Joe Biden Tells Federal Bureaucrats To Approve Regulations With Benefits That Are 'Impossible To Quantify'

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can view it in a browser here.     The latest news and analysis from Reason.com Monday, February 1, 2021     A Practical Wish List for Joe Biden Some doable libertarian ideas for the new president. By Reason Staff   Biden's Orders Continue the Presidency's Slide Toward Elective Monarchy If the refusal of lawmakers to enact a president's policies is justification for unilateral executive action, then a slide toward elective monarchy is inevitable. By J.D. Tuccille   sponsor content     Joe Biden Tells Federal Bureaucrats To Approve Regulations With Benefits That Are 'Impossible To Quantify' The president has also moved quickly to remove some oversight that limited the growth of the regulatory state. By Eric Boehm   The Senate's Problem Isn't the Filibuster, It's a Lack of Open Debate Abolishing the filibuster will make it even harder for the Senate to function. By James Wallner   How Socialism Wiped Out Venezuela's Spectacular Oil Wealth Venezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves. It's out of gasoline. By Andres Figueredo Thomson   Treating Lin Wood's Wild Conspiracy Theories As a Psychiatric Symptom Invites Him to Play Free Speech Martyr The State Bar of Georgia is demanding that the pro-Trump lawyer undergo a mental health evaluation. By Jacob Sullum   The Sordid History of the Fairness Doctrine It was terrible for free speech on the radio dial. We shouldn't inflict it on the internet too. By Paul Matzko   Thanks to Teachers Unions, Families are Fleeing Traditional Public Schools The pandemic is finally forcing districts to put students ahead of teachers and bureaucrats. By Nick Gillespie and Corey A. DeAngelis   'She Could Have Been Hurt Worse': Police Union Defends Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed 9-Year-Old Girl Public-sector unions often protect the government at the expense of the people. By Billy Binion   A Pennsylvania Inmate Dies of COVID-19 While Awaiting Mercy from the Governor The Board of Pardons recommended Bruce Norris’ release. A signature didn’t come in time. By Scott Shackford   sponsor content     Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe