Category Archives: Media Appearances

Congress, Not the Executive Branch, Should Make Legislation

Posted on January 12, 2016 | Comments Off on Congress, Not the Executive Branch, Should Make Legislation

I’m quoted in a short news story on that topic.

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Posted in Media Appearances, regulation

Regulation in the News

Posted on November 30, 2015 | Comments Off on Regulation in the News

Paul Bedard of the Washington Examiner cites some of Wayne Crews’ and my recent research on regulation in his “Washington Secrets” column.

See the article here.

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Posted in Media Appearances, regulation

Ethics and Rent-Seeking

Posted on October 24, 2015 | Comments Off on Ethics and Rent-Seeking

Nice writeup of Fred Smith’s and my recent paper at Business Ethics Highlights.

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Posted in Economics, Media Appearances, Public Choice

OPIC Interview

Posted on October 2, 2015 | Comments Off on OPIC Interview

On September 30, I appeared on The Wall Street Journal‘s OpinionJournal Live with James Freeman to talk about OPIC. It went well, although my cat Murky makes a surprise cameo near the end of the segment. Such are the perils of working from home.

Here’s the link.

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Posted in Media Appearances, Trade

OPIC “Paying Off Friends In The Climate Change Business?”

Posted on September 30, 2015 | Comments Off on OPIC “Paying Off Friends In The Climate Change Business?”

It’s possible. See here for more. Even some Republican presidential candidates, as establishmentarian as they are, are getting on board. Hopefully the Democratic field gets on board.

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Posted in International, Media Appearances, Trade

GOP Field Mobilizes against Cronyism?

Posted on September 30, 2015 | Comments Off on GOP Field Mobilizes against Cronyism?

Don’t hold your breath, but here is a small bit of optimism.

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Posted in International, Media Appearances, Trade

GOP Split over Cronyism?

Posted on September 29, 2015 | Comments Off on GOP Split over Cronyism?

The Daily Caller’s Guy Bentley has a good piece on Ex-Im, OPIC, and the GOP’s conflicted relationship with big business. He also quotes Mercatus’ Veronique de Rugy and yours truly.

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Posted in Media Appearances, Public Choice, Trade

A Hammer Blow to Cronyism?

Posted on September 28, 2015 | Comments Off on A Hammer Blow to Cronyism?

Nice writeup of my recent OPIC paper by the Daily Caller’s Guy Bentley.

Read the whole paper here.

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Posted in International, Media Appearances, Trade

Regulation in the News

Posted on December 18, 2014 | Comments Off on Regulation in the News

Over at Breitbart’s Big Government site, Kerry Picket writes up some of the most recent (and alarming) numbers coming from the regulatory state.

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Posted in Media Appearances, regulation

Sheep-Shearing Program Gets a Raise

Posted on October 1, 2014 | Comments Off on Sheep-Shearing Program Gets a Raise

Nice writeup over at watchdog.org on the federal government’s Sheep Industry Improvement Plan. Besides quoting some of CEI’s research, William Patrick uncovers a surprising amount of sheep-related perfidy.

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Posted in Media Appearances, regulation