Topic: Regulation

Downsizing the Administrative State

“To more fully restore the separation of powers intended by the founders, SCOTUS must soundly repudiate the Chevron Doctrine, and assert the primacy of an alternative.” ~ David Gillette & Warren Barge

Ga. Reps Slice Possible Lifeline for Kids in Failing Schools

“School choice will continue to be a battle across the nation, because some special interests have been given control over millions of children and billions of dollars, and they won’t give that power up without a fight.” ~ Laura Williams

Pandemics and Liberty

Freedom in the 50 States: An Index of Personal and Economic Freedom

Christianity and Market Regulation: An Introduction

Silicon Valley Bank: Mismanagement Is Not an Excuse for Inefficient Regulation

“The mismanagement was endogenous to the regulatory regime. Rather than promoting financial stability, regulators have undermined it. Doubling down on a failed strategy will not make things better.” ~ Nicolás Cachanosky

Bailouts: Public Money, Private Profit

Politics, Not Markets, Makes Banking Unstable

“Banking reform should rank high on our list of policy priorities, but moving away from fractional reserves shouldn’t be a part of the conversation.” ~ Alexander William Salter

When Can Waffle House Raise its Prices?

“Instead of being evidence that markets are ‘no longer controlled by competition,’ firms raising prices together is evidence of supply and demand at work.” ~ Brian C. Albrecht

When It Comes to Big Tech and Monopoly Power: Patience is a Virtue, Antitrust is a Vice

“Whether it’s Lina Khan at the FTC or Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren in Congress, antitrust advocates should take a hard look in the mirror. The only true monopoly within the US marketplace is where these politicians are fulfilling their posts.” ~ Kimberlee Josephson

Do Not Tarry In Eliminating Tariffs and Other Protectionist Measures

“Like Adam Smith, I’d prefer that trade be liberalized gradually as opposed to not at all. But perhaps unlike him, if I were put in front of a button to eliminate immediately all species of economic protectionism, I’d press it with gusto.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux

DC’s Dim-Witted Lightbulb Moment

“In Mercantilist Europe, and in the ever-murkier swamps of Washington, DC, cozy relations between industry and government result in such price-fixing contrivances and anti-public conspiracies being issued by regulation as well.” ~ Laura Williams