Cutting Through the Rhetoric of Cutting Red Tape
Regulatory counting paints a distorted picture of the costs and benefits of regulatory action.
Regulatory Reform Under Reagan and Trump
Reagan-era regulatory reform will help restrict rule rescissions under Executive Order 13,771.
Challenging the Anti-Regulatory Narrative
The Clean Air Act’s success reveals the flaws in the standard critique of the administrative state.
Trump Never Really Ordered a Halt to Child Separations
The President’s executive order purportedly ending family separations was merely symbolic.
Presidential Authority and the Antiquities Act
Scholars contend that the President may revoke monument designations made during previous administrations.
Addressing Uncertain Forgone Benefits of Deregulatory Actions
Interested stakeholders may have a role in quantifying deregulatory impacts for agencies.
The Travel Ban in Court
The Supreme Court should follow the Fourth Circuit in prohibiting impermissible animus while maintaining the President’s discretion.
Uber and the Future of Regulation
Regulators need a new system for responding to evolving market forces.
Regulatory Analysis Under the Trump Administration
Deregulatory executive orders require a new approach to analyzing regulatory impact.
Benefit-Cost Analysis Should Promote Rational Decisionmaking
Recent executive orders undermine the longstanding belief in benefit-cost analysis.
Regulating Within a Budget
The Trump Administration’s regulatory budget constraint may help improve agency benefit-cost analyses.
New Developments in Regulatory Benefit-Cost Analysis
Scholars and industry representatives highlight takeaways from conference on new regulatory developments.