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Government Regulation Will Ruin the Internet
The President is no doubt still reeling from the electoral drubbing his party took in the recent midterm elections. He shouldn’t take his anger out on the internet.
Obama Admin Prepares Rules Targeting For-Profit Colleges
Obama administration presses ahead in its war on for-profit colleges.
America’s Ever-Expanding Regulatory Swamp
Maybe I’m biased because I mostly work on fiscal policy, but it certainly seems feasible to come up with rough estimates for the damage caused by onerous taxes and excessive spending. On a personal level, for instance, we have a decent idea of how much the government…
Obama Shouldn’t Limit Higher Education Choices
The Obama administration has consistently sought to eliminate education choices and reduce opportunities, particular for the poor. The president has repeatedly tried to eliminate funding for the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, despite the fact that the limited…
America’s Most Clueless and Malicious Bureaucrats?
I’ve already suggested that subsidies for the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development are the most wasteful and counterproductive item in the federal budget. At least on a per-dollar-spent basis. But what about a similar exercise for…
Great Moments in Government Thuggery
Two years ago, I shared a video about the Environmental Protection Agency’s brutal and thuggish tactics against an Idaho family. That story had a very happy ending because the Supreme Court struck a blow for property rights and unanimously ruled against the EPA (too…
Can Government Help Workers by Making Them More Expensive?
I wish there was a magic wand that somebody could wave and all of us would have more money. Or maybe Santa Claus could play that role, or some version of the Tooth Fairy. And if that magic person only had limited powers, I would want more money specifically for those…
Thanks to Government, Banks Treat You Like Crap and Spy on You
People are getting increasingly agitated about being spied on by government. The snoops at the National Security Agency have gotten the most attention, and those bureaucrats are in the challenging position of trying to justify massive invasions of our privacy when…
Are Americans Getting Tired of Big Government?
A new Reason-Rupe poll finds Americans increasingly tired of government banning everything they like. The federal government recently proposed rules that would effectively ban trans fats, but 71 percent of Americans say they should be allowed to buy foods with trans…