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Effective Climate Policy: The Case for a Carbon Tax

Effective Climate Policy: The Case for a Carbon Tax

A carbon tax is the most effective and least costly climate policy.

First Principles for Interpreting Regulation

First Principles for Interpreting Regulation

A new framework promises greater coherence in regulatory interpretation.

Time to Abolish Patents?

Time to Abolish Patents?

New paper says it’s time to get rid of the broken U.S. patent system

Often Forgotten Actors in Environmental Regulation

Often Forgotten Actors in Environmental Regulation

Federal regulators get the attention, but state regulators are important too.

What the Unified Agenda Tells Us About Regulation’s Impending Burdens

What the Unified Agenda Tells Us About Regulation’s Impending Burdens

Unified Agenda of new regulations only tells part of the story.

Defense Department Amends Rules to “Match Reality” for Women in Combat

Defense Department Amends Rules to “Match Reality” for Women in Combat

Rule restricting women’s role in direct combat will be formally lifted.

Regulatory Breakdown in the United States

Regulatory Breakdown in the United States

The Regulatory Review summarizes the work of leading scholars from the newly published book Regulatory Breakdown: The Crisis of Confidence in U.S. Regulation.

Is Class Action Litigation a Response to Regulatory Capture?

Is Class Action Litigation a Response to Regulatory Capture?

Study finds class action lawsuits to be no more frequent in states with appointed versus elected insurance regulators

Is the Rulemaking Process Really a Quagmire?

Is the Rulemaking Process Really a Quagmire?

Scholars laud rulemaking’s efficiency, noting it takes “remarkably little time.”

FDA Proposes Food Safety Rules

FDA Proposes Food Safety Rules

Proposed rules seek to tackle food-borne illness.

Media, Polarization, and Regulatory Politics

Media, Polarization, and Regulatory Politics

Research highlights correlation between partisan media and a polarized public.