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5 Apr 2011, 7:40 am
According to the conventional wisdom, the 2,319 pages of the Dodd-Frank Act are an incoherent mess, and the new financial legislation leaves nearly all of the key issues to the discretion of regulators. [read post]
20 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
Quantitative indicators have emerged as increasingly prevalent tools for achieving regulatory goals. [read post]
17 Jul 2013, 9:30 pm
The abortion bill the Texas Senate passed last week, despite state senator Wendy Davis’s filibuster efforts, has garnered extensive attention in the media. [read post]
24 May 2011, 6:00 am
Private international organizations increasingly set the rules for business activity around the world, but domestic institutions still matter even in setting global rules. [read post]
7 Aug 2012, 9:30 pm
A small bean grown in the Indian subcontinent has become a prized international commodity since the rise of American hydraulic fracturing (fracking). [read post]
18 Dec 2012, 9:30 pm
What effects will climate change have on the security missions of the American military and intelligence forces? [read post]
19 Jun 2011, 6:00 am
Watching this week's Republican presidential debate, it appears there's a new way to describe regulation: murder. [read post]
14 Feb 2012, 9:30 pm
Potentially stalling the merger of two giants in the long-term pharmaceutical services industry, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued an antitrust complaint objecting to Omnicare’s impending merger with PharMerica Corporation. [read post]
15 Apr 2013, 4:46 am
In a recent critique of the Obama Administration’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Lisa Heinzerling argues that a lack of transparency at OIRA, the federal office that reviews regulations, has allowed the office to pursue an anti-regulatory agenda, stifling regulations designed to protect public health. [read post]
23 Oct 2012, 9:30 pm
A recent congressional report questioned two Chinese telecom companies’ links to the Chinese government and warned U.S. companies to consider “the long-term security risk associated with doing business with [them]. [read post]
19 Nov 2012, 9:30 pm
Economic instability, social unrest, and diminished quality of life may loom in America’s future if regulators fail to better align our energy and water policies, according to a recent federal report. [read post]
11 Jun 2013, 9:30 pm
Every day, thousands of airline passengers pass through whole body imaging scanners. [read post]
28 Oct 2013, 9:17 pm
The bank bailouts of the late 2000s have cost America’s taxpayers at least $21 billion, with comparatively hefty bills for taxpayers in Britain and the Eurozone, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). [read post]
9 Sep 2012, 9:30 pm
Responding to years—arguably decades—worth of cries to repair our “broken” patent system, Congress recently enacted the America Invents Act (AIA), which provides for the first major overhaul of the patent system in nearly sixty years. [read post]
20 May 2012, 9:30 pm
Witnesses at a recent Senate committee hearing agreed that manufacturers, researchers, and hospitals could lose access to a critical component of their operations next year unless Congress acts to ensure a steady supply of helium. [read post]
4 Sep 2012, 9:30 pm
The Democratic Party unveiled its 2012 platform earlier this week, defending President Obama’s record on reducing waste in government and weeding out unnecessary federal regulations. [read post]
20 Nov 2012, 10:30 pm
With the passage of Amendment 64, Colorado became the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use. [read post]
19 Jun 2013, 9:30 pm
“We the People,” the website operated by the White House, creates a simple system for ordinary Americans to exercise their First Amendment right to petition the administration, but its practical effects remain at best unclear. [read post]
24 Jun 2013, 9:30 pm
Politicians and commentators often depict government failure as some sort of modern epidemic burdening society. [read post]
28 Aug 2013, 9:45 pm
In January, a court decision that declared unconstitutional an administrative appointment made by President Obama catapulted the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)—one of the lesser-known independent governmental agencies—from obscurity to front-page news. [read post]
