This Week in Land Use Regulation, April 2nd
News and Commentary Jeff Wood writes in Greater Greater Washington about density in light of the Covid-19 epidemic. He provides many helpful links on how the virus is affecting urban [...]
Assumptions Separate Theory from Ideology
For those who have not read Isaac Chotiner’s interview of Richard Epstein on the latter’s “Coronavirus Perspective” (originally titled “Coronavirus isn’t a Pandemic”), please do. Epstein’s article (after correcting an [...]
This Week in Financial Regulation, March 31st
News and Commentary Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle writes about the limits of the Fed in addressing the economic crisis. Fortunately, Congress has since taken action but time will tell [...]
This Week in Intellectual Property, March 31st
News and Commentary The COVID-19 outbreak makes getting physical books from the library difficult, and the need to keep people distracted at home all the more important. That's why Internet [...]
This Week in Land Use Regulation, March 26th
News and Commentary Some in the Washington area are calling for rent freezes or subsidies to deal with the economic crisis following measures to curtail the pandemic. The D.C. Council [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, March 25th
News and Commentary A new working paper analyzes the relationship between occupational licensing and job mobility in the United States. It finds worse mobility by various metrics of job entry [...]
This Week in Financial Regulation, March 24th
News and Commentary A new article at CEPR’s Vox details the role of shadow banking in the European economy. The author notes that as shadow banking grows, it will slowly [...]
This Week in Intellectual Property, March 24th
News and Commentary While the Tillis/Coons DMCA 2020 hearings aren't coming back anytime soon, it's important to remember that while many have always had an axe to grind in the [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, March 18th
News and Commentary Walter Olson blogs at Overlawyered on the possibility of SCOTUS taking up a case challenging mandatory bar dues. Certificate of Need laws were repealed by the Reagan [...]
This Week in Land Use Regulation, March 19th
News and Commentary Jenny Schuetz at Brookings Institution writes on what housing policy means for the coronavirus pandemic. She notes many housing problems will be exacerbated by the economic downturn [...]