All Essays

Prosecuting Corporate Criminals

Prosecuting Corporate Criminals

Prosecutions of individual corporate criminals can, in fact, be successful—and are critical for attaining justice.

Week in Review

Week in Review

The Supreme Court issues major decisions on immigration and affirmative action, FAA finalizes drone rule, and more…

Preventing Regulatory Capture

Preventing Regulatory Capture

When a regulation’s benefits exceed its costs, simplicity and interdisciplinary processes are essential to reducing capture.

Challenges in Measuring Regulatory Capture

Challenges in Measuring Regulatory Capture

Regulatory capture, neither inevitable nor a death trap for agencies, must be reduced to advance public policy goals.

(Not) Prosecuting Financial Crimes

(Not) Prosecuting Financial Crimes

Holding companies accountable for crimes is essential, yet more must be done to end “too big to jail” concerns.

Combatting External and Internal Regulatory Capture

Combatting External and Internal Regulatory Capture

External and internal capture may be reduced through a more logical division of labor between Congress and agencies.

Week in Review

Week in Review

D.C. Circuit upholds FCC’s Open Internet Order, Speaker Paul Ryan unveils major regulatory reform proposal, and more…

Fighting Regulatory Capture in the 21st Century

Fighting Regulatory Capture in the 21st Century

Closer congressional supervision can prevent special interests from dominating the regulatory process.

How Government Can Root Out Regulatory Capture

How Government Can Root Out Regulatory Capture

It is time for government to stop private interests from gaining improper influence over regulators.

Corporate Capture of the Rulemaking Process

Corporate Capture of the Rulemaking Process

The right regulatory reforms can level the playing field between the public and powerful corporate players.

Productivity, Inequality, and Economic Rents

Productivity, Inequality, and Economic Rents

Curbing excessive economic rents might bolster productivity and address rising inequality.

Rooting Out Regulatory Capture

Rooting Out Regulatory Capture

Distinguished public servants and scholars examine critical issues concerning regulatory capture—and offer solutions on its eradication.