Category Archives: Regulations and regulators

DUP Humiliates May, Extends Freeze on Talks as Hard Core Brexiters Fume

Brexit talks are at a complete impasse. That is probably a good thing.

House Members Tee Up Bipartisan Bill to Kill CFPB Payday Lending Rule

Bipartisan support emerges for overturn of CFPB’s payday lending rule; will this prove to be another Cordray fail?

Will Ketchup Again Count as a Vegetable? USDA Delays School Lunch Rules

USDA delays compliance with some school lunch rules. Other steps needed to reduce food waste and provide healthier options.

Don Quijones: Could Italy’s Banking Crisis Drag Down Mario Draghi?

Mario Draghi was governor of Italy’s central bank from 2005 to 2011, overseeing the now very sick banking system. Will his past haunt him?

Be Thankful for the Internet as You Know It, Because It May Not Exist Much Longer

FCC Commissioner’s horrid plan to end “net neutrality” and make the Internet work like cable.

Trump’s FCC Goes to War on Net Neutrality

Net neutrality has been under attack since 2002, and the Trump Administration is determined to do it in.

The Impact of Brexit on the Irish Energy System – Pragmatism vs. Principles

Irish energy provision illustrates some of the downside of Brexit for the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland.

More Brexit Delusion: May’s “Exit Tab” Surprise, Davis’ City Scheme v. More Customs Alarms, Tech Brexodus

Yet more sobering Brexit sightings.

SEC Continues to Tout Performance of Underwhelming Whistleblower Program

The SEC tends to overstate the performance of its whistleblower program; meanwhile, Congress passes laughable whistleblower legislation.

“The Medical Cost Reduction Act of 2017”

A set of proposed laws targets some of the worst forms of medical price gouging.

Trump Gets Chance to Reshape CFPB

Trump will soon name a replacement for CFPB director Richard Cordray; rule-making and enforcement priorities will become more bank-friendly.

Yet Another Brexit Train Wreck – UK to Fall Outside EU Auto Approvals Regime – and It Doesn’t Even Register With Officials

Parliamentary testimony on the auto industry lifts another Brexit rock, revealing new creepy crawlies.

PG&E and the Causes of the Wine Country Fires

Maps that could have prevented the Wine Country fires are not complete because PG&E and other utilities stalled them.

The Super Wealthy Oxycontin Family Supports School Privatization With Tactics Similar to Those That Fueled the Opioid Epidemic

How the marketing model the Sackler family developed to promote OxyContin is being applied to one of their pet causes, charter schools.

Why Does the Euro Area Have Such Low Growth and High Unemployment?

Why has the Euro area not delivered on its economic promise?