Opinion

Enabling Meaningful Participation in Power Sector Regulation

Enabling Meaningful Participation in Power Sector Regulation

The power sector should better engage participants to ensure reliable and affordable electricity.

Who Counts as a Disabled Research Subject?

Who Counts as a Disabled Research Subject?

Regulators’ failure to define key terms has undermined safeguards for individuals with disabilities.

The Constitution Does Not Prohibit Environmental Justice

The Constitution Does Not Prohibit Environmental Justice

A changing equal protection landscape does not change the legality of environmental justice initiatives.

Reforming the Reform

Reforming the Reform

A recent Education Department rule fails to remedy overborrowing while hurting already-disadvantaged students.

America’s Preemption Gamble

America’s Preemption Gamble

The U.S. and EU are taking opposite stances on AI regulations.

The Hidden Costs of AI Preemption

The Hidden Costs of AI Preemption

Federal legislation should establish a floor for AI enforcement, empowering states to go further.

When a Chatbot Becomes an Export

When a Chatbot Becomes an Export

Applying export controls to AI models calls for public rulemaking, not undisclosed directives.

The Gas Plants Powering AI Cost Hundreds of Lives Each Year

The Gas Plants Powering AI Cost Hundreds of Lives Each Year

States have the means to stop data center developers from skirting EPA energy regulations.

Saving What Is Left of Agency Adjudication

Saving What Is Left of Agency Adjudication

It is much too soon to give up on good-cause removal protections for administrative law judges.

When Private Governance Becomes Predation

When Private Governance Becomes Predation

States are empowering private enforcers to profit from seizing homes and cars.

What Bardach Was Always Asking

What Bardach Was Always Asking

Throughout his career, Eugene Bardach sought to understand how policy endeavors could fulfill their purposes.

The Field of Policy Analysis Has Lost a Giant

The Field of Policy Analysis Has Lost a Giant

Eugene Bardach well understood—and helped us navigate—the complexities of policymaking and implementation.