Deregulation
The Fantastical Showerhead Executive Order
President Trump issued a flurry of additional executive orders and presidential memoranda this week, many of which concerned regulatory policy. One EO in particular, "Maintaining Acceptable Water Pressure in…
Donald Trump deregulates showerheads…again
On Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that repeals the Biden administration's December 2021 definition of a showerhead—saying instead that the Oxford English Dictionary's definition…
The Trump administration should focus on deregulation, not tariffs
President Donald Trump's justifications for tariffs keep shifting—one moment they're to cut the flow of illegal drugs and immigrants, the next, they're to bolster American businesses and jobs. But the argument…
Donald Trump’s Energy Department saved your appliances
Last week, President Donald Trump's administration turned its chainsaws on the Department of Energy (DOE), cutting, canceling, or pausing a handful of onerous regulations set to hobble household and commercial…
Trump’s trade war is fueling Canadian interest in deregulating liquor
The ongoing trade imbroglio occasioned by President Donald Trump's aggressively tariff-forward policy stance is roiling global markets across industries. The alcohol sector is being particularly hard hit, as many…
Will California stop Trump’s environmental deregulation plans?
California was one of President Donald Trump's largest foes during his first term; the state sued his administration over 120 times. Lawsuits from the Golden State impeded several of Trump's deregulatory moves,…
