The Federal Trade Commission Needs To Stay in its Lane
Recent actions by the FTC show that its officers should review the Constitution.
Recent actions by the FTC show that its officers should review the Constitution.
How legislators learned to stop worrying about the constitutionality of federal drug and gun laws by abusing the Commerce Clause.
Sen. Rand Paul writes that repealing the Robinson-Patman Act would help bust inflation.
Plus: Gainesville shrinks minimum lot sizes, a Colorado church can keep providing shelter to the homeless, and Berkeley considers allowing small apartments everywhere.
Many states have enacted laws curbing exclusionary zoning and other regulations that block new housing construction.
Voters should not dismiss the former president's utter disregard for the truth as a personal quirk or standard political practice.
The Church of the Rock is suing, arguing that the zoning crackdown in Castle Rock violates the First Amendment.
Vineyard owners face $120,000 in fines for letting an employee and his family live on their 60-acre property without a permit.
Trump called the skimpy policies of the GOP platform a feature, not a bug.
There seems to be general bipartisan agreement on keeping a majority of the cuts, which are set to expire. They can be financed by cleaning out the tax code of unfair breaks.
Whoever is president has very weak incentives to get zoning reform right.
Sen. Rand Paul writes that the lawsuit punishes Apple for a feature its customers like.
Growth of regulation slowed under former President Trump, but it still increased.
It combines nationwide rent control with modest supply-side measures potentially freeing up "underutilized" federal property for housing construction.
Republicans and Democrats have both managed to get worse on housing policy in the past week.
We're looking at four more years of anti-tech and anti-business antics from the FTC no matter who wins this November.
Yes, trade tariffs cause higher prices. Trump never understood that, and now Biden apparently has forgotten it.
How legislators learned to stop worrying about the constitutionality of federal drug and gun laws by abusing the Commerce Clause
Although former President Donald Trump's deregulatory agenda would make some positive changes, it's simply not enough.
How do the two major party candidates stack up on housing policy?
The town of Lakeland will have to refund Julie Pereira $688 in fines and fees and pay her $1 in nominal damages for violating her First Amendment rights.
With his initial reforms now in effect, the Argentine president announced the "second phase" of his war against inflation and the deficit.
The U.S. has successfully navigated past debt challenges, notably in the 1990s. Policymakers can fix this if they find the will to do so.
Those three presidential candidates are making promises that would have bewildered and horrified the Founding Fathers.
Plus: A disappointing first round of "Baby YIMBY" grant awards, President Joe Biden endorses rent control, and House Republicans propose cutting housing spending.
Plus: The editors reflect on the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Notre Dame law Prof. Patrick Reidy argues that religious organizations are entitled to faith-based exemptions from zoning restrictions preventing them from building affordable housing on their land.
It won't end the administrative state or even significantly reduce the amount of federal regulation. But it's still a valuable step towards protecting the rule of law and curbing executive power.
Homeless advocates say the court's decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson gives local governments a blank check to "to arrest or fine those with no choice but to sleep outdoors."
Costner stars, directs, and writes in what amounts to a three-hour prologue for a better movie.
Supporters say the measure will uphold “social justice,” but research shows licensing requirements don’t always work as intended.
The media, state attorneys general, and the Biden administration are blaming rent-recommendation software for rising rents. Normal stories of supply and demand are the more reasonable explanation.
Chevron deference, a doctrine created by the Court in 1984, gives federal agencies wide latitude in interpreting the meaning of various laws. But the justices may overturn that.
The close 4-3 decision might well become a staple of textbooks.
The city's Rent Guidelines Board approved a nominal 2.75 rent increase for one million rent-stabilized apartments. That's below the year's 3.3 percent inflation rate.
The obstacles to having more babies can't be moved by tax incentives or subsidized child care.
There is a growing movement to let churches and other religious organizations build housing on their property that would otherwise be banned by zoning regulations.
Plus: unpermitted ADUs in San Jose, Sen. J.D. Vance's mass deportation plan for housing affordability, and the California Coastal Commission's anti-housing record.
The first treasury secretary's plans would have created cartels that mainly benefited the wealthy at the expense of small competitors.
There may not be a perfect solution to ending homelessness, but there are some clear principles to reduce the friction for those working to do so.
The obstacles to having more babies can't be moved by tax incentives or subsidized child care.
As Justice Sonia Sotomayor noted during oral arguments, the right to sell a shirt is different from the right to be the only one who can sell that shirt.
The underlying methodological debate might also bear on free speech disputes more broadly.
...as protests outside Congress escalate into violence.
It is coauthored with Josh Braver.
Plus: Sen. John Fetterman introduces a new zoning reform bill, U.C. Berkeley finally beats the NIMBYs in court, and Austin's unwise "equity overlay."
California's stringent AI regulations have the power to stifle innovation nationwide, impacting all of us.