Could a GOP president take over independent government agencies? Andrew Rudalevige - November 7, 2023 Here's what the law actually says.
Why the president can’t just fire bureaucrats Andrew Rudalevige - September 20, 2023 The "unitary executive theory" has its limits
Biden inherited a broken government. Attracting a new generation of civil servants won’t be easy. Rudy Mehrbani - October 23, 2021 Will scientists and other experts seek careers in government?
Our study found little evidence that Twitter is biased against conservative opinion leaders Yphtach Lelkes, Subhayan Mukerjee, and Kokil Jaidka - July 9, 2020 Attention, political junkies: Most Americans aren’t really paying attention to what’s on Twitter
The Supreme Court just took aim at Congress’s ability to protect federal agencies from partisan politics Patrick Schmidt and Margaret Moran - July 1, 2020 The conservative legal community has been playing a long game aimed at overturning New Deal decisions.
Here’s how federal agencies can write more effective regulations — and win regulatory battles in court Jerry Ellig and Catherine Konieczny - June 17, 2019 Where do agencies put their economists? The answer matters.
Europe has just hit Google with a record $5 billion fine. Expect fireworks. Henry Farrell - July 18, 2018 The European Commission, which administers antitrust policy in the European
The Oxfam scandal shows that, yes, nonprofits can behave badly. So why aren’t they overseen like for-profits? Sirindah Parr, Nives Dolšak, and Aseem Prakash - February 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69402" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The British government is reviewing its
Writing a constitution is the easy part. Here’s how the bureaucracy puts it into action. Andrew Rudalevige - September 15, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63534" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building,
Is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau constitutional? The D.C. Circuit says no. Here’s why. Andrew Rudalevige - October 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48011" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was the
Why U.S. taxpayers may pay most of the bill for Apple’s $14.5 billion tax judgment Henry Farrell - August 30, 2016 [caption id="attachment_45804" align="aligncenter" width="960"] European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager during a
If U.S. privacy negotiations with Europe fail, it’s a recipe for chaos Henry Farrell - January 31, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35084" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A European court case against Facebook
This privacy activist has just won an enormous victory against U.S. surveillance. Here’s how. Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman - October 6, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30314" align="aligncenter" width="1800"] Privacy activist Max Schrems has just
Obama says that Europeans are using privacy rules to protect their firms against U.S. competition. Is he right? Henry Farrell - February 17, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21392" align="alignnone" width="620"] President Obama speaks at the White