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22 Oct 2013, 9:30 pm
“At this time, please turn off all electronic devices. [read post]
19 Dec 2011, 12:00 am
Nearly three decades since its seminal Chevron decision, the Supreme Court has yet to articulate clearly how that case’s doctrine of deference to agency statutory interpretations applies to one of the most important federalism issues of our time: regulatory preemption of state law. [read post]
13 Nov 2012, 9:30 pm
States across the country face an impending Friday deadline on whether they will take charge of implementing a major part of health care reform. [read post]
31 Dec 2012, 9:30 pm
The United States and Europe have swapped regulatory philosophies, according to David Vogel, professor of business and political science at the University of California, Berkeley, who spoke at the University of Pennsylvania recently as part of the Penn Program on Regulation’s risk regulation seminar series. [read post]
2 Jan 2013, 9:30 pm
In his recent essay, “The Regulatory Blame Game,” Cary Coglianese focused on congressional responses to disasters attempting to pin blame on regulators when it often lies elsewhere – on the inevitable fruition of risk whose incidence can only be reduced but not eliminated; on the kinds of trade-offs cost-benefit analyses encourage by accepting a level of regulation beyond which costs will acceptably be incurred; and on the misbehavior of businesses ultimately at fault for… [read post]
2 May 2011, 6:00 am
The decision of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to bring an insider trading action against Rajat Gupta, the former McKinsey managing director, in an administrative proceeding instead of in federal court is drawing questions from pundits – as well as apparently from Judge Jed S. [read post]
19 Aug 2012, 9:30 pm
The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) was passed in 1980 and reauthorized in 1986 and 1995. [read post]
28 May 2013, 9:00 pm
By most accounts, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has achieved a very strong safety record in airline oversight. [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]
24 Nov 2011, 12:00 am
As many Americans celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday today with a traditional meal of turkey and trimmings, their federal Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants to remind them that their turkeys have been “raised by the rules. [read post]
11 Jun 2013, 9:30 pm
Every day, thousands of airline passengers pass through whole body imaging scanners. [read post]
16 Sep 2013, 9:40 pm
Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, provide a water vapor-powered alternative to traditional smoking that may help users drop the unhealthy habit. [read post]
29 Sep 2013, 9:39 pm
In the lead up to the banking crisis of 2007–2008, U.S. banks engaged in systemic, excessive risk-taking that drove the economy to the verge of collapse.How this was possible is still puzzling. [read post]
2 Oct 2013, 9:30 pm
Americans were once among the most educated people in the world. [read post]
20 Dec 2012, 4:30 am
In response to growing apprehension about the largely unregulated nature of the rapidly expanding data collection industry, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched a comprehensive investigation into the practices of nine major data brokerage companies. [read post]
13 Mar 2013, 10:00 pm
When the U.S. [read post]
15 May 2013, 9:30 pm
The market for kosher food products has grown to more than $12 billion annually, with an estimated 12 million consumers buying kosher-certified products in the United States. [read post]
4 Jun 2013, 9:30 pm
Federal regulations from the last ten years, though costly, could potentially generate almost a trillion dollars in net benefits. [read post]
21 May 2012, 9:30 pm
One question posed by the recent financial crisis was whether our confusing and disaggregated approach to financial regulation in the United States was to blame for the downturn. [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]
