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Can Regulators Save Midwestern Beaches?

Can Regulators Save Midwestern Beaches?

Historic water levels across the Great Lakes region present state regulators with significant challenges.

A New Era for Regulatory Review

A New Era for Regulatory Review

President Biden’s memorandum modernizing regulatory review addresses three key failings in the review process.

Regulatory Review, Biden Style

Regulatory Review, Biden Style

Agency experts—not OIRA—must take the lead in regulatory decision-making under the Biden Administration.

Regulatory Analysis Needs to Catch Up on Distribution

Regulatory Analysis Needs to Catch Up on Distribution

Regulators should go beyond cost-benefit analysis and evaluate the distributional impacts of regulations.

Regulatory Review Reimagined

Regulatory Review Reimagined

Scholars discuss President Biden’s executive order that seeks to modernize the regulatory review process.

Can the United States Halt Wildfires?

Can the United States Halt Wildfires?

Scholars encourage regulatory authorities to adopt measures to prevent or mitigate wildfire damage.

Pandemic Strengthens Calls for Indigenous Data Sovereignty

Pandemic Strengthens Calls for Indigenous Data Sovereignty

A federal bill that would expand data access for tribal health providers may not satisfy Native communities.

Time to Solve the Information Problem

Time to Solve the Information Problem

A private fairness doctrine could induce more accurate media by dismantling the political information bubble.

Hong Kong Moves West

Hong Kong Moves West

Advocates urge U.S. government to create visa system for Hongkongers seeking to escape China’s tightening grip.

Highway to Better Health Care

Highway to Better Health Care

Mobile clinics seek to address disparities in health care delivery by dismantling barriers for rural Americans.

Service Animals at 30,000 Feet

Service Animals at 30,000 Feet

A federal rule finalized under the Trump Administration allows airlines to narrow the use of animals as a disability accommodation on flights.

Putting the Fizz Back Into Bureaucratic Justice

Putting the Fizz Back Into Bureaucratic Justice

In a recent book, Cass Sunstein and Adrian Vermeule defend the administrative state against political threats and growing distrust.