Senate Advances Bipartisan Permitting Bill That Could Unleash Energy Development With Major Caveats
The bill would limit environmental reviews and shield projects from political meddling, but it would also expand federal control over the grid.
Deregulation
Break Up the Real Medical Cartel
The Break Up Big Medicine Act misdiagnoses the problem and could make healthcare even more unaffordable.
Seattle's Newest Progressive City Councilwoman Wants To Make Building Easier
Nilu Jenks campaigned on deregulating zoning, making permitting more efficient, and reforming the city's broken mandatory affordability program.
Congress Has a Chance To Fix the Endangered Species Act
Next week, Congress will vote on a bill to modernize the regulation that hurts property owners and conservation efforts.
New York Takes Steps Toward a Freer Cannabis Market
In a rare deregulatory win for the industry, Gov. Kathy Hochul recently killed a minimum wage board for cannabis workers.
California Voters Have a Chance To Address the State's Broken Environmental Regulations
The California Environmental Quality Act has led to long delays, enormous costs, and special interests that use the process to stop projects they dislike.
RFK Jr. Institutes Backdoor Approval of 6 Peptides
The policy balances patient safety with “patient choice and freedom," HHS says.
Even Under Mamdani, New York City's Ballot Questions Might Cut Red Tape and Public Review Hearings
Mamdani’s Commission on Government Efficiency put forward ballot proposals to cut red tape.
Javier Milei's Case Against AI Regulation
"Keep AI unregulated," the Argentine president wrote in support of his proposed plan to boost artificial intelligence.
Canada's First Nations Are Using Their Land To Build Dense Housing
Exempt from Vancouver's building restrictions, Squamish Nation is constructing a 6,000-unit residential high-rise.
USDA Approves Bioengineered American Chestnut Tree That Could Bring Them Back From Near-Extinction
It sets a precedent for releasing other bioengineered organisms into the wild to repair ecological damage.
Study: Even Well-Intentioned Regulators Do More Harm Than Good
Bureaucrats who intend to do good still restrict competition and suppress liberty.
1 in 5 Americans Still Need Government Permission To Work
Occupational licensing raises costs and limits mobility without improving safety.
Utah Needs More Housing. The Army Corps Shut Down 265 New Homes Because of a Small Ditch.
Despite the Supreme Court's best efforts to rein them in, federal regulators continue to abuse their authority under the Clean Water Act.
Donald Trump's Unsustainable Presidential Administration
The second Trump Administration insists on acting unilaterally, and that will make many of its policy changes unsustainable over time.
FCC Rule Change Would Allow More Broadcast Mergers, but It's Not Clear the FCC Has That Power.
It's not clear if the agency even has the legal authority to make the change. But if it goes through, there's little to worry about.
Rand Paul's Biosimilar Drug Bill Could Cut Costs, Speed Patient Access
The Expedited Access to Biosimilars Act enables FDA approval of pharmaceutically equivalent biologic medications.
The Trump Administration Just Named a Front-Runner in the Robotaxi Race
Zoox got the first commercial exemption for a driverless car. It came with a promise that safety regulations would evolve “as Zoox's technology advances.”
The Democrats Have a Socialism Problem
Plus: the DSA's policy agenda, Trump hits pause on Iran, and deregulating peptides
The Peptide Gray Market Is Already Here. The FDA Is Just Catching Up.
A key FDA advisory committee vote could bring clarity to the biohacking and alternative medicine world.
Bureaucracy, Labor, & Tariffs: How Government Is Making BLTs More Expensive
The BLT—a delicious celebration of the power of markets—exemplifies political attacks on the free movement of goods and people.
Trump's FAA Moves To End the 50-Year Ban on Domestic Supersonic Flight
Supersonic flight is legally limited to the ocean. But the federal bureaucracy is (slowly) changing, and at least one company wants to take advantage.
Nobody Likes Red Tape, Not Even Mamdani
Eliminating burdensome small business regulations is a win for everyone.
The 'Nuclear Nightmare' That Was Manufactured by the Media
Despite decades of panic, a new reactor has been approved for the first time in 10 years.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ignores Trump's Order To Revise Radiation Exposure Limits
The agency pretends to loosen scientifically unjustified regulations but does nothing of the sort.
