They’re another reminder that effective regulation is often good for business. So why won’t anyone say so?
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Posted inJanuary/February/March 2019, Magazine
The Lab-Grown Meat Industry’s Problem With Regulation? There’s Not Enough.
American entrepreneurs are close to perfecting cell-cultured meat. But thanks to the conservative war on the regulatory process, you may never get to eat it.
Posted inFeatured, Politics
How Voters Can Help Manage America’s Largest Companies
House Democrats should introduce legislation to let the government put directors on the boards of big banks and budding oligopolies.
Posted inFeatured, Politics
The Case for Lawn Care Regulation
Outdoor power equipment pollutes the air and hurts our ears. It’s time to ban the leaf blower.
Posted inApril/May/June 2018, Magazine
The Libertarian Who Accidentally Helped Make the Case for Regulation
George Mason economist Alex Tabarrok set out to prove that federal regulations are strangling the economy. That’s not what he found.
Posted inBooks, Featured
How the Rich Rig Regulations
A new book exposes the pernicious regulations that make the rich richer and the poor poorer—while shrinking the total economic pie.
Posted inJune/July/August 2017, Magazine
Deconstricting the Administrative State
Donald Trump promises that his deregulatory agenda will lead to a boom in jobs. The real effect will be the opposite.
Posted inEconomy, Featured, June/July/August 2017, Magazine, The Monopolized Economy
Three Ideas to Check Trump and Revive the Democratic Party
How to (actually!) make America great again.
Posted inFeatured, Politics
The GOP’s Radical Assault on Regulations Has Already Begun
Three bills awaiting Senate approval would go a long way to achieving Steve Bannon’s dream of the “deconstruction of the administrative state.”
Posted inRepublic 3.0
“Safer” Loans for Payday Borrowers
A new crop of startups aims to out-compete predatory payday lenders.
