Category Archives: Regulations and regulators

Why Stopping Tax “Reform” Won’t Stop Inequality

Inequality isn’t driven by taxes—it’s driven by the power of capital in relation to workers.

EU’s Michel Barnier Clears Throat to Tell the UK It Won’t Get a Special Deal…After God Knows How Many EU Leaders Have Already Said That

The EU is still making a lot of noise to get the UK to begin to hear things the EU has been saying since the morning after the Brexit vote.

Rotten Eggs: USDA Reverses Organic Animal Welfare Policy

Trump USDA reverses predecessor’s last-minute policy requiring more humane living conditions for hens that produce organic eggs.

The Fight for Net Neutrality Isn’t Over

The FCC voted Friday to overturn net neutrality, RNN interviews Craig Aaron about next steps to secure a free and open internet.

The EPA Tries to Turn a Blind Eye to Carbon Emissions. The Courts Can Stop It.

Senator Whitehouse explains why the courts can challenge some of the breaks the EPA has given to global warming perps.

Tech Giants Trying to Use WTO to Colonize Emerging Economies

Tech titans like Google and Apple seek to create a “global” regime to prevent developing economies from protecting their companies or data.

LEAKED: Head Of FCC Mocks Impending Destruction Of The Internet

Ajit Pai, the head of the FCC, shows his true colors. Not a pretty sight.

Don Quijones: A New Stealth Attack in EU’s “War on Cash”

The definition of cash widens.

David Davis Points Out Brexit “Breakthrough” Isn’t Binding as Draft European Council Statement Tightens the Screws

More discussion of the overhyped Brexit “breakthrough” of last Friday.

How Hayek’s Evolutionary Theory Disproves His Politics

How critics of Hayek, like those of Marx, fixate on his politics and ignore his important economic insights.

Net Neutrality: Public Support, “Light Touch” Regulation, and the Coming Court Challenges

A round-up before the FCC”s expected decision to abolish net neutrality on December 14.

Brexit “Breakthrough”: Headfake or May Trying to Engineer Further Capitulation to EU?

The UK has managed show “sufficient progress” so as to be allowed to go to the\ next phase of Brexit talks. But what does that really mean?

MIT Professor Angrist Publishes Obviously Misleading Analysis of Uber Driver Economics….With Uber Chief Economist as Co-Author

More Uber boosterism masquerading as analysis.