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Can Regulating Surrogacy Prevent Statelessness?

Can Regulating Surrogacy Prevent Statelessness?

Scholar proposes regulatory solution to ensure that children born from surrogate mothers have clearly established citizenship.

Procuring the Algorithmic State With Better Policy Analysis

Procuring the Algorithmic State With Better Policy Analysis

Scholars assert that government agencies need a policymaking mindset when purchasing machine learning technology.

Deregulating Rail Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas

Deregulating Rail Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas

Proposed rule aims to make it easier to ship liquefied natural gas by rail.

Trump’s Regulatory Budgeting Experiment Has Categorically Failed

Trump’s Regulatory Budgeting Experiment Has Categorically Failed

The Trump Administration’s 1-in-2-out policy is more of an ineffective symbol than an action toward deregulation.

Before the Bedside Manner

Before the Bedside Manner

Health care licensing regulators grapple with innovation, safety, and expertise when credentialing providers.

Persuading for Privacy

Persuading for Privacy

Pressure mounts for Congress to come to bipartisan agreement on privacy.

Will FDA Guidance Hasten Testing for COVID-19?

Will FDA Guidance Hasten Testing for COVID-19?

In the face of a massive viral outbreak, a federal regulator issues unprecedented guidance on validating COVID-19 testing.

Whose Children are These?

Whose Children are These?

A federal lawsuit could affect where American Indian children grow up.

The Regulatory Race Against a Public Health Crisis

The Regulatory Race Against a Public Health Crisis

The federal government responds to the coronavirus pandemic by amending its foreign quarantine rules.

The Value of a Statistical Life is Not Efficient

The Value of a Statistical Life is Not Efficient

Over-reliance on the VSL measure often leads to excessive consideration and regulation of risk.

Efficient Risk Regulations Do Not Increase Risks

Efficient Risk Regulations Do Not Increase Risks

As a practical matter, the VSL is successful in balancing the benefits and costs of regulation.

Putting the Horse Before the Cart in Cost-Benefit Analysis

Putting the Horse Before the Cart in Cost-Benefit Analysis

Regulators must measure welfare using transparent methods before determining the policies themselves.