Government Regulations on Townhall

• EPA’s Tier 3 Tyranny Sat Apr 13
  Paul Driessen
  High cost, no benefit does nothing to forestall agency’s quest for ecological utopia. ... more
• Photo: 20,000 Pages of Obamacare Regulations Tue Mar 12
  Guy Benson
• Mayor Bloomberg, M.D. Wed Jan 16
  Bob Barr
  New York’s penal code makes it a felony to practice medicine without a license. I suspect, however, that one potential defendant who is proposing to do just that, will escape prosecution. Meet “Mayor Bloomberg, M.D.” ... more
• Rolling in Regulations Sat Jan 12
  Ed Feulner
  Nothing in life is certain but death and taxes, the saying goes. Unfortunately, the list doesn’t stop there. We can add one other inescapable component: regulations. ... more
• The Other Spending Cliff Tue Jan 8
  Brett McMahon
  For any number of reasons, not the least of which is the inability for news outlets to focus on more than one simultaneous crisis, as public attention turned to the Fiscal Cliff telenovela, many are missing another serious economic threat: the small business spending cliff. ... more
• No Regulation? No Problem Wed Jan 2
  John Stossel
  In the short time since President Obama was re-elected, government has issued hundreds of new regulations. The bureaucrats never stop. There are now more than 170,000 pages of federal regulations. ... more
• What Medicare Needs is a Consumer-Driven Market Wed Nov 28
  Jeff Jacoby
  Neurologists are about to feel the sting of the Affordable Care Act. Beginning Jan. 1, Medicare will be paying them less for electrodiagnostic procedures used in identifying and treating a wide range of nerve and muscle disorders. Reimbursement rates for some tests will be slashed by more than 50 percent, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services estimates that payments to neurologists overall will shrink by 7 percent next year. ... more
• Obama: I Wish I Could Impose My Will on Congress Mon Nov 19
  Katie Pavlich
• The Ethics And Unintended Consequences Of Forest Certification Thu Nov 15
  Ken Boehm
  This mistake of judging policies by their intentions instead of their results continually repeats itself when government regulations in private markets create incentives and processes that undermine the very goals they were set to achieve. ... more
• Latest Regulations Will Raise Cost of Air Travel Tue Nov 13
  Mallory Carr
• Barack Obama (D-Lame Duck) Mon Nov 5
  Dan Holler
  Regardless of the outcome of Tuesday’s presidential election, Barack Obama will immediately become a lame duck. That is not to say he will be powerless, but he will never again have to face the wrath of American voters. ... more
• Georgia Teacher Makes Student Deliver Campaign Signs During Class Time Fri Nov 2
  Kyle Olson
  Among the many education-related ballot proposals this election is Amendment 1 in Georgia. The proposed constitutional amendment would reauthorize an independent board to approve charter schools. Currently, school districts are able to regulate charters, thereby limiting their competition. ... more
• Recession or Real Recovery? Fri Nov 2
  Phil Kerpen
  The economy is limping along at an official 2 percent growth rate - and even that is overstated because it includes a 9.6 percent increase in deficit-financed government spending. We're already in the recession red zone, and the largest tax hike in American history looms January 1 if Congress fails to reach an agreement to cancel it. In this contest, the presidential election boils down to a remarkably simple choice: recession or real recovery. ... more
• Bad Rules Wed Oct 17
  John Stossel
  We take free speech for granted in America, unlike elsewhere. The furor over that anti-Muslim video is the latest reminder of that. But freedom of speech is never safe, even here. Many colleges now impose "civility codes." Civility is nice, but enforcing a "civility rule" against offensive speech would put an end to lots of useful provocative speech. ... more
• Obama Flunks Economics 101, Turns Desperate and Dishonest Wed Oct 10
  Donald Lambro
  Finally, a pollster asked voters the one question that matters in this presidential election: Does Barack Obama know how to fix the economy? ... more
• Romney Talks Regulation in Iowa Tue Oct 9
  Van Meter, IA
  As Romney calls for Congressional approval of regulations, he tells supporters, "I'm not letting the politicians off the hook." ... more
• Debating the New Normal Mon Oct 1
  Dan Holler
  Driving through the battleground of Virginia on my way south provided a moment of clarity not usually found when surrounded by the Washington Establishment. It is abundantly clear that for all the handwringing about the state of the presidential race, the fate of our nation is far from being decided. ... more
• Mixed Signals: Breaking the “Law” Sun Sep 30
  Rich Tucker
  Quick, hang up that cell phone: You may be breaking the law. Well, not the law, exactly, but a regulatory agency’s view of what lawmakers might have meant. And that agency has power to issue its decisions as if they were laws. But wait, the agency has decided cell phones are okay after all, so never mind. ... more
• Mixed Signals: Breaking the “Law” Sun Sep 30
  Rich Tucker
  Quick, hang up that cell phone: You may be breaking the law. Well, not the law, exactly, but a regulatory agency’s view of what lawmakers might have meant. And that agency has power to issue its decisions as if they were laws. But wait, the agency has decided cell phones are okay after all, so never mind. ... more
• Obama’s Good for Business: Gun Sales Soar Sun Sep 9
  Leah Barkoukis
• Recruit George McGovern to Speak -- at the REPUBLICAN Convention! Thu Aug 16
  Larry Elder
  Shrewd move in choosing House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., as running mate for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Now here's the next play: Invite George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic presidential candidate, to speak this month in Tampa at the Republican National Convention. ... more
• The Media’s War on Business – and Science – Gets Personal Tue Aug 14
  Lisa De Pasquale
  For several years the hysterical, ratings-seeking media has waged a war on businesses that use bisphenol A (also known as BPA), a chemical found in water bottles, canned foods and even thermal cash-register tape. The media has succeeded in ignoring the science and instead stoked the public’s irrational fears by simply proving that traces of BPA can be found in your food. However, numerous studies by the FDA, CDC, World Health Organization, and European Food Safety Authority have found that BPA is easily and quickly metabolized, with no discernible human harm ever being identified. ... more
• The Heavy Burden of Government Fri Aug 3
  Scott Rasmussen
  In my hometown, everyone is required to have a landline telephone so local officials can reach us with a reverse 911 call. It's a nice idea, but it doesn't work. In my family, we never use the landline. We talk on cellphones. Occasionally, telemarketers call. So do people looking for someone named "Danny," but we no longer answer. So, if a call came from our local government, we'd never hear their message. But when you're building a house and need to pass inspection, it's easier to put in the phone than fight city hall. ... more
• Rep Mike Kelly's Speech Gets Standing Ovation And USA Chants Fri Jul 27
  Washington, DC
  Congressman's anti-big government rant gets standing ovation on House floor and chants of USA! USA! ... more
• America, the Law-crazed Wed Jul 25
  John Stossel
  Over the past few decades, America has locked up more and more people. Our prison population has tripled. Now we jail a higher percentage of people than even the most repressive countries: China locks up 121 out of every 100,000 people; Russia 511. In America? 730. ... more

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