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.


Tracking Regulatory Activity through Trends in Federal Budgets

Comparing Regulators' Budget reports provides a way to analyze administrations' regulatory priorities and assess the extent to which they are realized.

Are Agencies Responsive To Mass Comment Campaigns?

In this age of clicktivism, federal agencies sometimes receive a large number of public comments during rulemaking. High-profile rules such as greenhouse gas emissions and Restoring Internet Freedom garnered millions of public comments. Advocacy organizations orchestrate campaigns to encourage politically conscious citizens to send letters in favor or against proposed regulations.

An OIRA Rule on Rules

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