Daren Bakst
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Inflation Reduction Act Shows Far Left's Extremism and Elitism
The left apparently thinks the public is just clamoring for the powerful IRS to have far more power. → Read More
Reinstated Trump Water Rule Could Help Economy Grow
If left in place, Section 401 will help address many inappropriate, state-imposed obstacles to critical projects. → Read More
3 Recent Examples of Government's Environmental Extremism
Environmental extremism in government is increasingly becoming unhinged, both domestically and internationally. → Read More
Hungering for Relief From Rapid Rise in Food Prices? Don't Look to Biden
The Biden administration’s war on conventional fuels has contributed to the dramatic rise in energy prices, affecting the food sector. → Read More
The Biden Administration’s Shocking Scientific Abuses at EPA
The Biden EPA is disregarding the science when it comes to clean air standards and purging official science advisers it disagrees with. → Read More
Supreme Court Can, Should Resolve the Waters of the United States Issue
For decades, there has been major confusion regarding the so-called "WOTUS" rule. The Supreme Court needs to bring clarity to this issue. → Read More
Supreme Court Can, Should Resolve the Waters of the United States Issue
For decades, there has been major confusion regarding the so-called "WOTUS" rule. The Supreme Court needs to bring clarity to this issue. → Read More
Don't Allow Progressives to Limit Participation in Regulatory Process
The head of the Congressional Progressive Caucus introduces a bill to game the regulatory system by labeling outsiders as conflicted. → Read More
Why Cronyism Is Antithetical to Capitalism and Free Enterprise
Cronyism creates a political system skewed against those without the “right” political contacts or who aren’t the “right” special interest. → Read More
Why Cronyism Is Antithetical to Capitalism and Free Enterprise
Cronyism creates a political system skewed against those without the “right” political contacts or who aren’t the “right” special interest. → Read More
Biden's 'Competition' Executive Order Is a Central Planner's Dream
If Biden is worried about competition issues, his executive order should examine how the government itself creates barriers to competition. → Read More
Legislators Should Embrace Railroad Innovation, Not Hinder It
A massive bill includes an absurd new regulation that will hinder railroad transportation. This is not how you improve infrastructure. → Read More
Congress Needs to Undo EPA’s ‘Science Massacre’
Administrator Michael Regan dismisses all of the advisers on two of the EPA's legally required science panels. → Read More
‘Fertilizer Taxes’ Will Hurt Farmers and Likely Drive Up Food Prices
A new duty imposed on phosphate fertilizer from Morocco and Russia will hurt American farmers and businesses throughout the food supply chain. → Read More
Lawmakers Should Reject Meat Lobby’s Efforts to Hold Back Plant-Based Alternatives
The Real MEAT Act would slap producers of plant-based alternatives to meat with unfair and nonsensical mandates. Lawmakers should reject it. → Read More
Environmental Extremism Is Creeping Into Every Domain of Public Policy
The left continues to put its ideology of environmental extremism above all other considerations, with disasterous consequences. → Read More
Why Is Left Attacking Transparency at Environmental Protection Agency?
The Environmental Protection Agency aims for transparency by making it easier to see how it makes regulatory decisions, but the left objects. → Read More
USDA and HHS Should Reject Flawed Dietary Recommendations
The 2020 federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which plays a critical role in the formulation of federal nutrition policy, is coming. → Read More
A Misguided Protectionist Effort Will Harm All Americans
Driving up food prices is a bad idea. Yet a small subset of fruit and vegetable growers are pushing for government action that would do just that. → Read More
How Congress Could and Should Ease Federal Regulations of Meat Sales
Intrastate sales of meat from custom slaughterhouses should be permitted. Critics of easing the federal regulations point to vague food safety concerns. → Read More