Opinion

Voter Data Request Is Illegal, Not Just Controversial

Voter Data Request Is Illegal, Not Just Controversial

The Trump Administration’s information request violates a longstanding federal law.

The Constitutional Executive Order on Regulatory Budgets

The Constitutional Executive Order on Regulatory Budgets

President Trump’s regulation-trimming executive order will likely survive judicial scrutiny despite potential policy objections.

Ordering Agencies to Violate the Law

Ordering Agencies to Violate the Law

President Trump’s regulatory budget executive order withholds agency action and harms the American public.

It Is Premature to Label a Regulatory Budget Unconstitutional

It Is Premature to Label a Regulatory Budget Unconstitutional

The President’s one-in, two-out executive order may be difficult to implement, but it is not unconstitutional.

Enormous Benefits at Minimal Cost

Enormous Benefits at Minimal Cost

Concerns about runaway regulatory costs are overblown.

The Administrative State Has Run Amok

The Administrative State Has Run Amok

Recent momentum in favor of regulatory reform is a positive development, and long overdue.

Why a Retreat from Paris Now?

Why a Retreat from Paris Now?

Political science models may help explain the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.

Paralysis by Analysis Is Not Regulatory Reform

Paralysis by Analysis Is Not Regulatory Reform

Commissioner Mohorovic’s four proposals would impose “paralysis by analysis” on the CPSC.

A Wolf in Sheep’s Skin

A Wolf in Sheep’s Skin

The Early Participation in Regulations Act will further complicate the rulemaking process.

Scrap the Congressional Review Act

Scrap the Congressional Review Act

The law goes against the public interest, favoring lobbyists over public protections.

The Covered Agreement Between the United States and European Union

The Covered Agreement Between the United States and European Union

Obama-era agreement on insurance regulation strikes the right level of detail after international negotiation.

Giving the Platypus of Formal Rulemaking a Second Look, Again

Giving the Platypus of Formal Rulemaking a Second Look, Again

Legal scholar reexamines the formal rulemaking process in response to criticism.