Oops, Republicans Did It Again
With the GOP's retaking control of Congress and the White House, I actually thought Obamacare could be repealed and maybe even replaced with free market health care reforms. But...
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CFPB’s Arbitration Rule No Favor for Consumers
When it comes to identifying the worst government agency, it's hard to pick just one. It's equally hard not to immediately think of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ...
Flying the Fairer Skies?
Deregulation of the U.S. airline industry has led to lower prices and greater choice in routes and service. ...
Celebrating Our Independence — From the Export-Import Bank
This week, we not only celebrate our country's independence from the British but also celebrate the second anniversary of our freedom from the Export-Import Bank. ...
Carried Interest Tax to Carry Water for Reform?
Though there is a lot of inflammatory political rhetoric directed at the tax treatment of carried interest, there's a limited understanding of what it means. ...
Dropping the BAT Is Key to Passing Tax Reform This Year
House Speaker Paul Ryan just made his pitch to the country about tax reform. He wants it, and he wants it before the end of 2017 because, as he...
Scapegoating Businesses for Bad Government Policy
There's a disturbing and counterproductive tendency to scapegoat individual businesses for responding predictably to conditions established by the choices politicians make. A recent example is a replay of last...
The Right Way to Boost Infrastructure Spending
Lost in the debate is the fact that the private sector is already the biggest player in the infrastructure sandbox; all the federal government needs to do is get...
Trump’s Budget to Preserve the Swamp?
President Donald Trump's first budget proposal is finally out, and it boldly promises to deliver a "new foundation for American greatness." I guess that grandiose language is supposed to...
The Dangers of Federalizing Hearing Aid Rules
One of the obstacles to reversing the tide of growing government is that so many of the laws and regulations advanced with the rhetoric of limited government end up...
Is the US on the Path to French-style Economic Sclerosis?
Although we can still pat ourselves on the back for not having fully embraced France's combination of big government and low growth, any hope for 3 or 4 percent...
The Fear-based Campaign to Control the Net
Public fear is an ally of big government. When fear sets in among the populace — often with encouragement from self-interested politicians — the result is usually an expansion of governmental...
Is It Time to Repeal FATCA?
Many Republicans, led by Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Mike Lee of Utah, have expressed their desire to repeal FATCA. Indeed, Paul will be testifying alongside some of...
CFPB Prepaid Card Rule Again Targets a Product Popular With the Masses
Whenever innovation produces a new technology or product that benefits the masses, government bureaucrats inevitably try to smother it with excessive regulation. They often even have the gall to...
Should the United States Stop Cooperating With the OECD?
How would you feel if I told you that we taxpayers are spending millions of dollars every year to fund an army of bureaucrats who advocate higher taxes and...