By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor It’s Debate Season, and most Americans could be forgiven for wanting to gorge themselves on grubs and berries, then dig a nice burrow in the woods and stay there for a few months. Meanwhile, don’t look now but one of the most egregious regulatory overreaches in American history […]
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The Human Cost of Outdated Regulations
By Elise Amez-Droz and Lyndi Schrecengost, courtesy of the Mercatus Center “I wish that legislators better understood our actual day-to-day lives and the impact of this outdated legislation. On the most basic level it is difficult to navigate the challenges of a child with special needs. It is even more stressful to have limited options […]
Economy desperately needs liability reform to fully re-open
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor While the major parties were partying at their conventions, Free Market policy people are not taking off — they’ll be working to solve the problems of the day. Here’s this week’s news … Sure, You Risked Everything to Stay Open and Serve the Public. Now Get Ready […]
Push back on occupational licensing to spur economic recovery
“Occupational Licensing Reform Moves Forward” By Michael D. Tanner and Kelly Lester, courtesy of the Cato Institute With an unemployment rate currently over 10 percent and many businesses permanently closing due to the pandemic, policymakers should make it as easy as possible for unemployed workers to find new opportunities. State policymakers have tools […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: Fighting Discrimination in School Funding
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor The Viral Rollercoaster — We unlock, we lock back down. Cases surge, deaths don’t. Schools to open, schools stay closed. It almost seems like politics and policy is rational and sane in comparison. Well, virus or no, Free Market policy people are working to offer better perspectives and […]
As Natural Disasters Become More Frequent, Climate Change Mitigation Is Critical
By Liam Sigaud, American Consumer Institute As the U.S. economy continues to be stifled by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the potential for other major disasters loom and provide warnings of the importance of preparation and planning. The effects of climate change on the U.S. depend not only on the extent temperatures rise, […]
Competitive Spectrum Policies Keep America Online
By Oliver McPherson-Smith, American Consumer Institute Video conferences, online classrooms, and telehealth have all become mainstream in 2020. This huge change has been made feasible by federal policies that focus on getting the most value out of America’s telecommunications resources. To replicate this success and avoid future waste, access to American spectrum needs to […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: Raising Taxes During a Disaster Is A Very Bad Idea
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor Here’s some great public mental health advice: stay home, wear a mask, and definitely wear earplugs and blinders when you watch TV news. Or you can just read about free market policy people who are working through the storm, offering perspective and policy options to lead us to […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: Feds Shouldn’t Cover State Budget Shortfalls
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor They say bad things come in threes. Well, we’ve had a pandemic, a wave of protests and riots, so what else does 2020 have in store for us? But no matter the obstacles, free market policy people keep right on working, offering perspective and policy options to lead […]
UK needs tax cuts, regulatory clear-out to speed recovery
“New report outlines deregulatory and tax-cutting measures to reboot Britain” By Julian Jessop and Len Shackleton, courtesy of IEA The uncertainty created by the COVID-19 crisis has reinvigorated many old debates about the role of the state, says a new report from the Institute of Economic Affairs and Civitas, written by IEA Economics Fellow […]