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Opinion -"I saw them again the other day, shivering in the cold, in the rain, without jackets or coats. ... They are the punished, the shamed. They are the Smokers. -
Statement on Microsoft Settlement Decision by The Heartland Institute
Opinion -CHICAGO, IL: On Friday, November 1, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly upheld the settlement between Microsoft, the U.S. Department of Justice, and nine state attorneys general of antitrust charges brought against Microsoft in 1998. -
Texas offers up big, bold transportation vision
Opinion -Vision looms large in American history. John F. Kennedy’s took us to the moon. Ronald Reagan’s led to the end of the Soviet Union. Dwight D. -
‘Pavley’s Ploy’ may carjack motorist choice
Opinion -How bad is the California auto emissions bill? ... Let me count the ways. -
Scientist testifies against 55 mph speed limit
Opinion -Dr. Kenneth Green, chief scientist for the Los Angeles-based Reason Foundation, testified on June 5 before the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Committee regarding the state’s mandatory 55-mile-per-hour speed limit. -
Americans reject public transportation, choose autos
Opinion -Transit advocates claim recent increases in transit ridership are proof Americans are turning away from the automobile and that transit--especially rail transit--deserves more funding than ever. -
California could get its own CAFE
Opinion -The federal government’s proposed ethanol mandate may be bad for California ... but a bill passed by both the California Assembly and Senate, but not yet signed into law by Governor Gray Davis, is worse. -
The car of the future
Opinion -In “Hybrid Cars: Less Fuel but More Costs” (Business Week, April 15, 2002), Paul Raeburn bursts the bubble of those relying on the future of electricity to power our automobiles ... -
Safety, jobs at stake in CAFE debate
Opinion -With each new Congress, politicians and professional environmentalists press for amendments to “strengthen” a 25-year-old government regulation that is little understood and plagued with unintended consequences. -
Annual CAFE fight underway
Opinion -In 2000, as part of its decision to freeze CAFE standards for another year, Congress directed the National Academy of Sciences to prepare a new report on fuel economy, due by July 2001. -
Airlines seek speedier reviews for new runways
Opinion -Responding to increasing flight delays and overcrowded airports, airline industry officials are urging government officials to streamline the environmental review process for the construction of new runways. -
California energy crisis deepens
Opinion -California continues to be plagued by a severe energy shortage, leading to higher prices and rolling blackouts. As the crisis deepens, state politicians face growing anger at home and stinging criticism from across the nation. -
Bush Repeals OSHA Ergonomics Mandate
Opinion -In a private ceremony on March 20, President George W. -
Is Antitrust Obsolete?
Opinion -CHICAGO, IL March 6, 2001: The antitrust lawsuit pending against Microsoft, decided against Microsoft last year and now in oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. -
The cost of regulation
Opinion -In fiscal year 2000, some 54 federal departments and agencies and over 130,000 federal employees will spend over $18.7 billion writing and enforcing federal regulations. Center for the Study of American Business Regulatory Budget Report No. -
Regulatory Reform Act Becomes Law
Opinion -Without adequate fanfare, The Truth in Regulating Act of 2000 became law on October 17, 2000. -
China Trade: Boon for the Environment
Opinion -President Clinton granted Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status to the People’s Republic of China on October 10, less than one month after the Senate voted 83-15 to approve the measure. The House had passed the bill, H.R. -
Congress debates CAFE moratorium again
Opinion -It has become an annual rite of summer. Each year since 1995, Congress has voted to extend a one-year moratorium on expenditures to change car and truck fuel economy standards, effectively freezing the standards at 27. -
Subsidizing Disaster
Opinion -The Clinton administration, hard at work to avert the horrors of global warming and urban sprawl, also has been busy passing out disaster relief money like it was campaign literature. -
Clinton signs bill continuing CAFE freeze
Opinion -The popular sport utility vehicle (SUV) was at the center of a high-stakes legislative battle that recently ended in a victory for carmakers, autoworkers, and consumers . . . and a defeat for environmentalists. -
Lexington, IPI put spotlight on rampant regulatory abuse
Opinion -Hiding data, ignoring sound science, "solving" problems that don't exist--these are just some of the things federal agencies do to help perpetuate their grip on the levers of regulatory power, according to a report just released by the Lexington -
Crawford: Regulatory Improvement Act Would Achieve ‘Long-sought Goal of Science-based Decision-making’
Opinion -In my view and based on my experience, S. 746, the "Regulatory Improvement Act of 1999," would remedy a pernicious problem that has increasingly bedeviled the U.S. rule-making process. -
Congressman Moves to Repeal E-Rate Phone Tax as Illegal, Unnecessary
Opinion -While supportive of the goal of connecting schools and libraries to the Internet, Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-Colorado) has introduced a bill in the U.S. -
Congress Should End the Economic War for Sports and Other Businesses
Opinion -To find a solution to NFL franchises hopscotching around the country, the Antitrust Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings to consider granting the NFL a limited antitrust exemption so it could prevent teams from moving.