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Bills Passed in Congress: May 2010

The following are the bills the House and Senate passed in May, 2010.

War on Drugs: Remembering a fallen hero

Peter McWilliams was killed in the War on Drugs ten years ago today. Let’s prevent more casualties.

Strategic Thinking: Youthful Minds and The Downsize DC Vision

We have an opportunity to share The Downsize DC Vision with hundreds of university students.

URGENT: Senate vote TODAY on EPA Greenhouse Gas Ruling

Instead of allowing the EPA to impose unconstitutional and destructive regulations, Congress should pass the Write the Laws Act.
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Regulation: Why didn’t the government’s regulations regulate BP?

Could it be because of inherent contradictions that render government regulation self-defeating?

Government regulation: The Truth About “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair

In the end, even Upton Sinclair rejected the un-intended consequences of his own work.
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Critical thinking: How to think about regulation

There’s a lot of talk these days about the need for increased government regulation, but we need to make sure our regulations are coming from the best source, and regulating the most important things.
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Rand Paul and the Freedom of Association

I had this letter printed in the paper this morning in Tucson, AZ

Recessions: What can we learn from the severe recession of the early 80s?

Does the history of this period suggest that Statist ideas are correct, or in error?

Financial reform: Is Congress regulating its way to the next crisis?

Even the regulators didn’t know all the regulations before the 2008 meltdown. Will even more regulations solve the problem?

 
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