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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.
Embracing Ossification: Trump and the Shifting Politics of Procedural Controls
Deregulatory efforts by the Trump Administration have shown that procedures have similar effects on both attempts to deregulate and regulate.
A Brief History of Regulation and Deregulation
Ever since Congress created the first federal regulatory body more than 130 years ago, people have debated the proper role for what has been called the “fourth branch” of government. This essay provides a brief history of regulation and deregulation, reviewing the key milestones that have shaped regulatory practices in the United States from the mid-1900s to the presidency of Donald J. Trump.
Organizing Agencies to Promulgate Rules
Rulemaking process can use hierarchical, team-based, or outside advisor models
OMB Report on Regulatory Costs & Benefits Leaves Room for Regulatory Reform
The Office of Management and Budget released its Draft Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations (“the Report”), which provides a window into regulatory activity conducted by federal agencies toward the end of the Obama administration in Fiscal Year 2016.
Quality, not Quantity, is Key to Effective Commenting
Fear over the impact of fake comments appears overblown
President Trump's State of the Union claim on Regulation: The 2017 Data are In
The administration is reducing regulatory actions, but to what extent?
International Regulatory Indexes at a Glance
Deregulation remains a significant part of President Trump’s agenda and some credit his deregulatory promises with improving economic indicators.
2017 Regulatory Year in Review
This Regulatory Insight highlights ten important regulatory and deregulatory themes that garnered attention—and changed the regulatory landscape—in 2017. Regulatory policy was a focal point of 2017, and notable executive orders, rulemaking, and legislation all contributed to this theme.