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Rental cars

A federal judge rebuked the Kansas Highway Patrol for waging a "war on motorists" through pretextual traffic stops. | dwightsghost/Flickr

Police Abuse

Kansas Cops Have 'Waged War on Motorists' by Subjecting Them to Pretextual Traffic Stops, a Federal Judge Says

The ruling draws back the veil on routine police practices that victimize innocent drivers.

Jacob Sullum | 7.24.2023 2:05 PM

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Sharing Economy

Rental Car Companies Collect $4 Billion in Special Treatment While Complaining That Their Competitors Get Special Treatment

Now those companies are asking state lawmakers to ban or cripple potential competition from car-sharing programs.

Eric Boehm | 2.6.2020 11:00 AM

Large image for longform feature pages. | Oivind Hovland

Peer-to-peer

America's Biggest Rental Car Company Is Lobbying to Drive Away Competitors

Enterprise is the dominant player in the rental car market, and it has every incentive to restrict the operations of upstart competitors.

Eric Boehm | 7.12.2018 6:30 AM

Large image on homepages | mathisworks/iStock

Rental cars

How New York Strangled Its Mom-and-Pop Rental Car Companies

Why does an economy car rent for an astonishing $161 per day in Manhattan? Because onerous insurance laws cartelized the industry.

Jim Epstein | 7.12.2018 6:00 AM

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