Regulation

  • A Short ESG Guide: Economic Problems

    “The current approach to mitigating climate change guarantees inefficiency and waste. No one knows which technologies and which companies will be most effective.” ~Paul Mueller

    A Short ESG Guide: Economic Problems
  • The Sputtering EV Market Shows What Happens When Companies Heed Planners Instead of Consumers

    “The US EV market is a mess, one many analysts say will get worse before it gets better. And automakers like Ford who bet big on the future of EVs are likely looking at pain, at least in the short term.” ~Jon Miltimore

    The Sputtering EV Market Shows What Happens When Companies Heed Planners Instead of Consumers
  • A Short Guide to ESG: Legislation

    “Proponents of ESG would like to see more legal requirements for companies to reach net zero, to hire more diverse boards and employees, and to cater to a variety of stakeholder interest groups rather than the interest of shareholders.” ~Paul Mueller

    A Short Guide to ESG: Legislation
  • A Profound Misdiagnosis of American Transit

    “We don’t need a resurgence of government spending on research and development to get more innovation in our transit systems. We just need governments to get out of the way!” ~Paul Mueller

    A Profound Misdiagnosis of American Transit
  • Resistance to Revitalization? When Neighborhoods Change but Regulations Don’t

    “The amount of red tape and regulation, fees and form-filling that government has wrapped around simple collaboration isn’t just irritating and expensive. On a deep level, it’s inhuman.” ~Laura Williams

    Resistance to Revitalization? When Neighborhoods Change but Regulations Don’t
  • A Short Guide to ESG: Finance

    “ESG considerations represent a mainstreaming of impact investing while giving ‘fiduciary’ cover to large institutional investors who invest trillions of dollars of other people’s money in ways that advance mostly political priorities.” ~Paul Mueller

    A Short Guide to ESG: Finance
  • Defending Globalization

    “Only because people are eager to trade with people in different countries do governments feel the need to suppress this trade…Persons who erect these restraints understand that what they impose is not globalization – that would arise naturally – but economic nationalism.” ~Donald J. Boudreaux

    Defending Globalization
  • Epic Games Sues Google Play: Scared of Competition 

    “Google’s conduct does not prevent an innovator from making its own spot. Epic chooses to squander resources on legal actions, rather than developing better products for both vendors and consumers.” ~Peter Clark

    Epic Games Sues Google Play: Scared of Competition 
  • A Short Guide to ESG: Goals

    “ESG goals are not primarily about shareholder value and enterprise value. The goals are often counter to the interests of shareholders and large segments of society.” ~Paul Mueller

    A Short Guide to ESG: Goals
  • Let the Market, Not Government, Decide the Fate of EVs

    “Both for equity and economic efficiency, government inducements to hasten the number of EVs or charging stations are a bad idea. Governments can better spend taxpayers’ monies. EVs have a promising future.” ~Kenneth W. Costello

    Let the Market, Not Government, Decide the Fate of EVs
  • School Choice Can Promote Evasive Entrepreneurs

    “Evasive entrepreneurs are having their moment. Education entrepreneurs and parents are working to find educational options for children outside of the highly regulated traditional public schools.” ~Angela Dills

    School Choice Can Promote Evasive Entrepreneurs
  • A Short Guide to ESG: Advocates

    “I have categorized organizations by their function and highlighted a few organizations worth knowing in each category, from high-level, broad advocacy to nitty-gritty implementation.” ~Paul Mueller

    A Short Guide to ESG: Advocates