James EdwardsApr 152 minCPR Joins Amicus Brief in WOTUS CaseIn 2007, Idaho couple Michael and Chantell Sackett prepared to build a house in an existing subdivision. They broke ground and began...
James EdwardsFeb 13 minBBB’s Dead; Socialist Price Controls Still BreatheOne thing that remains on the table for many in Congress and the White House is certain to damage some treasures of America’s health...
James EdwardsDec 10, 20213 minThe Grinches Stealing America’s ChristmasSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are behaving a lot like the unrepentant Grinch Who Stole Christmas —...
James EdwardsNov 18, 20212 minWait for a CBO Reality Check on Budget ReconciliationVoting on the budget reconciliation bill without having a cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office, which House Democrats are...
James EdwardsNov 2, 20213 minFailed Math of “Build Back Broker”If you thought budget reconciliation — a falsely advertised $3.5 trillion but actually more like $5 trillion price tag...
James EdwardsOct 13, 20213 minLessons from Messing with MedicareIn 1989, a powerful Washington politician messed with Medicare. Grandma and Grandpa weren’t happy. The guy who was untouchable in the...
James EdwardsSep 29, 20213 minRestore American Inventing? Or Gut American Invention?Let’s get one thing straight: The “Restoring the America Invents Act” will further weaken U.S. patent reliability and certainty. This as...
James EdwardsSep 13, 20213 minOur Founders’ Inventive Constitutional Brilliance“The Congress shall have power . . . to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and...
James EdwardsJun 14, 20213 min5G: Made Possible by Property RightsWith ads for 5G services and new 5G-enabled smartphones and other devices on the rise, it’s worth considering the role property rights...
Tom DeWeeseMay 29, 20213 minWhy Property Rights Matter, Part 4: How to Fight BackHow do we effectively fight to restore private property and our freedom of movement in America? Most think that just getting a president...
James EdwardsMay 14, 20213 min11 Million U.S. Patents . . . and China’s RisingThe U.S. Patent & Trademark Office recently awarded the 11 millionth U.S. patent. It went to inventors of a medical device for...
Tom DeWeeseApr 28, 20213 minWhy Property Rights Matter, Part 3: The Growing Attack on Property RightsThe increasing encroachment of government regulations, pontificating politicians and the enforcement of “social justice” schemes has led...
Tom DeWeeseApr 6, 20213 minWhy Property Rights Matter, Part 2: The Lost Definition of Private Property RightsIn the 1990s, an all-out assault on property rights was well underway, led by a radical environmental movement, resulting in massive...
James EdwardsMar 23, 20213 minBayh-Dole and March-InThe National Institute of Standards and Technology is completing something begun in 2018 under its Return on Investment Initiative. The...
Tom DeWeeseMar 9, 20213 minWhy Private Property Matters, Part 1: Prosperity, Stability, FreedomMost Americans tend to think of private property simply as a home – the place where the family resides, store their belongings and find...
James EdwardsFeb 15, 20213 minFalse Premises on Energy and EnvironmentA bright spot of the humming, gleaming pre-COVID U.S. economy was the remarkable performance of domestic oil and gas production and jobs...
James EdwardsFeb 2, 20213 minPrice Controls By Any Other Name Smell as RankThe famous line from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet says “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Like that famous illustration,...
James EdwardsJan 19, 20214 minGetting Antitrust RightSome the most important and beneficial achievements of the Trump administration have occurred at the crossroads of antitrust and...
James EdwardsDec 30, 20204 minPrivate Innovation Versus Government Centralization, Part 2For real technological progress, government can’t dictate it. Only private initiative, coupled with secure property rights, the rule of...
Josh Malone, inventorSep 11, 20203 minThe Maladministrative State and Property TheftThis summer, U.S. Attorney General William Barr gave a very direct speech at the Gerald Ford Presidential Museum. Mr. Barr aimed to...