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When Private Governance Becomes Predation

When Private Governance Becomes Predation

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

New Labor Initiatives Under Evolving Policy Considerations

New Labor Initiatives Under Evolving Policy Considerations

Kate Andrias discusses new state initiatives to protect and enhance the power of workers.

Should Schools Ban AI in the Classroom?

Should Schools Ban AI in the Classroom?

Scholars assess the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence in education.

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.

Eugene Bardach’s Life Illuminating and Improving Public Policy

Eugene Bardach’s Life Illuminating and Improving Public Policy

Bardach taught us that the key test of any public policy or program is whether it can withstand implementation.

Eugene Bardach and Regulatory Enforcement

Eugene Bardach and Regulatory Enforcement

By focusing on regulatory unreasonableness, Bardach taught us all something important about the rule of law.

Bardach’s Path to a Better World

Bardach’s Path to a Better World

Over the last half-century, Eugene Bardach gave regulators key tools for charting a path to a better outcomes.

Transparency From AI Labs Is Key to a U.S.–China AI Agreement

Transparency From AI Labs Is Key to a U.S.–China AI Agreement

AI labs should proactively adopt the transparency rules that a future U.S.–China agreement would require.

Regulating the AI Data Center Boom

Regulating the AI Data Center Boom

Scholars propose ways to manage data centers’ demands on electricity, water, and local communities.

The Problems with Immigration Court Venue Selection

The Problems with Immigration Court Venue Selection

Scholars argue that immigration courts invert traditional venue principles, enabling systemic unfairness and government forum shopping.

No Consensus on the Public Interest in Utility Regulation

No Consensus on the Public Interest in Utility Regulation

The public interest is the foundation of utility regulation, yet regulators cannot agree on how it should be defined, measured, or fulfilled.