Opinion

Reimagining the Public’s Role in Agency Rulemaking

Reimagining the Public’s Role in Agency Rulemaking

Congress should tailor the notice-and-comment process for more meaningful public participation.

Institutionalizing Equity in Agency Decision Making

Institutionalizing Equity in Agency Decision Making

By creating internal rules on rulemaking, agencies can increase underserved communities’ access and participation.

Regulatory Reform, Benefit-Cost Analysis, and the Poor

Regulatory Reform, Benefit-Cost Analysis, and the Poor

OIRA should add a benefit-cost analysis focused on protecting the poor when evaluating new agency rules.

Reconsidering Anticorruption from a Regulatory Perspective

Reconsidering Anticorruption from a Regulatory Perspective

To combat corruption more effectively, policymakers need to approach it as a regulatory problem.

Public Input in Rulemaking

Public Input in Rulemaking

Public comments allow agencies to understand the perspectives of those who regulations are intended to benefit.

Addressing the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Addressing the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Indigenous women are dual victims of violent crimes and federal policies that fail to mitigate the crisis.

Fashion, Sustainability, and the New York Fashion Act

Fashion, Sustainability, and the New York Fashion Act

A New York State bill seeks to regulate the fashion industry’s social and environmental impacts.

Alternatives to Data Sharing

Alternatives to Data Sharing

Data sharing is not always required when firms use information to their advantage.

Crisis Pregnancy Centers, State-Funded Harm, and State-Based Solutions

Crisis Pregnancy Centers, State-Funded Harm, and State-Based Solutions

As the Supreme Court evaluates abortion laws, states should bolster reproductive rights and better regulate CPCs.

Criminalizing Pregnancy Loss

Criminalizing Pregnancy Loss

Laws that impose criminal penalties for pregnancy loss regulate the conduct of pregnant people.

New Public Access to Court Records

New Public Access to Court Records

The Supreme Court of Oklahoma allows access to records as a matter of public policy.

The Misuse of History to Undercut the Modern Regulatory State

The Misuse of History to Undercut the Modern Regulatory State

Originalist arguments for rewriting administrative law are weaker than they seem.