This Week in Land-Use Regulation, January 9th
News and Commentary Edward J. Pinto and Tobias Peter in MarketWatch observe the rising cost of entry-level housing and argue it can be lowered by abolishing single-family zoning. AEI's James [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, January 8th
News and Commentary The president of the Pharmacists' Association of Newfoundland and Labrador published a letter in The Chronicle Herald advocating for an expanded scope of practice among pharmacists. The [...]
This Week in Financial Regulation, January 7th
News and Commentary Jonathan Kirshner in The Washington Post reviews the late Paul Volcker's views and influence on financial regulation. Volcker is perhaps best known for his views on inflation, [...]
This Week in Intellectual Property, January 6th
News and Commentary Jonathan Band gave an interview with The Conversation about U.S. influence in trade talks with South Africa related to copyright policy. The main sticking point is over American-style [...]
This Week in Land Use Regulation, December 12th
News and Commentary Randy Shaw of BeyondChron writes about Dennis Richards, the San Francisco Planning Commissioner, who engaged in real estate speculation, aggressive eviction tactics for his tenants, and other underhanded [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, December 11th
News and Commentary In Vermont, the Office of Professional Regulation will ask the state's lawmakers to consider joining the nurse licensure compact. New Research A new study from Health [...]
This Week in Intellectual Property, December 9th
News and Commentary EFF's stupid patent of the month makes claims to a device that "offers a number of ways to wirelessly share photos online such as though social media," something [...]
This Week in Financial Regulation, December 10th
News and Commentary Paul Volcker passed away this week at the age of 92. While he is most famous now for (among other things) the Volcker Rule, it is also [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, December 4th
News and Commentary Texas Governor Greg Abbott has sent an order to Texas licensing administrations to not only review the regulations associated with each agency, but to also reduce fees [...]
This Week in Land-Use Regulation, December 5th
News and Commentary An op-ed in The New York Times directly rebuts the claims made by Bernie Sanders on the affordability crisis in the Bay Area--specifically that Big Tech is responsible [...]