Tag: Mercatus Center

Donald Trump: King of Deregulation?

Peter J. Boyer · October 20, 2017 7:30 am

Laura Shell, center, a Travelers catastrophe claims specialist from Lexington, Va., trains to become a certified drone operator at the insurance company's Windsor, Conn., training center on Aug. 30. The industry is using drones to help assess damage in Texas from Hurricane Harvey. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb)

Harvey forces debate over using drones in disaster recovery

Melissa Quinn · September 9, 2017 4:01 am

It's past time, long past time, for Congress to come to grips with the undocumented worker problem, especially for those who were brought here as children and are now as American as they can be. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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On immigration and matching unfilled jobs with unfulfilled young people

Bruce Yandle · August 1, 2017 4:02 pm

Bruce Rauner, Republican governor of Illinois, leads a state increasingly beleaguered with financial problems. Democrats in the state recently overrode his veto to impose tax increases.

The 5 worst fiscally managed states in the USA

Joseph Lawler · July 11, 2017 5:01 am

Businesses hope the Trump administration will repeal burdensome federal regulations. (iStock by Getty Images)

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Patience is still a virtue in the regulatory process

andrew-baxter, Jerry Ellig · May 11, 2017 12:00 am

It was a case of lost trust. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Since the recession, have we learned our lesson on bond ratings?

Bruce Yandle · January 24, 2017 5:30 pm

As part of the 21st Century Cures Act, Congress may establish the Eureka Prizes Competitions: Retrospective monetary rewards for achieving specific, well-defined technological goals. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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How Eureka Prizes will create a new age of discovery

Robert Graboyes · December 5, 2016 5:01 am

The Forgotten Man is so-called because he is part of a large but politically unorganized component of society. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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Why do we forget the Forgotten Man?

Bruce Yandle · November 21, 2016 5:02 am

September accounts for just one-twelfth of the year but one-sixth of government agencies' contract spending, according to a new study. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Brace yourselves: The end-of-fiscal-year budget surge is coming

Jason Russell · September 22, 2016 6:53 pm

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said, "I'm not aware of any confirmation process that's been delayed to the extent that this one is." (AP Photo)

Retired Justice Stevens: Hold a hearing on Merrick Garland

Kelly Cohen · May 6, 2016 3:26 pm

"They spend lots of money on things that were never authorized, were never supported," Kelly Ayotte said. "The two are totally disconnected. It's unbelievable." (AP Photo)

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A quarter of discretionary spending isn’t authorized

Jason Russell · February 26, 2016 6:10 pm

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., knows all too well how big government policies get in the way of economic growth, having served as CEO of a plastics manufacturer before his election to the Senate in 2010. (AP Photo)

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U.S. economic freedom on the decline

Jason Russell · June 11, 2015 7:35 pm