5 bad appliance regulations Congress should reject with the Congressional...
By Ben Lieberman, Competitive Enterprise Institute It isn’t just gas stoves. The Biden administration has a bad regulation in the works for almost every home appliance. These regulations can boost...
View ArticleWashington Beyond The Headlines: Ho Hum, Another Election Day…
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor Wow, what a week…an off year election AND a Republican Presidential Debate. You would think we would have time off for good behavior. But not you dear reader....
View ArticleCar-free cities about social engineering, not public demand
By Kerry Jackson, Pacific Research Institute The trend of banning cars from urban centers has been gaining popularity, all the right people are telling us. It is imperative that we “re-master-plan...
View ArticleRegulatory Roadblocks to Quitting Smoking
By Justin Leventhal, American Consumer Institute Vaping has the potential to reduce the harm smokers suffer, however, misconceptions about teen vaping and flavored vaping products have slowed the...
View ArticleCongress Should Act Immediately on NLRB Rule and Protect Small Businesses
By Nicholas Johns, National Taxpayers Union The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a final rule that expands the definition of “joint employer” under the National Labor Relations...
View ArticleElectric Vehicles Are Much More Costly than Commonly Claimed
By H. Sterling Burnett, The Heartland Institute Electric Vehicles (EV) have been much in the headlines recently, from stories detailing the difficulties with charging them, to losses suffered by...
View ArticleWhy Is The European Chips Act Doomed To Fail?
By Mohamed Moutii, IREF In the past, Europe held a prominent position in the semiconductor industry, accounting for 44% of the global chip market share. However, soon after the turn of this century,...
View ArticleMilei’s Remarkable Victory in Argentina Paves the Way for a ‘Dollar Zone’
. By Daniel Raisbeck, Cato Institute Javier Milei’s unexpected victory in Argentina’s presidential run‐off is a remarkable feat. Not only did Milei defeat Peronism’s formidable political machine...
View ArticleWashington Beyond The Headlines: We’re Thankful For…
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor …well, hell, I don’t know. Certainly not the out of control inflation, the abuses of the regulatory state, stupid energy policy, out of control health costs,...
View ArticleHigh Real Estate Commissions Raise Questions About the Need for Salesperson...
By Marc Joffe, Cato Institute A jury recently found that the National Association of Realtors and its brokers conspired against home buyers and sellers to artificially raise commissions. While we...
View ArticleMike Lee Reveals How Little Congress Cares to Govern
By Sarah Jane Allen and Jon Decker, Viante Foundation You’ll be forgiven for having missed it, but an amendment offered to the newly passed Consolidated Appropriations Act offered a fascinating...
View ArticleCold truth about government pushing electric: Natural gas is much cheaper
By Paige Lambermont, Competitive Enterprise Institute The Department of Energy (DOE) has repeatedly documented that using natural gas in homes is far cheaper than using electricity. This hasn’t...
View ArticleThree Easy Ways to Improve Competition in Transportation Policy
By Philip Rossetti, R Street Introduction The free market economy of the United States brings substantial benefit to consumers through competition. Because consumers have their own capital and are...
View ArticleAmericans Born Today Will Use Prescription Drugs for Half Their Lives–Study
By Dvorah Richman, J.D., Heartland Institute Americans are taking prescription drugs over longer periods of their lives, and the trend is raising new questions about the costs’ impact on the...
View ArticleEurope: Fueling Academic Excellence Through Diet and Wellness
By Tetiana Rak, We Are Innovation The European Union’s education system is marked by a rich diversity of educational structures, reflecting the continent’s cultural and linguistic fabric. However,...
View ArticleMomentum Builds for an Important End-of-Year Tax Package
By Brandon Arnold, NTU Kudos to Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-IN) and nearly 150 House Republicans who signed a letter yesterday to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) urging consideration of important pro-growth tax...
View ArticleSorry, Urbanists, But Bicycles Will Never Save The Planet
By Steven Greenhut, Pacific Research Institute After my recent column chiding urbanists for their visceral dislike of suburbia and cars, I’ve been bemused by posts from a subset of their movement:...
View ArticleWashington Beyond The Headlines: Pardon Me…
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor We are a nation in a crisis of courtesy. Yes, there are serious political divides, even essential values divides between right and left. But it seems that...
View ArticlePandemic Policymaking Warrants Narrower Fed Mandate
By Jai Kedia, Cato Institute With the COVID-19 pandemic (hopefully) in the rearview mirror, it is time to reevaluate the Fed’s broadened mandate. While many policymakers want the Fed to fix...
View ArticleNew EPA Rule Does More Harm Than Good
By Kristen Walker, American Consumer Institute The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) used COP28 to announce and officially roll out sweeping new regulations targeting methane emissions from the...
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