

Paging Kevin Bacon: New York City Arresting Subway Dancers

Scott Shackford | 7.2.2014 11:05 AM

Politics

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 7.1.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

L.A. Dumps Haulers

Trash cronyism

Scott Shackford | 7.1.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

What Keeps Young Europeans Out of Jobs? Stupid Rules.

J.D. Tuccille | 6.24.2014 5:05 PM

Obama Administration

EPA Can Regulate 83 Percent of Greenhouse Gases Instead of 86 Percent, Says U.S. Supreme Court

Ronald Bailey | 6.23.2014 3:03 PM

Politics

Virginia's DMV Joins the Regulatory Crackdown Against Uber and Lyft

Jim Epstein | 6.22.2014 5:00 PM

Homelessness

Court Strikes Down Los Angeles Law Banning Living in Vehicles

Scott Shackford | 6.20.2014 11:22 AM

Policy

Is Uber Undermining New York City's Taxi Medallion Racket?

Investors seem to think so.

Jim Epstein | 6.17.2014 2:26 PM

Policy

Stuck in Traffic? Thanks, Obama!: Feds to Regulate Waze, Google Maps, and Other Navigation Apps

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 6.16.2014 4:55 PM

Policy

Why Europe's Anti-Uber Protests Backfired: Jim Epstein in The Daily Beast

Jim Epstein | 6.13.2014 12:44 PM

Politics

Did Federal Trucking Regulations Influence Tracy Morgan's Car Crash?

Brittany Morrisey | 6.11.2014 6:00 PM

Politics

The Growing Epidemic of Useless Government

As government grows, so do our problems.

A. Barton Hinkle | 6.11.2014 10:30 AM

Politics

Our Short National Cheese Nightmare Is Over: FDA Backtracks on Wood-Aged Cheese

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.11.2014 10:10 AM

Politics

Local Governments Are Going After Ride Services Like Uber & Lyft to Help Politically Connected Businesses, Not Customers. Any Questions?

Nick Gillespie | 6.10.2014 9:12 AM

Politics

Anti-Gun Activists Adopt Anti-Abortion Tactics

Using arbitrary regulations to restrict liberty

A. Barton Hinkle | 6.9.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Free the Horse Masseuses!

Occupational licensing must go.

Veronique de Rugy | 6.7.2014 10:00 AM