Businesses and GOP Politicians Preparing For New Regulations
Expecting wave of new executive orders
Regulation
Is China Becoming Less Authoritarian?
Thanks to capitalism, the sphere of personal autonomy in China is now vastly larger than it was in the dark days of Mao Zedong.
Sen. Tom Harkin Plans Federal Campaign Against Fat
Intrusiveness and price tag to be announced later
If You Need an Oblivious Defense of Municipal Money Grabs, the L.A. Times Is There for You
Certainly Santa Monica taxing park trainers is all about safety and cannot possibly be for selfish purposes, right?
How Big Government Undermines Freedom and Prosperity
The dangers of viewing government as the be-all-and-end-all of our society.
Outgoing IKEA CEO Says Biggest Challenge is Red Tape
Restrictive laws and regulations hold the company back in many markets
U.S. Lags in Permitting Bird Flu Research
Scientists elsewhere get back to work while the government here continues its ban
Supreme Court to Hear LA Truck Emissions Case
Question of whether states, municiplaities can establish regulations for cross-country haulers
Denmark Board of Equal Treatment Says Haircuts for Men and Women Must Cost the Same
Hairdressers understandably concerned
The Neoliberal Revolution
A new book gives Hayek, Friedman, and others too much credit—and too little.
No More Corporate Welfare
Selective, complicated exceptions to the law do not reduce the burden of government
Ever-Tighter State Regulations Put Abortion Increasingly Out of Reach
Why ban what you can strangle with red tape?
Taxes, Regulations Have Businesses Considering Leaving California
The state government makes everything more difficult and expensive
Gun Control's Potemkin Village
Most measures will have little or no effect on the problems they are supposed to address
Agency Says Army Corps Didn't Get Clearance to Destroy LA Park
May have violated federal laws
CO Gets the Regulatory Wheels Rolling on Legalized Marijuana
Oh, c'mon. Can't you keep your control-freakery out of one area of life?
Arizona Woman Defends Fish Pedicures After She Was Forced to Stop Offering the Treatment
Board of Cosmetology says the fish must be thrown out or sanitized between sessions because they are "tools"
Jail Comments Raise Lots of Questions
"Divisive" comments about mandatory contraceptive coverage
Drinking Alcohol While Preparing to Order at a Restaurant Illegal in Utah
"Compliance officers" cracking down as Sundance Film Festival begins
Front Yard Gardeners Use Carrots to Convince Orlando City Council Proposed Gardening Regulations Too Restrictive
Metaphorical carrots were literal ones too
Scalia Gives the Government a Surprise Boost in Property Rights Case
Property rights advocates faced an unlikely opponent during Supreme Court oral argument this week.
Developers Fight for Casino Rights in Massachusetts
Hey why not let all of them build and let the market sort it out?
Fish Spa Owner Goes to Court Against Bureaucrats
Arizona's Board of Cosmetology shut down the operation because you can't sanitize fish between uses, though no one's ever complained
Beware Obama's Big Ideas
The president and his fans say the best is yet to come. That can't be good.
Will Dodd-Frank Trigger a New Financial Crisis?
A new book warns of the unintended consequences of the massive regulatory overhaul.
NYC Public Advocate Wants Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
People shouldn't have to manage their own problems!
Americans Support Food Freedom by a Wide Margin
A new poll finds Americans oppose food bans by a 5-1 margin and food taxes by a 2-1 margin. Supporters of food freedom should take note-and maybe even a victory lap.
Man Arrested For Breaching Non-Existent No-Fly Zone
Cops appear to have phonied-up their version of events, too
