Regulatory Policy

June 5, 2018

Why We Should Apologize to the IRS

Including more people saying, "Where's my refund?" the number of IRS problems has been increasing while its budget has been shrinking.

May 31, 2018

Law and Odor at a North Carolina Hog Farm

You have a regulatory dispute when North Carolina's hog farmers want to use their less costly manure lagoons while neighbors, objecting to the smells, want legal limits.

May 28, 2018

The U.S. Army’s War Against the Vegas Golden Knights

A college and the U.S. Army are trying to prevent the Vegas Golden Knights from getting a trademark. About much more than a hockey team, the […]

May 20, 2018

How a Chinese Smartphone Could Be Made in America

When the U.S. proclaimed a seven-year ban on doing business with China’s ZTE, the stock price of Acacia Communications plunged: We could say the butterfly effect […]

May 8, 2018

Do Mandatory Calorie Labels Matter?

Although mandatory calorie count labels have become the law of the land, their impact on firms and consumers is still unpredictable.

May 6, 2018

Why We Need Holey Cow and Other Cheesy Names

Even U.S. cheesemakers suffer when the EU (European Union) says you can't use a label like Parmesan or feta because your cheese wasn't made in the required place.
April 27, 2018

What Brexit Subtracts From the EU

To how the Europeans feel about a Brexit impact, we can add how the U.K. will affect the EU's GDP, population, budget, imports and exports when it leaves.