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Robert A. Kagan: Man of Style

Robert A. Kagan: Man of Style

Kagan’s insight on legal “styles” paves the way for future regulatory studies and policymaking efforts.

Kagan the Explorer

Kagan the Explorer

Robert A. Kagan’s research is a quest to understand legal authority and how it works in the world.

Honoring Robert A. Kagan

Honoring Robert A. Kagan

In a five-part series, The Regulatory Review explores and honors the contributions of political scientist Robert A. Kagan.

Week in Review

Week in Review

The Fed adopts the Volcker Rule, Congress announced a budget deal, and more…

Supreme Court Confronts Interstate Air Pollution Regulation

Supreme Court Confronts Interstate Air Pollution Regulation

The Court hears oral arguments on legal challenge to EPA rule requiring states to keep pollution from affecting their neighbors.

FDA to Require Medical Device ID Numbers

FDA to Require Medical Device ID Numbers

New agency rule designed to help identify faulty medical devices.

Learning from the FDA’s Plan B Fiasco

Learning from the FDA’s Plan B Fiasco

Plan B episode calls for reconsidering the scope of judicial review and the role of politics in rulemaking.

Penn Seminar Explores Risk Management as Instrument for Economic Development

Penn Seminar Explores Risk Management as Instrument for Economic Development

Authors of World Bank report advocate move from ‘crisis fighting’ to systematic risk management.

Moving Toward the Evaluation State

Moving Toward the Evaluation State

By taking three feasible steps, the administration could help build a regulatory culture more supportive of ex post evaluation.

Week in Review

Week in Review

The White House Administration says it met its Obamacare goal, ACUS announces upcoming plenary agenda, and more…

Digitizing Environmental Protection

Digitizing Environmental Protection

Proposed e-reporting rule aims to improve water quality, save money.

White House Report Outlines New Transparency Efforts

White House Report Outlines New Transparency Efforts

Report reveals administration plans to create a web portal for Freedom of Information Act requests.