Publications
From Reason:
“We know occupational licensing reduces consumer choice, increases prices, and keeps people out of jobs. It also criminalizes innocent behavior,” says Shoshana Weissman, digital media…
As Utah lawmakers begin the 2019 legislative session, they may be forced to finally confront one of the state’s most notorious legal relics. Utah remains one of only two states in America to…
From Something’s Off with Andrew Heaton:
Shoshanna Weissman, a rogue policy wonk at the R Street Institute joins Heaton to discuss the dumbest occupational licenses in the United States, many of…
From the Washington Examiner:
The ACLU, R Street Institute, Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Fines and Fees Justice Center wrote in a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the Supreme Court.
Following heart-wrenching stories of pet owners going to PetSmart to groom their dogs just to have the dogs returned to them dead or severely injured, the state of New Jersey is moving to…
Ryan Nixon’s farm near Dexter, Michigan, has been in his family for 99 years. Despite success in traditional farming, Nixon — like many farmers — felt the financial crunch during the 2008…
From CEI:
These restrictions, of course, act as a barrier to entry that shields existing vocational training operations from competition. Similar policies are unfortunately common across the…
From In Defense of Liberty:
In yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, Jarrett Dieterle and Shoshana Weissmann of the R Street Institute explain that this problem is growing, and highlight the urgent…
From Red State:
Shoshanna Weissmann of R Street told RedState:
It’s exciting to see Country Time stand up for kids who just want to get their very first business experience. Unfortunately,…