Congress has introduced several bills on net neutrality, but mostof themare likely to do more harm than good.

This studyrebuts much of the traditional rationale forregulatory restrictions and provides a list of principles of regulation that would serve as a model for global accounting practices.

This volume shows that the public policy concerns are not accidental, because such industries often embody two major and widely recognized forms of potential market failure.

Presidential candidates' character traits are more important than the issue papers or debate sound bites that get so much attention in the primaries.

The major credit rating agencies have been widely criticized for their role in the international bust and liquidity panic in the markets for structured mortgages and other complex securities. Critics continue to question the effectiveness of rating agency performance, incentives, and oversight. Currently, numerous regulations mandate that investors use credit...

Obama's partiality to unions is apparently rooted in a conviction that we would be better off if every employee were represented by a union.The marketplace says otherwise.

In 2008, the "politics of hope" campaign trained volunteers to testify about how they "came to Obama" the way one talks of "coming to Jesus." Now they ask supporters to help build a digital enemies list. Which they'll do, of course. But not because they love him.

Committees in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have adopted bills that would modify the regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and both houses could act upon these bills in the fall. The most controversial element of the proposed legislation is a provision in the Senate committee bill...