Regulation
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The Only ‘Antitrust’ Policy That’s Needed is Freedom of Entry
“Antitrust stymies the competitive process. It does so by substituting the meager knowledge and imaginations of economists, lawyers, courts, bureaucrats, and politicians for the actual, creative head-to-head competition that occurs within markets.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux
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Let’s “Curb” Our Enthusiasm for Urban Planning
“America does not have the ‘luxury’ of waiting for governments to produce a housing revolution. Instead, by freeing real estate from the boot of urban planners, let’s create the conditions that allow people to thrive!” ~ Isadore Johnson
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Self-Defeating Environmental Activism
“Policies should be based on a reasonable standard by which marginal preferences for environmental amenities are weighed against preferences for things like dividends, salaries, innovation, and growth.” ~ Richard Morrison
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The Build Back Better Act Would Seriously Harm the Generic Drug Industry
“The provisions of H.R. 3 being included in the BBBA will only make matters worse, fail to fix the underlying conditions that have distorted the marketplace, and devastate America’s robust and competitive biopharmaceutical marketplace.” ~ Elizabeth Wright
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Energy Pros Dismiss Liz Warren’s Complaints: ‘It’s Econ 101, Not Rocket Science’
“In Warren’s home state of Massachusetts, policies blocking the expansion of natural gas pipelines have resulted in Russian LNG tankers in Boston Harbor bringing fuel to the Bay State.” ~ Chris Woodward
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“Free” Sugar Protectionism Is Not As Sweet As It Sounds
“It is past time for Americans to think carefully enough to see through the sugar lobby’s flimsy smokescreens, and demand an end to this inefficient, inequitable and regressive program that raises food prices across a wide spectrum.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Stablecoin Regulation
“All the risks that accompany the danger of overregulation like rent-seeking and regulatory capture is magnified in the event of regulatory failure.” ~ Donovan Choy & Joakim Book
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Fixing Food: An FDA Insider Unravels the Myths and the Solutions
“It’s time to readjust our perspectives on food and our misconceptions about the FDA. Just because one approach worked in 1906 for addressing different problems doesn’t mean that those same approaches will work today.” ~ Richard A. Williams
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New Senate Antitrust Proposal Empowers Radical Bureaucratic Overreach
“To protect our free markets, we should not be giving government overreach that much more of a chance to succeed. That’s simply falling into the pro-government trap.” ~ Kir Nuthi
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Is Free Trade Elitist?
“Intellectuals almost always feature prominently on any side of any debate over any issue. Free trade is nothing more, or less, than freedom and fairness. The notion that it is an elitist scheme is a grotesque canard.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux
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The Only ‘Antitrust’ Policy That’s Needed is Freedom of Entry
“Antitrust stymies the competitive process. It does so by substituting the meager knowledge and imaginations of economists, lawyers, courts, bureaucrats, and politicians for the actual, creative head-to-head competition that occurs within markets.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux
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Let’s “Curb” Our Enthusiasm for Urban Planning
“America does not have the ‘luxury’ of waiting for governments to produce a housing revolution. Instead, by freeing real estate from the boot of urban planners, let’s create the conditions that allow people to thrive!” ~ Isadore Johnson
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Self-Defeating Environmental Activism
“Policies should be based on a reasonable standard by which marginal preferences for environmental amenities are weighed against preferences for things like dividends, salaries, innovation, and growth.” ~ Richard Morrison
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The Build Back Better Act Would Seriously Harm the Generic Drug Industry
“The provisions of H.R. 3 being included in the BBBA will only make matters worse, fail to fix the underlying conditions that have distorted the marketplace, and devastate America’s robust and competitive biopharmaceutical marketplace.” ~ Elizabeth Wright
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Energy Pros Dismiss Liz Warren’s Complaints: ‘It’s Econ 101, Not Rocket Science’
“In Warren’s home state of Massachusetts, policies blocking the expansion of natural gas pipelines have resulted in Russian LNG tankers in Boston Harbor bringing fuel to the Bay State.” ~ Chris Woodward
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“Free” Sugar Protectionism Is Not As Sweet As It Sounds
“It is past time for Americans to think carefully enough to see through the sugar lobby’s flimsy smokescreens, and demand an end to this inefficient, inequitable and regressive program that raises food prices across a wide spectrum.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Stablecoin Regulation
“All the risks that accompany the danger of overregulation like rent-seeking and regulatory capture is magnified in the event of regulatory failure.” ~ Donovan Choy & Joakim Book
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Fixing Food: An FDA Insider Unravels the Myths and the Solutions
“It’s time to readjust our perspectives on food and our misconceptions about the FDA. Just because one approach worked in 1906 for addressing different problems doesn’t mean that those same approaches will work today.” ~ Richard A. Williams
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New Senate Antitrust Proposal Empowers Radical Bureaucratic Overreach
“To protect our free markets, we should not be giving government overreach that much more of a chance to succeed. That’s simply falling into the pro-government trap.” ~ Kir Nuthi
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Is Free Trade Elitist?
“Intellectuals almost always feature prominently on any side of any debate over any issue. Free trade is nothing more, or less, than freedom and fairness. The notion that it is an elitist scheme is a grotesque canard.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux