How are food truck entrepreneurs like the Buffalo Bills? They're unrelenting...
Food trucks have hit the streets of Buffalo, NY. But a few brick-and-mortar restaurants are trying to put them out of business through the force of government. Meet three of Buffalo's popular food...
View ArticleCan the Government Make Entrepreneurs Do Useless Things For No Reason?
Verlin Stoll is a 27-year-old entrepreneurial dynamo who owns Crescent Tide funeral home in Saint Paul, Minn. Verlin has built a successful business because he offers low-cost funerals while providing...
View ArticleIRS Protectionism: New Licensing Scheme Challenged in Major Federal Lawsuit
Congress never gave the IRS the authority to license tax preparers, and the IRS can't give itself that power. But last year the IRS imposed a sweeping new licensing scheme that forces tax preparers to...
View ArticleIs your state pulling a medical CON job?
Ordinarily, if you want to start a new business or offer a new service there is a simple test to find out whether your new business is needed: You open the doors and tell the world. If people need...
View ArticleGov't to makeup artists: Put down the blush, or we'll shut you down
In Nevada, teaching others how to apply makeup without a government-issued license can subject you to up to $2,000 in fines.
View ArticleFOOD FIGHT IN WASHINGTON: Let's Save DC Food Trucks
D.C. is one of the best food-truck cities in the country. That's something city officials should be proud of. But unfortunately, city leaders are considering new restrictions on food trucks that could...
View ArticleSpeed's Auto Services v. Portland Protectionism in Portland, Oregon
Can the government bar entrepreneurs from offering competitive prices, online discounts and prompt service merely to protect politically powerful insiders from competition? That is the question the...
View ArticleIJ's Jeanette Petersen Explains Three Reasons You Can't Get a Cab
Ever wonder why it's so hard to get a taxicab? IJ's Jeanette Petersen explains that government-imposed barriers like caps on permits and minimum fare laws are designed to protect entrenched...
View ArticleGame of T̶h̶r̶o̶n̶e̶s̶ [Food Trucks]: Chicago's Mobile Vendors in an Epic...
Should the city of Chicago be in the business of protecting a few politically connected restaurateurs from competition? That is the question to be answered by a major lawsuit filed Wednesday, November...
View ArticleA Deadline Looms for Your Tax Preparer
As part of a sweeping new licensing scheme, the IRS won't let tax preparers continue to prepare your tax returns in 2013 unless they first get a special permission slip from the government by paying...
View ArticleHandcuffed hairbraider sues in federal court for right to teach
Isis Brantley is a widely recognized expert on African hairbraiding who wants to teach people to braid hair for a living in Dallas. But even with her decades of experience, is telling Isis she must...
View ArticleHalf-baked: Gov't Restricts Homemade Cookie Sales
Can the government arbitrarily restrict where home-baking entrepreneurs can sell their treats or how much they can sell? According to a new lawsuit from the Institute for Justice and two Minnesota home...
View ArticleLittle American Dream Factory: Chicago Bureaucrats Put the Brakes on an...
The story of Zina Murray, her innovative business, and how Chicago killed it leaving fifteen entrepreneurs without a home. Local and state governments should not impose barriers on new job creation by...
View ArticleGov't Says "Naaayyyy" to Horse Massage
The Ariz. State Veterinary Medical Examining Board wants to throw entrepreneurs who massage animals without a veterinary license into jail and fine them $3,500 per violation. Celeste Kelly is a horse...
View ArticleLicensed Dentist Attacked for Charging Too Little
When is it illegal for a licensed dentist in Arkansas to clean teeth? When he also happens to be a licensed orthodontist. In 2013 Dr. Ben Burris ran afoul of Arkansas' law when he started offering...
View ArticleFood Trucks and Carts Are Just as Clean as Restaurants
Research compares food-safety inspection scores of food trucks, food carts and restaurants in seven major American cities—and finds that street eats are safe eats. www.ij.org/vending.
View ArticleThe Fight for Braiding Freedom
Since the advent of hair braiding more than 5,000 years ago, it has been a simple and safe practice that government has no business regulating. African-style hair braiding uses no dyes or chemicals,...
View ArticleIJ's Jeanette Petersen Explains Three Reasons You Can't Get a Cab
Ever wonder why it's so hard to get a taxicab? IJ's Jeanette Petersen explains that government-imposed barriers like caps on permits and minimum fare laws are designed to protect entrenched...
View ArticleGame of T̶h̶r̶o̶n̶e̶s̶ [Food Trucks]: Chicago's Mobile Vendors in an Epic...
Should the city of Chicago be in the business of protecting a few politically connected restaurateurs from competition? That is the question to be answered by a major lawsuit filed Wednesday, November...
View ArticleA Deadline Looms for Your Tax Preparer
As part of a sweeping new licensing scheme, the IRS won't let tax preparers continue to prepare your tax returns in 2013 unless they first get a special permission slip from the government by paying...
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