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.


Electric Utility Competition — In South Carolina?

Retail electric competition has recently become a hot issue in South Carolina.

Transparency and Public Commenting Under EO 13771

Hearing features agency best practices for paring back rules

Enduring Principles of Sound Regulatory Analysis

The economic foundations of Executive Order 12866 underscore its continued importance in regulatory review.

Now Available: A Concise Explanation of the FCC’s Economic Analysis on Net Neutrality

Many people have sought a clear and concise explanation of the economic thinking behind the Restoring Internet Freedom order.

FCC Clears Last Hurdles to Creation of Economics Office

The Federal Communications Commission announced that it has received “all necessary approvals” to reorganize economists into a single office.

The Bright Future of Executive Order 12866

E.O. 12866 developed strong public and political support for centralized review as an essential tool for presidential management of the administrative state.