Erin Humiston

Reports released today indicate most of the funding for proponents of the Denton drilling ban have originated from non-local environmental extremist groups.

Intellectual property (IP) goods not only dominate U.S. exports and support a significant portion of the U.S. domestic economy, but IP protections also strengthen economic growth in countries around the world. A new paper says it is therefore crucial for the U.S. government to prioritize policies supporting innovation and creativity, especially in trade agreements.

There are too many factors affecting health insurance premiums, both actuarial and political, for either pro- or anti-Obamacare forces to claim victory.

The FCC should stay within its bounds and let the private sector work, said IPI in comments recently filed regarding the Comcast and Time Warner Cable merger review, and additionally in regard to two U.S. cities calling upon the FCC to overturn state laws regulating municipal broadband networks.

Instead of being a millstone, the indictment may turn out to be a badge of honor

A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit’s ruling today on Halbig vs. Burwell effectively defunds ObamaCare in two-thirds of the states, and is the biggest legal challenge to ObamaCare we’ve seen, says IPI's Merrill Matthews, Ph.D.  It is also likely the Supreme Court would agree with the DC Circuit's ruling, said Matthews.  

In “Challenges for Wind Energy’s Future,” Merrill Matthews, Ph.D., discusses how wind energy’s advancement proves problematic due to four key challenges, foremost of all its expense.

IPI applauds efforts made today by the House Judiciary Committee moving forward on making the Internet tax moratorium permanent and refraining from introducing other issues that likely would have ended its progress in the House. 

If market-distorting actions from four key nations are allowed to continue, the otherwise competitive U.S. sugar industry is at risk of being obliterated and the prices to U.S. consumers will be at the mercy of foreign governments and supplies.

In "The Case for Permitting Crude Oil Exports," Merrill Matthews explains that the oil export ban, imposed during the 1970s oil shortages, is out dated and counterproductive in an age of dramatically rising U.S. oil production.