Rethinking Disclosure in the Wake of McCutcheon v. FEC
The FEC’s data system must be improved if campaign finance disclosure is to work.
Two Cheers for Recess Appointments
The Supreme Court lets the president down easy in NLRB v. Noel Canning.
Why Arizona Should Lift its Regulatory Moratorium
Arizona should end its five-year moratorium on new regulations.
Do Regulators Listen to the Public?
New study suggests agencies primarily listen to industry insiders in finalizing rules.
Enforcement and Regulatory Governance
Environmental regulators need to take a more holistic approach to improve compliance.
Federal Agency Recommends Improvements in Government Transparency
Latest ACUS recommendations seek to promote a more open and efficient government.
The Administrative State and the Optimal Abuse of Power
A state built to prevent all abuses of power would perform poorly.
Can Moneyball Make States Better Regulators?
Scholars say state and local regulators should embrace the federal model of cost-benefit analysis.
An Independent Commission Should Suggest, Not Determine, Rule Rescissions
Proposed regulatory review commissions would circumvent procedural safeguards.
The Real “Tsunami” in Federal Regulatory Policy
New lookback programs impede public safeguards rather than improve the regulatory system.
A Politically and Technically Feasible Approach for Handling Regulatory Accumulation
A new institutional design is required to deal with retrospective review of regulations.
Congressional Action Needed to Deal with Regulatory Accumulation
The SCRUB Act would help correct regulatory accumulation – but the bill could be improved.