Reining In The Overreaching FDA
The FDA has a broad mandate to protect the public health, but like most federal agencies it has gone overboard.
Rethinking the Ethanol Standard
We don’t need to eliminate the ethanol industry, just the mandate to use it. Let consumers decide at the gas pump if they want ethanol in their gasoline.
McConnell Under Fire, Urged to Hang Tough Against Rosenworcel Vote
McConnell would be "starting off on a very bad foot and confirming conservatives' worst fears about him" to reconfirm any Democratic commissioner before Wheeler's absence, IPI's Tom Giovanetti said.
How Obamacare Has Hurt Children
Children's health insurance was never meant to cover women well into their childbearing years.
Time to Put an End to Rule by Regulators
It’s time to permanently rein in the FCC’s scope and authority by passing laws that limit its powers.
No End in Sight for Standing Rock Protest Against Dakota Access Pipeline
Protesters say the pipeline that would carry crude oil across four states to Illinois is a threat to sacred land, and to the Missouri River. But Merrill Matthews says since the government and company reached out for input, brought in archaeologists to produce cultural surveys involving land and rerouted the pipeline in different areas to avoid "certain sensitive areas," the environmental community sees fighting pipelines as a next major way to be able to try to essentially hinder the fossil fuel industry.
Why Local Governments Shouldn't Restrict Companies Like Uber and Airbnb
“Local governments are at least as capable as the feds of passing laws and ordinances that violate the presumption of liberty in the Constitution,” Giovanetti said. “Tyranny isn’t OK just because it is approved by a majority of your fellow townsfolk. Rule of law, not local control, must be the governing principle.”
Native Americans Condemn the Dakota Pipeline, the Law Doesn't
Raising concerns about threats to Indian historic sites is simply a tactic the Left is using to achieve its larger goal: ending the use of fossil fuels. It successfully employed similar tactics when fighting the Keystone XL pipeline.
The Worm in Netflix's Apple
Instead of succeeding through private, free-market negotiations, Netflix chose to lobby for favorable treatment from government regulators.
New Poll: Public Agrees the 'System Is Rigged'
Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders claim the economic system is "rigged" in favor of corporations and the rich; turns out a lot of Americans agree.