Bureaucracy and Regulation

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Ryan McMaken

"Economic development" schemes, like those used to attract big corporate headquarters to one's city, are really just a type of governmental central planning.

José Niño

Big social media companies enjoy government protections while leveraging their privileges to push political agendas.

Gary Galles

Bad ideas can spread more quickly than good ones, often because they sound so good until you spend some time thinking about them.

Mark Hendrickson

Clearly, the proposal for increased usage of E15 is a government subsidy to corn growers and the ethanol industry.

Ryan McMaken

When the advocate for a new tariff or a new regulation says he's willing to pay a few bucks more for the "good" of society — what he really means is you should pay more, whether you like it or not.

Jeffrey Harding

This latest attack on corporate sovereignty will drive companies and jobs out of California.

Gary Galles

High-deductible or "catastrophic" health plans offer real protection from health disasters. But most government-approved forms of health "insurance" are really just welfare programs in disguise.

Tate Fegley

Many urban police departments fail to make arrests in even half of the murder cases in their jurisdictions. Imagine if a private sector policing firm had a similar rate of failure.

Mark Thornton

The real motivations behind using both cubicles and the so-called open-office concept are something different than what we are told.

Hal Snarr

The unintended consequences of government regulation lead to even more government coercion.