EconomyCommentary
Time to End Net Neutrality Regulation Once and for All
Scientists tell us there’s no such thing as a perpetual motion machine, but they haven’t seen the interminable debate over network neutrality rules, which has… Read More
EconomyNews
Democrats Work to Reinstate Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules
Democrats are expected to vote this week to re-establish internet rules, commonly known as net neutrality, promulgated by President Barack Obama’s Federal Communications Commission. “This… Read More
EconomyNews
White House Rolls Out Agenda for More Deregulation to Boost Business
President Donald Trump will continue to target duplicative and ineffective regulations as part of his administration’s “spring agenda,” the White House announced Wednesday. Trump’s reform… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Will Facebook Stop Being Free? The Potential Downsides of a New Bill About Social Media Regulation
In congressional testimony last month, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he would support regulation of his own company. Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and John Kennedy,… Read More
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EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Fends Off Democrat Critics, Makes Case for Deregulation in Testy Hearings
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt offered up a vigorous defense of his record amid negative media coverage of his travel, security, and living expenses Thursday in… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Scott Pruitt’s Effort to Expose ‘Secret Science’ Has Environmentalists Scared Stiff
A proposed rule announced Tuesday by Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is intended to bring much-needed transparency to agency rule-making. The environmental… Read More
SecurityNews
How Federal Consumer Agency Puts Your Financial Data at Risk
About 1,000 records of data containing Americans’ financial and personal information may have been hacked after breaches of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, officials… Read More
EconomyNews
EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Moves to End Reliance on ‘Secret Science’
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt proposed a new rule Tuesday aimed at bolstering the role of science in developing regulations. Pruitt announced the change at an… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Federal Government Continues to Give Native American Tribes a Bad Deal
The Department of the Interior has worked steadily to increase opportunity and access to the federal lands and resources under its purview. Earlier this week,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Federal Mortgage Down Payment Assistance Puts Taxpayers at Greater Risk
In January 2017, the Obama administration decided to reduce the mortgage insurance premiums charged by the Federal Housing Administration. Fortunately, after taking office later that… Read More
