You’ve probably broken the law, and you don’t even know it
In April 1790, the first Congress passed the Crimes Act, a law that established a criminal code in the United States. The Constitution listed only three crimes — counterfeiting, piracy,…
Health Regulations Stifle Innovation, Raise Costs
For decades, the costs of providing health care services have escalated. Congress passed ObamaCare, in part, as a supposed way to control these rising costs. However, the health care market…
Court Increases Questioning of the Jiggery Pokery that is Chevron Deference
Chevron deference has been used by the Supreme Court since 1984. Since that time, federal agencies have been able to capture more and more power over the American people.
New Bill to Limit the Number of Uber Drivers in NYC
Over this Independence Day weekend, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito stated that proposed legislation that would limit the number of app-based driving services (such as Uber and…
State Regulatory Boards: Consumer Protection or Market Protectionism?
Today you need hours of training and a license to do a countless number of jobs throughout the United States. These requirements cover jobs that are not only highly-skilled, potentially…
Restaurants Struggle to Comply with Calorie Labeling Requirements Under ObamaCare
The command and control mandates of ObamaCare continue to cause unintended consequences for businesses. In another example of government gone wild, the federal government is now forcing restaurants to post…
House Democrat who worries about Guam tipping over doubts regulations hurt the economy
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) has a history of making peculiar remarks that have often become the butt of jokes on talk radio. In a 2010 committee hearing, for example,…
Obama’s $181 billion in executive actions are being passed on to consumers through higher prices
Americans already face a $1.8 trillion regulatory burden. These heavy costs are passed on by businesses to consumers, who spend almost a quarter of their annual income complying with…
Five Regulatory Fights for 2015
We all know that Congress has some big ticket items on its agenda for next year – repealing ObamaCare, balancing the budget, reining the president’s executive authority, but receiving less…
ObamaCare’s costly menu-labeling mandate is destined to fail
The Food and Drug Administration is going to try its hand at shaming consumers into making healthier choices when they go out to eat. Just before the Thanksgiving holiday,…