Regulation

A long line of passengers wait for security at checkpoint before boarding their aircraft at Reagan National Airport in Washington (REUTERS/Larry Downing).

Opinion

How to Avoid Another FAA Fiasco

May 8, 2013, Clifford Winston

The United States will experience more costly disruptions to its transportation system, such as the recent air traffic control cuts unless its deficits are curbed by efficient policy reforms or by privatization, writes Clifford Winston.

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Opinion | Financial Times

Complex Funds Need Better Risk Disclosure

May 5, 2013, Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher
In the News

One of [Cass Sunstein's] proudest accomplishments, he says, was nudging the Department of Agriculture toward replacing its old 'food pyramid' with a simpler 'food plate' showing that half your diet should be fruits and vegetables. He presided over big-ticket items too, including a rule to standardize safety warning labels that could save employers as much as $2.5 billion, and a rule to simplify doctors' and nurses' paperwork that could save hospitals and medical practices as much as $5 billion.
April 29, 2013, Cass Sunstein, Los Angeles Times
In the News

[The Obama administration hasn't] advertised [its regulation-trimming efforts] very well. No one knows that they've even been trying, let alone that they've accomplished anything.
April 28, 2013, Elaine Kamarck, Los Angeles Times
Past Event

Simpler: The Future of Government

April 5, 2013
Book

Refugee Repatriation: Justice, Responsibility and Redress

2013, Cass Sunstein
Expert Q & A | Cass Sunstein

Cass Sunstein Previews New Book, Simpler: The Future of Government

March 25, 2013, Cass Sunstein
Blog Post

Quantitative “Moneyball” Needs to be Played When Reimagining U.S. Regulations

March 25, 2013, Cass Sunstein | comments
Opinion | Forbes

To Reduce Lawyers' Drag on Growth, How about a Law PhD?

March 14, 2013, Clifford Winston and Robert W. Crandall
Testimony | Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Committee on Energy and Commerce

American Energy Security and Innovation

February 26, 2013, Ted Gayer
Paper

Higher Bank Capital Requirements Would Come at a Price

February 20, 2013, Douglas J. Elliott