The Left’s Cognitive Dissonance on Taxes and Regulations
There are only a vanishingly few instances where Big Government advocates are honest about the awful policies upon which they insist. Cigarettes are one such instance.
Regulation
Dear Elon: Please DOGE Federal Deposit Insurance Redundancies
President Donald Trump’s Chief Tech Support Officer Elon Musk has done a remarkable amount of very good work in the less than two months Trump has actually been in office.
The Great Egg Debacle: How Emotion and Lobbyists Scrambled Common Sense
Welcome to Michigan, where the price of eggs isn’t just high—it’s downright insulting. While Ohioans are shelling out $4 for a dozen, Michiganders are left wondering if their $8 eggs come with a golden yolk.
How to Truly Stop Government Overreach-End Regulation
Insider regulation of business is nothing new. The entire purpose of such regulation is the choke out competition, and one of the best ways for us to be free again is to end government regulation.
How the Government Turned the Perfect Gas Can into a Useless Science Fair Project
Once upon a time, there was the Jerry can—a marvel of German engineering that made carrying and pouring fuel as easy as pie.
Never Waste a Crisis: How Politicians Ground Your Freedoms Faster Than Drones
If there’s one thing politicians love more than fundraising off a disaster, it’s using it as an excuse to push new laws. Drones buzzing around the East Coast? Cue the press conferences, solemn speeches, and hurried calls to “take action.”
Marc Andreessen on Joe Rogan: ‘CFPB…Gets to Run and Do Whatever It Wants’
Dodd-Frank and its CFPB were allegedly supposed to rein in the Big Banks. They have instead murdered thousands of small banks, thereby helping to make the Big Banks 30+% bigger.
Michigan’s New State Golf Wardens Take Over – Tee-Ranny Begins
In a stroke of what some might call “pure genius” and others might label “absolute absurdity,” the state of Michigan has devised a novel solution to its budget woes.
Sensible Cleaning Supplies Control: The New Rallying Cry for Safety
In the land of the free and the home of the brave, nothing says “liberty” like a good ol’ government regulation.
Tom Uryga: A Local View of the Kroger/Safeway Merger
Kroger Corp. is merging with Safeway/Albertsons, (which includes numerous other brands nationwide). The total merger represents 20% of the US grocery market.
The Great Hawaiian Eggstravaganza
Next time you’re enjoying that $12 carton of eggs or $8 loaf of bread, remember, you’re not just buying groceries—you’re participating in the world’s most ridiculous economic balancing act.
The Left Are Pro-Choice On Exactly One Thing
It would seem to me that efforts to ban gas stoves would be a reason to vote for Donald Trump, to keep the government regulators out of our kitchens and our homes.
FTC passes a law; Why have a Congress when the bureaucracy legislates?
The Federal Trade Commission passed a law that makes it illegal for a person to agree with his employer not to compete against them when he leaves.
Unanticipated Consequences: The 1984 Telecom Law, Cell Phones, and Orwellian Irony
The break up of the Bell System did not anticipate the rapid emergence and proliferation of cell phones, which would fundamentally alter the industry’s dynamics.
The war on Lucky Charms; Cigarettes are OK but the government is going after a cereal because it may give you diarrhea
If we slapped a $5 a box tax on Lucky Charms, there would be no problem. The government doesn’t care about your health. It just wants a piece of the action.
Miracles and Mandates: The Intersection of Christ’s Teachings and Modern Legislation
This resurrection,, central to Christian doctrine, underscores themes of sacrifice, redemption, and divine power.
The Slippery Slope of Internet Regulation: An Orwellian Dystopia in the Making
In the evolving landscape of societal change, a concerning proposal looms on the horizon: the government’s inclination to regulate internet access.
Green: Are Our Systems Failing?
Who is John Galt? In Ayn Rand’s classic novel Atlas Shrugged, she described a future world in which proliferating regulations and restrictions progressively rob the world’s most productive people of the fruits of their labor. One such person (John Galt) offended that he was denied the rewards of his work, swore that he would “stop …
The America Premium
There seems to be a common belief, mostly on the left, that businesses take their operations overseas merely for the cheap labor and the Wild Wild West of unregulated factory production and no EPA constraints. Actually, it’s not quite that simple. Cost of labor and regulation although huge considerations, aren’t the only thing companies consider …