Category Archives: Regulation

I, Pencil: the Movie

Posted on February 28, 2013 by admin

The Buckeye Institute believes in free markets.  We know that there is simply no way in which a centralized authority can ever make wiser decisions on the allocation of scarce resources than the decentralized decision making of those on the …

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Ohio Can Help US Redraw World Energy Map IF Regs Don’t Stand in the Way

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Greg R. Lawson

The US stands on the cusp of potentially changing the world’s energy map according to the International Energy Agency, and within the US Ohio should become a leader.  This is largely due to the shale gas boom that everyone is …

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November Surprise: EPA to Take a Big Whack at Coal After the Election?

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Greg R. Lawson

This post over at the Washington Examiner should send shivers down the spines of those worried about jobs in the Buckeye State.  With coal powering well over 80 percent of Ohio, both homes and businesses, anything that drives coal down …

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A Slow Slog to Recovery: What the Latest Job Numbers Mean

Posted on November 2, 2012 by admin

This is a guest blog post from Rea Hederman, Assistant Director, Center for Data Analysis and Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. The October report reveals that the labor market has continued its slow slog to recovery.  The payroll survey, which …

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Job growth focus should be on basics not preferential treatment

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Kevin Holtsberry

Far too often policy makers try to carve out special exemptions, target tax credits and regulatory policies & respond to unique circumstances rather than focus on keeping taxes and regulatory burdens low across all sectors and business.

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Should You Need the Government’s Permission to Work?

Posted on May 14, 2012 by admin

The Institute for Justice has recently released an interesting report called License to Work. The report details the burdens the government frequently puts in the way of those seeking to find work and create jobs in the form of licensing …

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Richard Epstein on “dismantling the government obstacles to market exchange”

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Kevin Holtsberry

In case you missed it, I wanted to draw your attention to an excellent article by Richard A. Epstein.  In Beyond Austerity Epstein focuses in on the labor market and free exchange as critical to economic recovery and future growth. …

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