All Essays

Expanding Child Protection Online

Expanding Child Protection Online

FTC proposes to “clarify” and “strengthen” online children’s privacy.

Can the White House Trim U.S. Paperwork?

Can the White House Trim U.S. Paperwork?

OIRA memo is admirable but bolder action by Congress may be needed.

Week in Review

Week in Review

Google pays largest FTC penalty, HHS adopts rule to cut red tape, and more.

Federal Housing Finance Agency Rejects Debt Forgiveness Program

Federal Housing Finance Agency Rejects Debt Forgiveness Program

FHFA says statute prevents Fannie and Freddie from adjusting principal.

Bureaucratic Rules: A Tale of Two Libraries

Bureaucratic Rules: A Tale of Two Libraries

Differing bureaucratic missions produce different regulatory environments for visitors at two major government libraries.

Better Informing the Net Neutrality Debate

Better Informing the Net Neutrality Debate

Penn Law Professor argues for “network diversity” rather than “network neutrality.”

Week in Review

Week in Review

Fannie/Freddie debt forgiveness authority remains unchanged, Cybersecurity Act fails to clear Senate, and more.

House Approves Regulatory Moratorium

House Approves Regulatory Moratorium

H.R. 4078 would block new rules until unemployment rate falls to six percent.

California Adopts “Homeowners Bill of Rights” to Combat Foreclosures

California Adopts “Homeowners Bill of Rights” to Combat Foreclosures

The Golden State joins other jurisdictions in adopting reforms to lower foreclosure rates.

Smartphone Patent Wars: The Role for Import Bans

Smartphone Patent Wars: The Role for Import Bans

Congress holds hearings on the role of import bans in licensing of standard essential patents.

Is Flexible Regulation an Oxymoron?

Is Flexible Regulation an Oxymoron?

Regulatory flexibility makes sense only when comparing rules’ stringency, structure, specificity, and scope.