Regulatory Commissars
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Net Zero Is Dead and Gone
The collapse of the net-zero movement here at home is a victory for economic reality, common sense and American energy abundance.
Bureaucrats in the Way
Four years ago, Ursula Newell-Davis tried to help more kids by doing short-term respite work. Louisiana wouldn't let her.
Mamdani the Slumlord
The New York City mayor's real estate statism will backfire, leading to constricted housing supply and higher prices — the opposite of his promises.
Little Kids, Big Government
Activists and politicians always think more rules make things better. More often than not, they make things worse.
Drivers Celebrate as Auto Stop-Start Is Eliminated
The Trump admin is rescinding an Obama-era climate regulation that pushed automakers to include drivers' most hated "feature" on new vehicles.
CA's High-Speed-Rail Fail Is a Symbol of Democrat Mismanagement
With each passing year, the big California project's price tag balloons, and not a single track has been laid yet.
Warren's Affordable Housing Bill Will Raise Prices
Far from helping address our national housing shortage and resulting high prices, the Senate just passed a bill that could make things much worse.
California's Inferno of Regulations
More than a year after the wildfires, fewer than 30 of the 13,000 destroyed homes have been rebuilt.
EPA Upends the Endangerment Finding
A supposedly science-based decision by Barack Obama's administration led to years of burdensome, colossally expensive regulations.
Politicians Make Things Worse
The biggest reason for rising home prices is intrusive government. Regulations now account for almost a quarter of the cost of a new home.
Trump Puts Biden's EV Mandate Out to Pasture
The Trump administration has rolled back Joe Biden's draconian CAFE standards, a deregulatory move that will significantly slow the rise in auto prices.
Stop the UN Global Climate Tax on American Ships
No foreign money should be directed to any nation that votes for this assault on American ships.
RFK Jr. Targets Big Pharma Ads
The HHS secretary is working on a backdoor method of restricting advertisement, but the side effects may be less desirable than the supposed illness he's aiming to treat.
EPA Undoes Obama-Era Carbon Emissions Regs ... For Now
The Trump administration has targeted eliminating the EPA's regulation of carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas because those rules contributed significantly to rising car prices.
Tortured by Bureaucrats
A competitive market helps consumers much more than licensing laws ever will. If such laws were once needed (they weren't), they definitely aren't needed now. But politicians always want more control over us.
Ending Regulation That Overcriminalizes
President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order that addresses the problem of creating far too many unwitting criminals by way of the overbearing Code of Federal Regulations.
The Demise of Energy Star Regulations?
Deregulation is not always easy, but the Trump administration is working toward undoing a longstanding regime of regulations that make appliances more expensive and less reliable.
Read more Just Say No to Low-Flow Showerheads
While everyone is focused on tariffs, Trump is working to deregulate the economy.
Lawn Gone Liberty: The Update
If you don't mow your lawn, your town government may fine you thousands of dollars a day or confiscate your home.