Commentaries & Insights

Our Commentaries and Insights are short-form publications intended to distill long-form research and synthesize current policymaking activity into easily understood concepts.


Summary: Discussing Applications of Generative AI to Rule Development and Evaluation

In a wide-ranging discussion, breakout session participants highlighted potential risks and benefits of AI tools, particularly for the public commenting process

Summary: Discussion on Retrospective Review of Regulation

Participants attending a breakout session explored the potential for data collection and analysis to enable assessments of regulations after implementation.

Summary: The Role of Technology in Public Participation in the Regulatory Process

AI could help individuals shape their public comments into a format most useful to agencies

On Misciting Marbury

In deciding whether to overrule the Chevron doctrine, the Supreme Court should not be persuaded by mistaken invocations of a famous dictum.

2023 Regulatory Year In Review

Top ten trends in federal agency actions for 2023

Top Ten Essays from 2023

Our scholars and experts explored a wide range of topics last year and published leading insights on the regulatory developments that mattered most.

Biden's Fall 2023 Unified Agenda

Overview and highlights of notable actions in the Fall 2023 Unified Agenda

New Goals, Old Tools: Broadening Public Participation in the Regulatory Process in the Biden Administration

As the Biden Administration looks to improve public participation, are tools focused on the "supply" side of the equation enough?

Comparing the Draft and Final Circular A4

A comparison of the final OMB Circular A-4 to the draft proposed in April 2023

Structural Challenges Loom for Biden’s Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

Biden’s Executive Order 14110 envisions a whole-of-government response to mitigating AI risks. As agencies work on implementation, several challenges lay ahead.