Ohio Cut Red Tape. Now Its Business Sector Is Thriving.
America's most business-friendly states are proof that permitting reform works. Still, they have a bad habit of handing out tax breaks to favored industries.
Trump Administration Continues Push for Liberalized Gun Rules
The ATF is reconsidering some of its dumber regulations as the feds sue states with restrictive gun laws.
How Both Biden and Trump Helped Kill Spirit Airlines
No single factor is wholly responsible for the low-cost airline's failure, but the government certainly didn't help.
Zyn Is Safer Than Smoking. The FDA Will Finally Let It Say So.
The decision is a major win for public health.
America's Nuclear Industry Doesn't Need Cronyism To Thrive
Privately funded nuclear reactors are achieving critical milestones on their own, but the Trump administration wants to prop up a single company.
Trump Cut Nuclear Red Tape. Now His Administration Is Picking Winners.
The Trump administration can build on its success in the nuclear industry by getting out of the way.
5 Bills Signed by Wes Moore That Will Impact Housing and AI Development in Maryland
Couched with good intentions, new laws aimed at housing and artificial intelligence development will add more layers of red tape to Maryland’s growing bureaucracy.
This Tiny Toad Blocked a Green Energy Project. A New Federal Rule Will Cut 'Green' Tape.
A streamlined process for environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act gives the government broader discretion to approve projects.
Patients Have a Right To Try. Why Can't They Use It?
Terminally ill patients were promised access to experimental treatments, but the "right to try" exists mostly on paper.
Ted Turner, Entrepreneur of His Age
The creative destruction triggered by Ted Turner's wild gambits left the tyranny of licensed, bureaucratic TV in rubble.
ATF Rule Changes Could Ease Restrictions for Gun Owners and Dealers
While not groundbreaking, the regulatory shifts offer some welcome relief.
Solicitor General Asks Supreme Court to Eighty-Six Energy Conservation Rule
The Trump Administration is refusing to defend a D.C. Circuit decision upholding a flawed energy conservation ruie.
No, FDR Did Not Pull America Out of the Great Depression
"The New Deal made investment in America a risky project," says economist Donald J. Boudreaux, author of The Triumph of Economic Freedom.
Report: Federal Regulatory Compliance Costs $2 Trillion Annually
Red tape issued by bureaucrats outstrips the impact of legislation.
The Labor Department Just Freed Contractors—Again. Congress Still Needs To Act.
The government's new rule reverses a Biden-era anti-contracting directive and returns to a more contractor-friendly posture. But will this tug of war ever end?
Alabama Birthing Center Regulations Are Nearly Impossible To Comply With. State Supreme Court Could Intervene.
"It shouldn't be this hard to give birth safely in the state of Alabama, and it doesn't have to," said the ACLU's lead counsel on the case.
Maine Lobsterman Asks the Supreme Court To Strike Down a Rule Allowing the Government To Track His Boat 24/7
The case could give the Court a chance to clarify what a "closely regulated" business is and what constitutional protections it enjoys.
Nuclear Power Regulators Scrap Rule Saying New Reactors Must Withstand 9/11-Style Plane Crashes
This regulation didn't make anyone safer but it did make it harder to build nuclear energy projects in the United States.
Louisiana Requires 500 Hours of Training To Braid Hair Professionally. This Bill Would Increase It.
Many states have deregulated hair braiding, but Louisiana lawmakers want to tighten regulations by demanding more coursework, including on the ancient origins of braiding.
Maryland Lawmakers Want To Strengthen Regulations That Make Health Care More Expensive
A new bill could make Maryland "the most restrictive environment in the country," warns one doctor.
Fight Government Corruption With Deregulation
The world is growing simultaneously more corrupt and bound in red tape. That’s not a coincidence.
The Trump Administration Plans To Repeal EPA Finding That Greenhouse Gas Emissions 'Threaten' Public Health
The EPA under the Obama and Biden administrations invoked that finding to adopt strict and costly regulations aiming to reduce emissions.
