Topic: Regulation

Markets and Prosperity, Not Police, Will Fix the Crime Problem

– July 26, 2018

We need more markets, not more government, to discourage and prevent crime. One need not assume that unionized, militarized, and unpopular policemen are the only option for keeping the peace and keeping Americans safe.

Regulation

The Antidote to Parking Oversupply

– July 17, 2018

Reforming parking policy is an important local issue. Current politics encourages a general oversupply of parking and with it high parking costs per household as it sits empty.

Regulation

How Not to Regulate Drones

– July 16, 2018

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, commonly known as drones, are increasingly part of our urban landscapes. The number of drones employed for commercial use in the United States will surpass 420,000 in 2021, according to the US Federal Aviation Administration.

Regulation

Should You Quit Your Job?

– July 14, 2018

If we freed the market, tight labor markets would be the norm. The beautiful and empowering act of quitting (and moving on to something better) would be an expected feature of professional life.

Regulation

Unions and Firms Share the Blame for Montreal’s Traffic Disaster

– July 11, 2018

There’s plenty here to satisfy both union-hating conservatives and progressives decrying corporate greed. But the common element seems to be that friction point where big business or big labor meets big government — you know, the thing endowed with the wealth and power to hand out billions of dollars in contracts?

Regulation

The Over-Codification of Financial Regulation

– June 28, 2018

Thomas M. Hoenig warns that regulators are trying to run regulated businesses rather than police them.

Regulation

AT&T/Time Warner Decision Casts Doubt on Economic Models in the Courtroom

– June 26, 2018

When you combine the evidentiary standards of the courtroom with the theoretical abstractions of the classroom, things get weird.

Cryptocurrency, Regulation

Czarist America Looks to Conquer Crypto

– June 5, 2018

Get ready, crypto community, because the czars are coming for you! On Monday, June 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission appointed Valerie Szczepanik to a new position: “associate director of the Division of Corporation Finance and senior advisor for digital assets and innovation,” known informally as the “crypto czar.”

Regulation

Why Your Inbox Is Being Spammed with Privacy-Policy Updates

– May 25, 2018

After two decades of working toward solutions to the problem of email spam, government just caused the worst flurry in years – by mandate.

Regulation

Seven Facts About the Financial Crisis

– April 30, 2018

A recent NBER paper calls into question the standard narrative of the financial crisis.

Regulation

These Drinking-Age Crackdowns Are Not Helping

– April 25, 2018

The choice between virtue and vice is a human choice. Relying on the government to make this choice for us disables the social order’s internal mechanisms for bringing about and rewarding responsible behavior. It seems like a paradox, but it is true: The only path toward restoring sanity in teenage drinking is greater liberty. Arresting kids and bartenders on the typical Friday evening does nothing to solve the problem and even makes matters worse.

Healthcare, Regulation

Government Regulation Causes Prescription Drug Names to Keep Getting Weirder

– April 10, 2018

Bizarre prescription drug names emerge from the perfect storm that can only be created when complex government regulation, big corporations, and high-priced consultants come together.