Book Review

Moving Toward Comprehensibility in the Legal System

Moving Toward Comprehensibility in the Legal System

We need to extend and expand an overdue conversation about clarity in the U.S. legal system.

The Elusive Pursuit of Comprehensibility

The Elusive Pursuit of Comprehensibility

Simplified communication may not fix incomprehensible disclosures.

Machine Learning Could Make Government More Incomprehensible

Machine Learning Could Make Government More Incomprehensible

Misaligned incentives can encourage incomprehensibility.

The Tax Law System is Only Incomprehensible to Some

The Tax Law System is Only Incomprehensible to Some

Cooperative communication between the Internal Revenue Service and taxpayers would improve the comprehensibility of taxation.

Incomprehensibility is a Trust Problem

Incomprehensibility is a Trust Problem

Agencies and stakeholders have incentives to speak to each other incomprehensibly.

Incomprehensibility and the Law

Incomprehensibility and the Law

The law needs not only to correct information asymmetries but comprehension asymmetries too.

Creating Incentives for Regulatory Comprehensibility

Creating Incentives for Regulatory Comprehensibility

Scholars comment on a new book that advocates greater simplicity and clarity in the expression of laws and regulations.

Regulatory Vigilance in a Changing World

Regulatory Vigilance in a Changing World

In a new book, Cristie Ford advocates that regulators pay closer attention to private-sector innovation.

Regulatory Capture, Ancient and Modern

Regulatory Capture, Ancient and Modern

Regulatory capture’s antecedents in political thought—which date back to ancient Greece—inform the modern concept.

Response to Disclosurites

Response to Disclosurites

The authors respond to RegBlog commentators and call for the end of “useless” disclosure requirements.

Mistaking the Symptom for the Disease

Mistaking the Symptom for the Disease

Disclosure is not a substitute for regulations that protect consumers.

Mandated Disclosure May Have Flaws, But It Still Has Value

Mandated Disclosure May Have Flaws, But It Still Has Value

Scholar highlights some of the successes of mandatory disclosure policies.