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.


Biden’s Spring 2024 Unified Agenda

Overview of the Unified Agenda highlighting notable actions that agencies plan to take in the near term

An SEC Commissioner’s Thoughts on Regulating Blockchain and Crypto

Summary of the fireside chat with Commissioner Hester Peirce, a session at the June 2024 event, Regulation by Enforcement: Blockchain and Crypto.

Regulating Blockchain and Crypto via Novel Legislation or Rulemaking

The second panel of “Regulation by Enforcement: Blockchain and Crypto” focused on the current state of crypto regulation and recent legislative developments.

Regulating Blockchain and Crypto Technology via Enforcement

Summary from panel discussion at the GW Regulatory Studies forum event: Regulation by Enforcement: Blockchain and Crypto

A Regulatory Surge in April 2024

In April 2024, federal agencies broke records by issuing an unprecedented number of significant final rules

Will History Repeat Itself? Forecasting CRA Use in a Second Trump Administration

What policy areas are most likely to be challenged if Trump wins a second term in the 2024 presidential election?

Biden’s Ambitious Executive Order Does More for Data Security than Banning TikTok

Biden's Executive Order 14117 is more tailored to producing meaningful protections on data security than the recent legislation banning TikTok

Regulatory Advantages of the Administrative Law Court System

Recommendations for reform of the Administrative Law Court system

Regulation by Adjudication

If the Supreme Court limits or overturns the Chevron Deference doctrine, it will likely lead to a phase of regulation by adjudication as agencies adapt

Technology and Public Commenting: Congress Takes Action

A new legislative proposal aims to implement ACUS recommendations to better handle mass campaigns in the public commenting process.