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CDC Confirms Black Markets, not "Vaping," Caused Outbreak
A new CDC report puts the final nail in the coffin of the idea that the spat of lung injuries that occurred beginning last summer were caused by “vaping.” The CDC admitted this week that the injuries appear to be exclusively linked to marijuana...
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Did you know: The CDC admitted this week that the injuries appear to be exclusively linked to marijuana vapes—not nicotine e-cigarettes, most of which were purchased on the black market, a fact that CEI knew nearly six months ago. @michelleminton
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Did you know: The CDC admitted this week that the injuries appear to be exclusively linked to marijuana vapes—not nicotine e-cigarettes, most of which were purchased on the black market, a fact that CEI knew nearly six months ago.
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Federal Government Misled Public on E-Cigarette Health Risk: CEI Report
A new report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute calls into question government handling of e-cigarette risk to public health, especially last week after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tacitly conceded that the spate...
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“By stoking unwarranted fears about e-cigarettes, government agencies responsible for protecting the health and well-being of Americans have been scaring adult smokers away from products that could help them quit smoking,” @michelleminton
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Check out our latest report by @michelleminton and learn 4 things you should know about e-cigarettes
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CDC Confirms Black Markets, not “Vaping,” Caused Outbreak
A new CDC report puts the final nail in the coffin of the idea that the spat of lung injuries that occurred beginning last summer were caused by “vaping.” The CDC admitted this week that the injuries appear to be exclusively linked to marijuana...
California to Eliminate Independent Work
Late Tuesday evening, the California legislature passed controversial legislation that would codify a state Supreme Court decision, which adopted a flawed test that effectively prohibits companies from doing business with independent contractors and...
Year in Review 2019: Climate Policy
The Trump administration this year continued to dismantle key components of President Obama’s climate policy “legacy.”
Blame Anti-Tobacco Advocates for Youth Vaping "Epidemic"
Like most teenage crazes, youth interest in e-cigarettes once seemed a passing fad. In the early years youth vaping skyrocketed, but by 2016 began to plummet. Teens remained uninterested in e-cigarettes in 2017. But, the following year, something...
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It wasn’t e-cigarette makers that made vaping appealing to teenagers: it was anti-vaping advocates. CEI's @michelleminton explains
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Congress Racing To Extend and Expand Electric Vehicle, Wind, and Solar Tax Credits
It would be comforting to think that the House’s impeachment proceedings have so poisoned relations between Democrats and Republicans that the Congress won’t be able to pass any significant legislation in the near future besides a continuing...
What Regulations Did the Trump Administration Eliminate in 2019?
The Trump administration has issued its fiscal year 2019 status update on one-in, two-out. It’s called “Regulatory Reform Results for Fiscal Year 2019.” According to the administration, agencies issued 61 “significant deregulatory actions,” and 35...
Defending Capitalism from Progressive Ideas on the Left and Right
December 3, 2019 - CEI President Kent Lassman and Vice President for Strategy Iain Murray explain in their new video why capitalism must be defended from pro...
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A new CEI video defends capitalism from progressive ideas on the left and right, including "national conservatism," which lacks any real limits on government intrusion into our lives. Thoughts? 👀 @yhazony @HawleyMO @jdvance1 @RichLowry @SohrabAhmari
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Two New Studies on Economics of Trade
Philip Thompson and Lorenzo Montanari have compiled a Trade Barrier Index, just released by the Property Rights Alliance. The U.S. currently ranks 54th out of 86 countries. Singapore and Hong Kong rank 1st and 2nd, while India and China bring up the...
What 'Rights' Do We Have When We're Talking About Our Private Online Data?
Do you have a "right" to your digital data? It is a popular thought in today's debates over privacy and
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Our friends @reason tackle data privacy policy and cite a recent CEI report from Sinclair Davidson (@Cryptoeconomico) and Chris Berg (@chrisberg) on "Selling Your Data Without Selling Your Soul: Privacy, Property, and the Platform Economy." @anjiecast
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Another Court Ruling Confirms IRS Illegally Targeted Tea Party and Conservative Groups
Yet another judge has ruled against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over its targeting of conservative and Tea Party groups. USA Today reports that a federal judge found this month that there was “strong” evidence that the IRS “had discriminated...
Democratic Capitalism: Why Political and Economic Freedom Need Each Other
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Minimum Wage Increases Canceled Out by Non-Wage Losses: CEI Report
Is raising the minimum wage good for workers? A new report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute makes the case that there are serious tradeoffs lawmakers should consider that are not the obvious, most talked about downsides.
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CEI's Ryan Young (@RegoftheDay) releases a new report showing the impact of raising the #minimumwage: "Higher labor costs force employers to cut non-wage benefits, like free meals, flexible leave arrangements, and health insurance coverage."
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Wrong Again: 50 Years of Failed Eco-pocalyptic Predictions
SUMMARY Modern doomsayers have been predicting climate and environmental disaster since the 1960s. They continue to do so today. None of the apocalyptic predictions with due dates as of today have come true. What follows is a collection of notably...
Big Picture in 'Vaping-Linked' Lung Poisonings
Over the last three months, the news has been filled with stories of people falling ill from a mystery lung ailment supposedly caused by vaping. The majority of the coverage has been incomplete, inaccurate, and done little more than scare and...
Lead State AG in Antitrust Suit Misleadingly Inflated Google’s Size in the Wall Street Journal
In today’s Wall Street Journal, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is spearheading a multistate antitrust investigation into Google, made an egregious error.
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.@KenPaxtonTX makes it seem like Google controls over 80 percent of the online advertising market. CEI's @PatHedgerCEI shares why this is completely false. bit.ly/32FSMGd pic.twitter.com/LTWqg7bZzZ
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Trump Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes Will Cost Lives
President Trump today indicated his administration plans to seek a ban on flavored e-cigarettes, citing concerns over teen vaping and the spate of recent, much-reported lung illnesses afflicting hundreds of people who vaped various substances....
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"Banning flavors won’t prevent youth vaping but will drive adults back to smoking or into the black market" says CEI's @michelleminton
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The Millionaires and Billionaires of Environmental Politics
There’s a story that’s told in newspapers, on news networks, and in the buzzing of Twitter. In this story, there’s a clear good guy, a heroic underdog fighting the good fight, and a clear villain cackling in a corporate boardroom. This is a tale of...
Consumer Choice Is Not Elitist
Rep. Frank Pallone, D-New Jersey, thinks it’s fine that your new dishwasher takes more than 2 hours to complete a cycle — we think consumers should
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"Thanks to federal efficiency regulations from the Department of @ENERGY, dishwasher cycle times more than doubled, so CEI leaped into action in response to consumer complaints." - @LibertyDevin for @InsideSourcesDC
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