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The Second Presidential Debate: A Live Web Chat with Philip Wallach

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM EDT

The Brookings Institution

Pendulum

Regulatory Policy

Can the United States make enduring regulations?

Philip A. Wallach

Monday, December 21, 2020

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Regulatory Policy

Losing hold of the REINS: How Republicans’ attempt to cut back on regulations has impeded Congress’s ability to assert itself

Philip A. Wallach

Thursday, May 2, 2019

A general view of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington February 28, 2013. Positions hardened on Wednesday between U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders over the budget crisis even as they arranged to hold last-ditch talks to prevent harsh automatic spending cuts beginning this week. Looking resigned to the $85 billion in "sequestration" cuts starting on Friday, government agencies began reducing costs and spelling out to employees how furloughs will work. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1E92S1U0N01

FixGov

Enough of our budget farce

Philip A. Wallach

Monday, March 25, 2019

High waves come close to reaching a cafe after lifeguards closed the pier due to the large swells in Ocean Beach, California, U.S., January 9, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC176229A9E0

Climate Change

Where does US climate policy stand in 2019?

Philip A. Wallach

Friday, March 22, 2019

A Republican member of Congress gives a thumbs up while others applaud as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 30, 2018.

Regulatory Policy

The ironic politics of regulatory reform

Philip A. Wallach

Monday, March 26, 2018

NYTVIRUS -President Donald Trump with Attorney General William Barr, make remarks before signsing an executive order in the Oval Office that will punish Facebook, Google and Twitter for the way they police content online, Thursday, May 28, 2020. ( Photo by Doug Mills/Pool/Sipa USA) No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

Taking stock of COVID-19 deregulation

Philip A. Wallach and Shoshana Weissmann

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

The U.S. Capitol Building is seen shortly before sunset in Washington, U.S. May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Zach Gibson - RTX36B6A

FixGov

Trump in 2018: A defining year ahead for Congress as an institution

Philip A. Wallach

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing on the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic with members of the Coronavirus Task Force at the White House in Washington on March 26, 2020. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

The federal government’s coronavirus response

Philip A. Wallach and Justus Myers

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - RC1195D68F00

Climate Change

Trump’s EPA is rescinding the Clean Power Plan. What now?

Philip A. Wallach

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (2nd L), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (2nd R), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (R) and other congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., September 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1AD82E6200

FixGov

Is the GOP disintegrating after the Pelosi-Schumer-Trump deal?

Philip A. Wallach

Friday, September 8, 2017

The U.S. Capitol Building is seen at sunset in Washington

Unpacked

Why do we have a debt ceiling?

Philip A. Wallach

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Solar array on Brookings Institution's roof

Report

Leveling the playing field for rooftop solar

Philip A. Wallach

Friday, June 16, 2017

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FixGov

An America not in Paris

Philip A. Wallach

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

FILE PHOTO -- The John Amos coal-fired power plant is seen behind a home in Poca, West Virginia May 18, 2014. With coal production slowing due to stricter environmental controls, the availability of natural gas and a shift to surface mining, the state's coal country has been hit hard with job losses and business closures. Picture taken May 18, 2014. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/File Photo - RTX2RU1A

PlanetPolicy

The Clean Power Plan, 2014 – 2017

Philip A. Wallach

Thursday, March 30, 2017