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Keeping an Eye on Compliance Gatekeepers
Amid increased societal demands and regulatory burdens, corporations have invested billions of dollars into compliance programs, often relying on outside compliance advisors to perform essential tasks. In a recent article, Asaf Eckstein, a professor of law at Hebrew University, and Roy Shapira, a professor of law at Reichman University, argue that external compliance advisors are…
Explore MoreA State Legislative Nudge Toward Regulatory Excellence
Upon a rare override of a veto by New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, the state recently achieved one small step for regulatory excellence. With a combined 341-11 vote by New Hampshire’s legislature, House Bill 1622 was enacted in October and took effect on December 10, 2024. Drawing on my experience as the former chief regulatory…
Explore MoreAddressing Health Care’s “No Prices” Model
About one in four adults admit to having skipped or postponed getting necessary health care because of costs this past year. In a recent article, Gregory Day, an associate professor of Legal Studies at the Terry College of Business, argues that the problem of high costs could be attributed to health care’s practice of having…
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FDIC Acting Chairman Charts a Fresh Path Forward for the Agency
The FDIC seeks to stick to its statutory mandate while reducing impediments to fintech, innovation, mergers, bank formation, and efficient supervision. By Arthur S. Long, Pia Naib, and Deric Behar Just one day after being named acting chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Travis Hill revealed an agenda of priorities for the FDIC. Hill…
Explore MoreWeek in Review
IN THE NEWS President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order titled “Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation,” requiring federal agencies to identify at least ten existing regulations to repeal whenever they seek to issue a new one. The order aims to reduce “unnecessary, burdensome, and costly federal regulations” and requires that the cost of all new…
Explore MoreReliable and Climate-Friendly Electricity Markets
In 2021, President Joseph R. Biden set a national goal of 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035. This ambitious goal requires a significant shift in power production to renewable sources and the construction of thousands of miles of new electric transmission lines. This target will necessitate support from numerous regulatory policies, including the implementation of…
Explore MoreEven US Messaging Outlet RFE/RL Having Trouble Prettying Up Trump Planning to Buy Ukraine Rare Earths Empty Bag
There is both less and more in the Trump offer to arm Ukraine in return for rare earths than meets the eye.
Explore MoreOil for Migrants: Did the Trump Administration Just Reset US Diplomatic Relations With Venezuela?
Big things are happening in US-Venezuela relations. But can they last?
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2:00PM Water Cooler 2/7/2025
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Possible Democrat strategies against DOGE; The notion of “racial capitalism” decried; Gallery: Hole punches ~
Explore MoreIs Trump Serious About Trying to Close the Private Equity Carried Interest Loophole?
Trump wants to revive his 2017 plan to curb a private equity tax abuse, the so-called carried interest loophole. Is he likely to succeed now?
Explore MoreIt’s Going to be Torture as the Path to Starmer’s Inevitable Demise Is Rolled Out
A Starmer death watch sighting.
Explore MorePresident Trump’s Pretextual Justifications for Raising Tariffs on Canadian Energy
President Donald J. Trump’s recent executive order imposing a 25 percent tariff on goods imported from Canada and a 10 percent tariff on Canadian energy sources was ostensibly predicated on the flow of fentanyl across the northern border. Although the President tied similar tariffs on Mexican imports to the fentanyl crisis, he acknowledged that law…
Explore MoreMedicaid Work Requirements Could Boot 36 Million People Off Their Health Coverage: Report
“Work requirements are simply another way to cut Medicaid.”
Explore MoreJudicial Constraints on Agency Action
In a conversation with The Regulatory Review, administrative law scholar Christopher Walker discusses how changes in administrative law doctrine could alter the balance of power between federal courts, the U.S. Congress, and regulatory agencies. At a time when agency action is increasingly scrutinized, Walker offers valuable insights into the U.S. Supreme Court’s administrative law jurisprudence.…
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