Regulations

Government is increasingly creating rules to govern every aspect of American life. IWF analysts expose how these regulations create a costly burden on our economy, discouraging entrepreneurship and job creation, and result in a less free, less civilly engaged society.

Recent Articles:

California: Food-Borne Illness, Yes; Plastic Bags, No


Government Regulations Hinder Economic Growth


Working Families Flexibility Act Would Give Workers More Options


The Kinder Egg Kerfuffle


OneNewsNow: Targeting Sodas Won't Eliminate Obesity


Who Pays for Free Breast Pumps?


Government Mandating How You Spend Your Private Time


Regulations for Thee but Not for Me


West Virginia Dems: Back Off EPA


Regulation Nation


New CAFE standards a burden for car industry, consumers


Secretary of State Clinton Endorses Loosening Regulations on Businesses…in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya


Regulations Strangling American Global Competitiveness


New York Post: Morning-after Backlash


Do India and China Have Friendlier Business Climates than the U.S.?


ObamaCare Adds Up to 80 Million Regulatory Compliance Hours


A Refinery Rescue Reconsidered


You Don't Always Get What You Pay For


Orphan Drugs Need a Strong Market, Not the Nanny State


Growing Regulation Costs Hurt the Economy


Going Dumbo on Bumbo


When Congress Punts, We Pay


Backlash against Bloomberg’s Latch On NYC Campaign


Which Elizabeth Warren Will Address the Democratic Convention?


Government Party Crashers


When Government Graft Is the Key to Business Success


The President’s Pelvic Politics


Why Europe Doesn’t Want to Do Business with Americans


Nanny State Regulations Burn Students


The Cost of Obama's Food Tax and Regulation Proposals


Obama is No Friend to Small Businesses


A Necessary Law Suit


The New York Times Belittles Women


Mothering Between Extremes


Attacks on Job Creators


Is America Up To Solving The Coming Fiscal Crisis?


Breaking: Another Politicized Government Agency!


Where Is the Study on the Health Impact of Perpetually Terrifying the Pregnant?


Saving The Rubber Ducky From The Fear Nannies


Ledbetter Is about Lawsuits — Not Equal Pay


Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Isn’t a War on Women


Our Growing Seed Patent Problem


EU Cracks Down on Hair Dressers' High Heel Shoes


Women Earning More Patents and Trademarks


Mandates Are Anything But Pro-Choice


We All Deserve the Freedom to Exercise Our Consciences


Employer Health Insurance Mandates Are Also a Recipe for High Unemployment


Chicago, Chicago… That Coddlin’ Town


Sperm Safety


Misplaced Priorities: Environmentalists, Junk Mail and the Keystone Pipeline