Food Freedom vs. Regulatory Busybodies
From the legalization of cottage foods to the rise of right-to-farm laws, the future of food freedom is looking brighter at the state level.
Regulation
Nanny State Feds Hamper Mobile Apps for Kids
Can't let families make decisions about what children should have on their phones, can they?
FTC's Nanny State App Rules Supersede Parenting
Like the government would trust parents to decide what's best for their kids
Progressive Failure Is On Full Display in California
Don't follow the disastrous example set by the Golden State.
Cost of Obama Administration Regulations Triple Those of Clinton Years
It's a growth industry
The Nation: Gov't-Mandated Lunch Breaks are Somehow Libertarians' Fault
Liberals inadvertently criticize liberal workplace intervention
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey Advocates Conscious Capitalism
In his new book, the co-founder of Whole Foods Market promotes free-market thinking while criticizing Wall Street.
LA to Crack Down on Illegal Birthing Hotels
Allow women from other countries to board there and have children on American soil
Lobbyists, Businesses Prep for New Wave of Regulations
"They're going to try to do with regulation what they cannot do with legislation"
Obama's Unconstitutional Executive Power Grab
Federal court slams Obama's executive overreach.
Businesses and GOP Politicians Preparing For New Regulations
Expecting wave of new executive orders
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?
