Blogs about: Regulation Of The Day

Regulation of the Day 231: Serving Olive Oil1 comment

Ryan Young wrote 22 hours ago: When you sit down at a Mediterranean restaurant, your server will typically set down some bread on t … more →

Tags: Public Choice, regulation

Regulation of the Day 230: The Temperature of Beer

Ryan Young wrote 6 days ago: The state of Indiana regulates the temperature at which convenience stores may sell beer. Specifical … more →

Tags: Nanny State, regulation

Regulation of the Day 229: Educating Yourself

Ryan Young wrote 7 months ago: We live in a golden age of information. These days, anybody who wants to can get a college-level edu … more →

Tags: free speech, regulation

Regulation of the Day 228: Peyton Manning’s Jersey

Ryan Young wrote 8 months ago: Suspected gang member Konnor Vanatta. When the Indianapolis Colts released star quarterback Peyton M … more →

Tags: Nanny State, regulation

Regulation of the Day 227: Returning from the Moon

Ryan Young wrote 8 months ago: Neil Armstrong died last weekend at the age of 82. He was an inspirational figure for a lot of reaso … more →

Tags: regulation

Regulation of the Day 226: Hot Dog Carts

Ryan Young wrote 9 months ago: Nathan Duszynski is 13 years old and lives in Holland, Michigan. His stepfather has multiple scleros … more →

Tags: Public Choice, regulation

Regulation of the Day 225: Boobie Pillows

Ryan Young wrote 9 months ago: Kern County, California’s government takes morality very seriously. Chapter 9.12.010 of the Co … more →

Tags: regulation, boobie pillow ban, boobie pillows, Kern County, legislating morality, morality laws, Morality Legislation, Silly Laws, silly regulations

Regulation of the Day 224: Competing with Taxis

Ryan Young wrote 10 months ago: A cool startup company called Uber operates in about half a dozen cities in the U.S. and Canada, and … more →

Tags: Public Choice, regulation

Regulation of the Day 223: Fred Flintstone Cars1 comment

Ryan Young wrote 10 months ago: Sebastian Trager is an engineer in Germany who loves The Flintstones. He recently built a replica of … more →

Tags: INTERNATIONAL, Nanny State, regulation

Regulation of the Day 222: Macaroni

Ryan Young wrote 10 months ago: According to federal regulations, you may not, in fact, stick a feather in your hat and call it maca … more →

Tags: regulation, Food Regulations, Macaroni, federal macaroni policy

Regulation of the Day 221: Miniature Golf Courses1 comment

Ryan Young wrote 10 months ago: Miniature golf is a much more accessible sport than the real thing. Almost anyone can play. You don’ … more →

Regulation of the Day 220: Driver’s Side Mirrors

Ryan Young wrote 11 months ago: R. Andrew Hicks, a Drexel University math professor, has invented a driver’s side mirror that elimin … more →

Tags: r. andrew hicks, hicks mirror, safety regulations, mirror regulations, blind spot

Regulation of the Day 219: Cat Cafes

Ryan Young wrote 1 year ago: In a city as big as Tokyo, there is plenty of room for niche businesses. One niche is the neko cafe; … more →

Regulation of the Day 218: Bagpipes1 comment

Ryan Young wrote 1 year ago: Street musicians were recently banned from playing bagpipes in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Mayo … more →

Tags: bagpipe ban, Bagpipes, Scotland Week, Vancouver

Regulation of the Day 217: Etiquette

Ryan Young wrote 1 year ago: Civility is at the very heart of civilization. Those two words, along with other words such as “city … more →

Tags: Nanny State, courtesy charter, Etiquette, juan altienza garcia, la torba, la torba spain

Regulation of the Day 216: Selling Ice Cream to Kids

Ryan Young wrote 1 year ago: It can be hard for parents, but they need to tell their kids “no” from time to time. Letting childre … more →

Tags: Nanny State, Brooklyn, "Helicopter Parents", Ruined Childhood, brooklyn ice cream ban, park slope

Regulation of the Day 215: TacoCopter

Ryan Young wrote 1 year ago: Correction: According to Wired, TacoCopter turns out to have been a prank. It says a lot about the a … more →

Tags: FAA, TacoCopter, unmanned drones, Tacos

Regulation of the Day 214: Flipping the Bird

Ryan Young wrote 1 year ago: Steven Pogue, 64, was cited by police for flipping the bird while driving in Ballwin, Missouri. He w … more →

Tags: Nanny State

Regulation of the Day 213: Dying

Ryan Young wrote 1 year ago: Falciano del Massico, a small town in Italy, has banned its 4,000 residents from dying because the l … more →

Tags: silly regulations, falciano del massico, death bans, cheating death


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