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The research cited indicates that the regulatory burden on businesses in the United States is increasing and, as a result, entrepreneurship is declining. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., shared his experience as a CEO of a plastics manufacturing company and explained that the multi-layered rules and regulation are an enormous cost of doing business. The decline of entrepreneurship poses a problem because a thriving business climate is necessary for long-term economic growth.
David Henderson is even more staunchly opposed to conscription than was Milton Friedman [4]. (I agree with David.)
My colleague Bryan Caplan wonders where have all the minarchists gone [5].
Deepak Lal reflects on Magna Carta [6].
Ben Zycher rightly calls for an end to government interference in the trade of crude oil [7].