Regulation

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

Economics

Why Reducing U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Is a Risky Move in a Global Economy

Will China and the rest of the world follow our lead or take a free ride?

Ronald Bailey | 6.6.2014 1:30 PM

Obama Administration

Ronald Bailey Looks for Clues that Obama's Game of Climate Follow-the-Leader Will Work

Reason Staff | 6.6.2014 1:30 PM

Policy

Ivory Ban Leads Budapest Orchestra to Be Fined for "Importing" Bows They Insist Contained No Ivory

Brian Doherty | 6.5.2014 7:23 PM

Economics

Charity Guy Drives Cancer Patients for Free, NYC Taxi Commission Tries to Seize His Car

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 6.4.2014 2:55 PM

Economics

Brazil Prepares for World Cup by Seizing Homes, Chasing Vendors Away; Protesters Respond With a World Cup of Their Own

An alt-World Cup in the favelas.

Jesse Walker | 6.4.2014 12:03 PM

Civil Liberties

The Problems With Government Marriage

Ed Krayewski | 6.3.2014 5:10 PM

Policy

If You Want More Doctors, Maybe Depending on the Feds is a Bad Idea

J.D. Tuccille | 6.3.2014 10:55 AM

Barack Obama

Obama's EPA Carbon Rationing Plan: Cost Effective or Just Costly?

Ronald Bailey | 6.2.2014 1:15 PM

Civil Liberties

Europe vs. Free Games

Commission investigates apps

Peter Suderman | 5.31.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Friday A/V Club: The Campaigns Against Cable TV

Movie theaters warn: Pay TV is a monster!

Jesse Walker | 5.30.2014 11:25 AM

Policy

A State Actually Eliminates Regulations? I May Faint.

Scott Shackford | 5.29.2014 1:45 PM

Policy

Sriracha Triumphs Over Government Meddling

Zenon Evans | 5.29.2014 11:23 AM

Policy

Why the FTC's Worries About Online Data Brokers Are Overblown

Peter Suderman | 5.28.2014 1:33 PM

Regulation

Danger – Renegade Hummus Among Us!

Only government can guarantee the purity of your hummus

A. Barton Hinkle | 5.28.2014 10:30 AM

Politics

Net Neutrality: Don't Let the FCC Control the Internet!

Nick Gillespie | 5.26.2014 2:28 PM

FDA

We Need the Government to Make Sure Your Hummus Is Authentic!

Scott Shackford | 5.22.2014 11:55 AM

Politics

Read This Chart About Job Recovery, Millennials, and Despair! Especially in Ohio!

Nick Gillespie | 5.22.2014 10:22 AM

Policy

Sex Workers Ask Cali Lawmakers to 'Keep Adult Performers Safe' by Rejecting Mandatory Condom Bill

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.20.2014 4:10 PM

Policy

Gabriel Kolko, RIP

The death of a radical historian

Jesse Walker | 5.20.2014 12:16 PM

Politics

How Raising the Minimum Wage Destroys Jobs

Computer screens are replacing workers at restaurants and stores.

Ira Stoll | 5.19.2014 4:30 PM

Politics

Wind Power Debate Turns Conservatives Into Liberals

The misguided case against wind power.

A. Barton Hinkle | 5.19.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Is the 'Sharing Economy' a New Paradigm for American Capitalism?

A mushy phrase gives liberals cover to join the fight against big government.

Jim Epstein | 5.18.2014 5:00 PM

Policy

The Government's Bogus Lawsuit Against Buckyballs' Creator Craig Zucker Ends In a Settlement

The Consumer Product Safety Commission's lawsuit against Zucker violated the agency's own rules.

Jim Epstein | 5.18.2014 9:20 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Failed Cities

Matt Welch | 5.16.2014 8:10 PM

Politics

These Excessive Regulations That Have Crushed Businesses for Years May Threaten Obamacare Next. How Sad.

Obamacare's champions fear a ballot initiative could strangle Covered California with profiteering, delays, and too much bureaucracy.

Steven Greenhut | 5.16.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

There's a Food Truck That Hawks Legal Cannabis-Laced Edibles

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 5.15.2014 3:31 PM

Politics

Rep. Polis Drawing Attention for Anti-Fracking Push in Colorado

Scott Shackford | 5.15.2014 3:00 PM

Net Neutrality

FCC Moving Forward on "Net Neutrality" Rule That Would Regulate "Fast Lanes"

Ed Krayewski | 5.15.2014 2:22 PM

Policy

Georgia City Considers Requiring a Permit to Ring Somebody's Doorbell

Scott Shackford | 5.15.2014 11:40 AM

Policy

What Does Denver Have Against Getting Stoned and Listening to Music?

Jacob Sullum | 5.14.2014 5:09 PM

Politics

Sriracha CEO Compares California to Communist Vietnam

Zenon Evans | 5.14.2014 4:07 PM