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.


Protectionist Rhetoric Continues as U.S. and EU Wrap-Up 13th Round of Trade Talks

America's longstanding commitment to free trade is being questioned

President Obama’s Competition Executive Order Could Benefit from a History Lesson

Agencies directed to address undue burdens on competition

Senators: Put Politics Aside in Reforming America’s Regulatory System

While most of GW was quiet Thursday in the last days of spring break, two U.S. senators were addressing a crowd of more than 300 at the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis 8th Annual Conference at the University Student Center.

Pitching Retrospective Review as a Cure for Regulatory Accumulation

Retrospective review may be the best way to address this inevitable regulatory buildup, but the path to effective review of regulations has many obstacles.

The Role of FDA Regulation in the Fight Against the Zika Virus

FDA's assessment of potential remedy remains unreleased