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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Obama Abandons Regulatory Consolidation


“The Obama administration is pulling back from some of its most ambitious ideas for overhauling the financial system, after determining that the consolidation of power under fewer federal agencies would face grave opposition by lawmakers and regulators, sources familiar with the discussions said.” (Washington Post, Wednesday)

Real headline: President Intimidated by Bureaucratic Turf War

FEE Timely Classic
“The Powers of Regulation” by Bernard H. Siegan


  • Sheldon Richman is the former editor of The Freeman and a contributor to The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He is the author of Separating School and State: How to Liberate America's Families and thousands of articles.