The Regulatory Review
The leading source of regulatory news, analysis, and opinion, from the Penn Program on Regulation.
Jimmy Carter, The Great Deregulator | The Regulatory Review
Mar 6, 2023 · Susan Dudley is the director of the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center and served from 2007 to 2009 as the Administrator of the Office of Information …
Estimating the Impact of Regulation on Business
Feb 28, 2024 · Regulation is costly. The federal government estimates that regulations cost American businesses roughly $300 billion annually, only $53 billion less than firms spend on …
Deregulation, Reagan-Style - The Regulatory Review
Mar 13, 2019 · History can help explain the politics of regulation, but only if we first understand that there are different kinds of regulation out there. For example, one might usefully—if …
Is It Time to End Animal Testing? | The Regulatory Review
Jan 13, 2024 · Over 110 million animals die in U.S. laboratories used for animal testing every year. Their deaths are painful, as lab animals subjected to testing are often immobilized, …
Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Benefits Programs
Mar 16, 2024 · As a presidential candidate in 1991, Bill Clinton promised to “end welfare as we know it.” Five years later, in 1996, President Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and …
First Principles for Interpreting Regulation | The Regulatory Review
Feb 11, 2013 · Kevin M. Stack is Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research at Vanderbilt University Law School. The post draws from the author’s recent article in the Michigan Law …
Could You Lose Your Voter Registration for Not Voting?
Apr 19, 2018 · On Election Day 2016, some Ohio residents turned out to vote only to be told their names had been removed from the list of registered voters. They had chosen not to vote in the …
The Problem of Political Ignorance | The Regulatory Review
Feb 3, 2014 · Democracy is intended to be rule by the people. But all too often, the people have all too little understanding of what they rule over. Political ignorance is a ubiquitous and …
Weighing the Environmental Impacts of Deep-Sea Mining
Nov 23, 2024 · To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, scientists contend that the world needs to reach net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. The United Nations recognizes …