Category Archives: Regulations and regulators

Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Fourteen: The New Yorker Lays Out the Template for Pro-Uber Propaganda

Dissecting the New Yorker’s fawning profile of new Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.

Wolf Richter: Collapse of Cryptocurrencies in Q1 – Even the Biggest Crashed 67% to 88%

Cyrptocurrencies’ wild ride is looking more and more like a skydive with no parachute.

Is It Time to Delete Facebook?

Could it be that public indignation at the Facebook profile harvesting scandal will lead to new regulation that could impede the value of some tech-based advertising models? Will it lead to a consumer backlash?

The Brexit Transition Deal

Economists do not have much nice to say about the UK’s Brexit transition deal.

Plastic Watch: Great Pacific Garbage Patch Grows

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a major plastic accumulation zone located between California and Hawaii, is growing at a rate greater than previously believed, according to a new scientific paper published last week.

Aliso Canyon Disaster Highlights Risks, Inadequate Safety Rules Governing Natural Gas Storage

Report documents how the self-regulation fairy proved itself as inept in protecting the public from dysfunctional management decisions that compromised safety and led to the Alito Canyon natural gas disaster.

Brexit: UK Capitulates

The latest installment in the Brexit soap opera.

Wolf Richter: Then Why Is Anyone STILL on Facebook?

If you’ve created an account, you can never escape Facebook. But you can at least stop making things worse for yourself.

Whistleblower Woes: Retaliation

SEC makes record whistleblower award, while meanwhile an Ethics and Compliance Initiative survey reports retaliation rates for reporting of corporate misconduct have doubled.

Gaius Publius: Why Climate Activists Must Include Supply-Side Restrictions in Their Recommended Policy Mix

Another important, indeed necessary, policy measure in the climate change toolkit.

“Welcome to Hell”: Barcelona Taxi Drivers Prepare for Uber’s Return

Uber faces a rumble from Barcelona’s taxi drivers.

Is Verizon Violating Its Copper Network Settlement Already?

A series of awfully convenient outages in Manhattan on Verizon’s DSL service raise the question of whether Verizon is gaming its just-inked settlement.

Hidden History of How US Corporations Gained Legal Personhood and Civil Rights

Interview with Adam Winkler about his book, We The Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights. The consequences of this victory skew US politics to benefit corporations at the expense of the public good.

Fifth Circuit Axes Fiduciary Rule: Over to the SEC

A panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit last week axed the fiduciary rule– which the Trump Labor Department had delayed implementing. Now what? It’s over to the SEC.

How Well Does Financial Regulation Work?

Sadly, reactive regulations don’t have a great track record.