10 Ridiculous Recent Food-Marketing Lawsuits
And why these class-action endeavors are on the rise. (Hint: it's not consumer protection.)
Small Business
Small Businesses Win Some Regulatory Relief
A few of our more perceptive government officials seem to realize they've been choking off entrepreneurship.
Close Them Down!
Donald Trump's picks to head the Department of Labor and Small Business Administration may be good, but the bureaucracies shouldn't exist in the first place.
D.C. Gov Goes After a Piece of Pub-Crawl Profits
You have a permit for that pub crawl, drunk Santa?
Weak Enforcement Will Blunt the Impact of New York's $15 Minimum Wage
Luckily, the state is incapable of administering a potentially disastrous law.
Hillary's State Department Stopped Haiti From Increasing Its Minimum Wage to 61 Cents
Because it would have hurt an already anemic economy. Sound familiar?
Topless Dancing and Alcohol Sales May Meet Again in Chicago
"Put a G-string on" and let the topless, drunken good times roll suggest some on the Chicago City Council.
How the NSA Is Killing American Small Businesses
Government snooping and the cloud-based software industry
Zoning and Zen
How regulations and charges of "cultural appropriation" destroyed a widow's small business dream
Tonight on Shark Tank: Commandos Who Fight Wars With Flip Flops
Watch the Army Rangers who founded Combat Flip Flops speak with Reason TV. Then watch them pitch the sharks on ABC at 9 p.m.
NY State Assemblyman Ron Kim: Nail Salons Have Been Decimated By Overregulation
The Cuomo administration directed "state resources to justify its knee-jerk reaction to a New York Times report."
One-Stop Popcorn and Sex Toy Cart Runs Afoul of Indiana Police
The Evansville food cart is back in business but must stop selling sex toys alongside the popcorn and nachos.
How Zoning Laws & Charges of 'Cultural Appropriation' Shut Down a Widow's Yoga Business
Manatee County, Florida, won't let Renee Bierbaum teach yoga and meditation in her own backyard.
Business Licenses Are Still an Effective Tool—For Crushing Entrepreneurship
Red tape remains a powerful deterrent to starting businesses and creating jobs.
The Feds Have Failed Veterans, but the Private Sector Is Picking Up the Slack
Survey results and death penalty statistics reveal a shocking truth about veterans' mistreatment, but there's hope beyond Uncle Sam.
You'll Never Guess Which Presidential Candidate Is Running on Tax Simplification and Deregulation?
This candidate promises to "take a hard look at licensing requirements from state to state" and simplify small-business taxes.
Asian Nail Salon Staff Demand Apology From The New York Times for Poverty-Porn Series That's Costing Them Jobs
Liberals love laborers in theory but seem to love their sense of moral superiority more.
These Special Ops Commandos Think There is a Better Path to Peace: Selling Flip Flops
Through Combat Flip Flops they're educating Afghan women, clearing landmines, cracking cartels, and employing vets.
We Must Prevent a Scourge of Sexist Barbers!
What, they're not well-equipped to style women's hair? Don't care. That will be $750, please.
Commercial Cannabis Cultivators in Colorado Move Outdoors
Using sunlight instead of electric lights could cut the price of pot in half.
DC's First Cat Cafe Opens (No Thanks to Regulators)
How a cat-loving entrepreneur brought kittens and caffeine to the nation's capital
Raleigh Restauranteur Pushes Local Government to Regulate Sidewalk Seating
Of course, the proposed change only affects his competition...
Cuomo Reads Times Nail Salon Series, Starts Writing Lame New Regulations Posthaste
Reactionary policy tends to be bad policy.
What The New York Times Gets Wrong About Cheap Nail Salons
Even if Asian nail salons are as exploitative and toxic as the Times says, the answer isn't more government oversight.
Sex Club Rebrands as Church to Thwart Nashville Zoning Laws
Do not deliver us, oh Lord, from temptation...
'A World-Class City Like Chicago' Needs Topless Strippers, Says Alderman
Measure would allow licensed "cabarets" to offer both alcohol and topless dancing.
Obamacare Is Really Expensive for Small Businesses. Surprise!
Lousy news for growing the economy, creating jobs, and overall increasing prosperity
Lessons on Sticking It to the Little Guy
Cities throw tax money at big deals while small businesses get the shaft for stupid reasons.
A Strike Against State Regulation of Yoga Teachers in Colorado
Bill would exempt yoga teacher training schools from costly state certification
"The Tyranny of Nostalgia": Landmarking Businesses Won't Preserve NYC's "Authenticity"
Professional nostalgists advocate for regulations that actually make life more difficult for small businesses.
How Gasification Beat Berkeley and Broke Big
From fighting with Berkeley city government to a $5 million green-tech company
Gay Wedding Cake (and Lack Thereof) May Cost Oregon Bakers $150,000
State rules religious shop owners discriminated against couple.
San Francisco Minimum Wage Law Claims Scalp of Great Science Fiction/Fantasy Specialty Bookstore
Yes, a higher minimum wage can kill small businesses.
'Power Drunk' Agency Targets Local Winery
California's Department of Industrial Relations slapped the owners of the Westover Winery with more than $115,000 in fines and assessments for using volunteer workers.
Is American Entrepreneurship Declining or Simply Changing?
A parallel trend to the new-business nosedive is the rise of the freelance economy.
How Tacky T-shirts Became Contraband in New Orleans
Zoning enforcement is being used to rid the French Quarter of souvenir shops.
