Strong Politics, Weak Prospects
Romney’s plan is a promising political statement, but its practical suggestions fall short.
Romney’s Regulatory Plan
The Regulatory Review’s five-part series on Romney’s regulatory plan features unique commentary by legal experts on regulation and administrative law.
Romney’s Regulatory Agenda – Right Turn?
Romney’s proposals could be productive changes to regulatory review policy.
A New Measure of the Quality of Regulatory Analysis
Our Report Card project scores the use of regulatory analysis in agency rulemakings.
In Search of Slowness
Systematic empirical research casts into doubt claims that rulemaking procedures have slowed down the regulatory process.
Do Expert Agencies Outperform Generalist Judges?
Empirical evidence suggests that expert agencies perform no better than courts.
Rule of Law Prevails in Sackett v. EPA
Don’t believe either the environmentalists or the property rights supporters.
The Proper Limits of the Congressional Regulatory Veto
The CRA’s ban on issuing “substantially similar” rules has been misunderstood
Environmental Regulation Should Not Distort Competition
Policy makers must consider how environmental regulation affects markets.
A Backwards Idea from the FCC
The public should not be required to submit copies of material cited in rulemaking comments.
Regulatory Opinion: Year in Review
The REINS Act, the ozone standard, regulatory reform, cost-benefit analysis, the Affordable Care Act, and Dodd-Frank, and more … as discussed in our top opinion posts from 2011.
Regulatory Year in Review: 2011
Cost-benefit analysis, Europe’s E. coli outbreak, health care antitrust, environmental regulation, and more … as discussed in our top analysis posts from 2011.