Copper pennies don’t have much value anymore — parking meters and vending machines don’t accept them and polls show that a majority of Americans prefer not to take them as change. Read more here..

The Institute for Liberty has been increasingly frustrated over the years to see the right and liberty of consumers ignored in the political and policymaking process. We see this happen both domestically and internationally. The interests of businesses, radical green groups, labor unions and even bureaucrats are amply represented in the media and at more»

Yesterday President Obama announced the recess appointment for a little-known position, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the U.S. Small Business Administration. Winslow Sargeant will be travelling from Madison, Wisconsin to Washington, DC to assume the role. What is truly amazing about this appointment has less to do with the controversy of a non-lawyer more»

Misguided Senate Proposal Would Cripple Job Recovery & Economy A maneuver by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid late last week added a provision by Senator Baucus (D-MT) to the Small Business Jobs bill. All Americans should be aware of this potentially devastating last minute amendment which if passed would stall economic growth and destroy jobs. more»

“… distractions and mischaracterizations cloak substantive arguments surrounding the issue as the second engine is not “extra;” it’s an alternate, and the enormous difference between the two words means everything.” Common sense tells us that the result of any competitive bidding process is a better product, lower price and often an alternative source in more»

Big Government's Andrew Breitbart picks up on the NYT/CEW Controversy! Check out our new blog here!

IFL President Andrew Langer says that the mystery plumber whose expertise solved the "spill cap" problem underscores why there ought to be actual experts on the BP Spill Commission.  Check it out here! more»

Today, the Institute for Liberty responds to the stunning discovery of the environmental leftist's plan to use the New York Times to further their anti-liberty agenda!  That can be found HERE on IFL's blog! more»