Regulation
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?
New Jersey Bans Tesla Showrooms, Doesn't Even Need a Law
Whatever's not permitted is prohibited, apparently
The Rise and Fall of the New York City Tattoo Ban
How government regulators tried to kill the skin & ink trade.
Mass. Law Pretty Much Locks Brewers into Perpetual Contracts with Distributors, Says Local Brewery Owner
It's like pre-free agency baseball, critics say
For Anyone Who Wonders What Thomas Frank Thinks of the Films of Harold Ramis…
Liberals do not "own the imagery of subversion and outsiderness."
FDA Cigarette Regulations Protect Big Tobacco, Not Public Health
Tobacco Control Act? More like Marlboro Monopoly Act.
No, It Isn't Surprising That Ghostbusters Mocked the Government
Anti-authoritarian movies and anti-authoritarian public policy
3 Ways to Get More Americans Into Banking (That Don't Involve the U.S. Postal Service)
Policymakers should get out of the way and let entrepreneurs offer financial services that fit the needs of low-income Americans.