All Essays

Restoring Science and Economics to EPA’s Benefit Calculation

Restoring Science and Economics to EPA’s Benefit Calculation

EPA’s proposed transparency rules would make the agency’s analyses more scientifically rigorous.

Week in Review

Week in Review

Justice Kavanaugh is sworn in, Supreme Court allows North Dakota’s voter ID law, and more…

Cities on the Forefront of Public Health Regulation

Cities on the Forefront of Public Health Regulation

Scholar examines ways that local governments are combating issues like obesity and asthma.

Navigating Traffic Jams in Outer Space

Navigating Traffic Jams in Outer Space

Expert offers framework for regulating 21st century space travel.

The Challenges of Cryptocurrency Regulation

The Challenges of Cryptocurrency Regulation

Volatile cryptocurrencies require regulation, but regulators face many questions about how to do so.

Choosing Between Guns and the Environment

Choosing Between Guns and the Environment

Expert explores how a Florida law insulates firing ranges from state and local environmental actions.

Cost-Benefit Analysis as a Check on Excessive Historic Preservation

Cost-Benefit Analysis as a Check on Excessive Historic Preservation

Local governments should conduct a formal analysis before designating private property as historic.

EPA Moves to Scale Back Methane Rules

EPA Moves to Scale Back Methane Rules

Recent proposal to revoke natural gas regulation is the latest effort to put climate rules in the crosshairs.

Week in Review

Week in Review

Justice Department sues to block California’s net neutrality law, Senate establishes Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency, and more…

Responding to Anti-Regulatory Tropes

Responding to Anti-Regulatory Tropes

Marchand’s argument questions key regulatory processes and ignores the net benefits of regulation.

Regulatory Process in Dire Need of Reform

Regulatory Process in Dire Need of Reform

EPA exemplifies how agency rulemaking pushes the boundaries of lawful policymaking.

Dissecting the Debate Over Regulation

Dissecting the Debate Over Regulation

Commentators debate central questions about the role of regulations in society.