Opinion

A Fintech Charter by Another Name

A Fintech Charter by Another Name

The OCC may be able to overcome the legal barriers to its new payments charter.

Having a Happy, Humane Thanksgiving Dinner?

Having a Happy, Humane Thanksgiving Dinner?

Facing a host of turkey products, ethically conscious consumers should research which kind of labels truly reveal humane practices.

Turning the Senate Blue and the Cabinet Red

Turning the Senate Blue and the Cabinet Red

President-Elect Joe Biden can flip the Senate by sacrificing his Cabinet.

Encouraging Efficient Errors in AI Technologies

Encouraging Efficient Errors in AI Technologies

Current tort law regimes fail to address nuances of AI innovation and consumer harms.

Thinking Harder and Smarter About Wildland Fire

Thinking Harder and Smarter About Wildland Fire

As millions of acres burn along the West Coast, the United States must improve the way it manages forest fires.

Relieving the Grieving

Relieving the Grieving

President Trump should allow the federal government to help Americans facing the funeral costs of COVID-19 victims.

Broken Landscapes, Brown Beauty

Broken Landscapes, Brown Beauty

Law students, lawyers, and academics need to reflect on efforts to make legal academia more inclusive.

The Biden Administration Should Abandon the Case Against Google

The Biden Administration Should Abandon the Case Against Google

Government antitrust actions do not work in a high-technology market in which big businesses prove more efficient.

Diversity and Exclusion Within Legal Education

Diversity and Exclusion Within Legal Education

Empirical data suggest that law schools must do more to promote inclusion, not just diversity.

Pennsylvania’s Misguided Sentencing Risk-Assessment Reform

Pennsylvania’s Misguided Sentencing Risk-Assessment Reform

New risk-forecasting tool reinforces racial disparities and emphasizes future risk in criminal sentencing.

Climate Change Is a Systemic Financial Risk

Climate Change Is a Systemic Financial Risk

Corporate counsel should heed regulators’ warnings that climate change is a risk to the financial industry.

A CBO for Racial Inequality?

A CBO for Racial Inequality?

A new oversight agency should monitor the Federal Reserve’s efforts to reduce racial inequality.