Kent Lassman

3 weeks ago | cei.org | Kent Lassman |Sean Higgins

President Trump signed an executive order on March 27 to end collective bargaining with public sector unions in certain agencies with national security missions. CEI President Kent Lassman and labor policy expert Sean Higgins commented on drawbacks associated with government unions that led to this decision. Kent Lassman, CEI president;Collective bargaining by public sector unions is a bad idea that is due for the dustbin. James Madison observed that no man can be a judge in his own case.

1 month ago | cei.org | Daren Bakst |Kent Lassman |Marlo Lewis

Kent Lassman, President of the Competitive Enterprise InstitutePresident Richard Nixon established the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970. At the time. the quality of the environment in America had suffered and the public was taking notice. There are so many negative stories today about the environment that one might mistakenly believe our air and water is as dirty as it was more than 50 years ago.

Nov 8, 2024 | washingtonexaminer.com | Kent Lassman

The Berlin Wall toppled 35 years ago. First, the world looked on with awe, and then the disbelief gave way to jubilation. From Aug. 13, 1961, to Nov. 9, 1989, a major European city was disfigured with a concrete barrier wreathed in razor wire and punctuated by armed guard towers. It was emblematic of the state-sponsored terrorism found in East Germany, Eastern Europe, and elsewhere around the world: communism.

Nov 8, 2024 | cei.org | Kent Lassman

Thirty-five years ago, the Berlin Wall toppled. First the world looked on with awe and then the disbelief gave way to jubilation. From August 13, 1961, to November 9, 1989, a major European city was disfigured with a concrete barrier wreathed in razor wire and punctuated by armed guard towers. It was emblematic of the state-sponsored terror found in East Germany, Eastern Europe, and elsewhere around the world: communism.

Jul 15, 2024 | cei.org | Kent Lassman

A would-be assassin fired several rounds at former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. The shots killed a man attending the rally and wounded the former president and other rally attendees. CEI President and CEO Kent Lassman reacted to the tragic events:“The peaceful exchange of ideas is the taproot of natural liberty. The attempted assassination of former President Trump is the latest escalation of violence that puts our country at risk and on a path to catastrophe.