Understanding Gentrification and Government’s Response
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Understanding Gentrification and Government’s Response

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Publius Gentrification is one of the most high-profile issues in America’s cities. It sits at the intersection of economic theory, culture, class, and racial identity. It’s been protested, lampooned, and protested some more. Gentrification is also a historical irony; the opposite of the white flight of the mid-twentieth century. Formerly…

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Auto CEOs Say Obama-Era Fuel Efficiency Regs Will Cost 1 Million Jobs

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White Nearly 20 the largest U.S. auto-companies want President Donald Trump to ax a series of fuel efficiency mandates passed by the Obama administration. Chief executives at General Motors, Ford Motor, Fiat, along with the top North American executives at Toyota Motor, Volkswagen, Honda Motor, Hyundai, Nissan, and…

Trump Targets $181 Billion Worth Of Obama-Era Regulations, And That’s Only The Beginning
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Trump Targets $181 Billion Worth Of Obama-Era Regulations, And That’s Only The Beginning

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch President Donald Trump has embarked on the largest regulatory rollback effort since the Reagan-era, delaying or withdrawing hundreds of rules and working with Congress to repeal dozens more. The Trump administration withdrew 24 economically significant rules –those costing more than $100 million — in his first week,…

Repealing Dodd-Frank Would Get Investors $100 Billion
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Repealing Dodd-Frank Would Get Investors $100 Billion

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Investors in the six largest banks in the U.S. potentially stand to gain $100 billion in returned capital through dividends and share buybacks if President Donald Trump successfully loosens regulations on the banking industry. Trump signed executive orders Friday that began the process of rolling back two major Wall Street regulations:…

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Trump Signs Executive Order Slashing Small Business Regulations

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday aimed at slashing regulations on American small businesses. The order will expand regulatory review with the goal of dramatically peeling back federal regulations. The order is the Trump administration’s first step in repealing two regulations for every new regulation put…

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Trump Is Giving A Beleaguered Vaping Industry Renewed Hope

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Leaders in the vaping industry are hopeful President Donald Trump will help slash regulations threatening to put electronic cigarette vendors across the country out of business. E-cigarette manufacturers and vendors faced a brutal year of new rules and regulations from the federal government and localities throughout many…

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CA to Uber: Get Permit for Driverless Cars or Face Legal Action

By Elias J. Atienza The California Department of Motor Vehicles warned Uber to stop giving people rides in self-driven cars; hours after the first ones began picking up customers in San Francisco. The DMV sent a letter to Uber to stop giving the rides because they did not have a permit. “If Uber does not confirm…

REPORT: Trump Could Cut $42 Billion Worth Of Regs Upon Taking Office

by Michael Bastasch President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican-led Congress could eliminate at least $42 billion worth of major federal regulations in January, according to a new report. Trump said on the campaign trail that 70 percent of federal regulations “can go,” so the American Action Forum (AAF) put together a list of 48 major regulations…

Top 5 Ways to Streamline Government and Create More Freedom

by Kitty Testa 1. Deregulate the Subsistence Economy The IRS and the state Departments of Revenue are adamant about tracking financial transactions so that they can wet their beak every time money changes hands. This is especially true of those who make ends meet by working odd jobs or have micro businesses, such as daycare…