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JPMorgan Lesson: End Government Bank Guarantees
Banks have to be tightly regulated, says Barack Obama, because taxpayers are on the hook for their losses. Well, why is that?
JPMorgan_Chase  banks  risk  regulation  deposit_insurance  moral_hazard  Sheldon_Richman 
11 days ago by ehanneken
FCC should clear Limbaugh from airwaves
This odious essay perfectly illustrates the incompatibility of the First Amendment with FCC regulation of the airwaves. "[Rush Limbaugh] is indeed constitutionally entitled to his opinions, but he is not constitutionally entitled to the people's airways," write the authors.
free_speech  First_Amendment  FCC  regulation  censorship  Rush_Limbaugh  Jane_Fonda  Robin_Morgan  Gloria_Steinem 
11 weeks ago by ehanneken
Fight Birth-Control Battle Over the Counter
Virginia Postrel argues that birth control pills should be available over-the-counter, but the costs of FDA regulation keep them prescription-only.
birth_control_pills  FDA  regulation  prescriptions  Virginia_Postrel 
11 weeks ago by ehanneken
The FCC's Incomprehensible Ban on Broadcast Indecency
There is no rational way to justify a diminished right to free expression for broadcast radio and television channels.
FCC  broadcast  regulation  television  radio  indecency  Jacob_Sullum 
january 2012 by ehanneken
Spend of an era: Liberal diatribe on the financial crisis and tea party needs reality check when it comes to austerity that wasn’t
Nick Gillespie reviews <em>Pity the Billionaire: The Hard Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right</em>, by Thomas Frank. Thomas Frank, like too many on the left, prefers to live in a fantasy world where the U.S. government operates on an "austere" budget, and abides by laissez-faire principles.
Thomas_Frank  libertarianism  regulation  austerity  book_review  Nick_Gillespie 
january 2012 by ehanneken
Learn From A&P
What do left libertarians have to say about this example where smaller grocers used the state to hinder a larger one?
A&P  regulation  history  Robin_Hanson 
august 2011 by ehanneken
Calorie counts don’t change most people’s dining-out habits, experts say
I object to the paternalism embedded in this article. Just because some people eat more and exercise less than you would, does not mean they are being irrational. They may simply have different preferences.
calories  labelling  regulation  obesity 
july 2011 by ehanneken
Free Market Reforms For Health Care
Richard Epstein proposes a liberaltarian strategy to reforming health care.
health_care  regulation  redistribution  liberaltarianism  Richard_Epstein 
march 2011 by ehanneken
Cash Softens a Trade Blow: Payments to U.S. Rivals Let Chinese Furniture Makers SKirt Import-Duty Review
Anti-dumping laws give U.S. furniture manufacturers leverage to extort cash payments from their foreign rivals.
dumping  duties  anticompetitive  trade  furniture  China  United_States  extortion  regulation 
february 2011 by ehanneken
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