This Week in Land-Use Regulation, August 7th
News and Commentary An article by The Wall Street Journal editorial board praises the Trump Administration’s recent efforts to roll back a federal housing regulation that was meant to combat [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, August 6th
Rent Check With bar examinations across the country being cancelled, held in unsafe conditions, or crashing online, it's time to reexamine the need for the exam both during COVID-19 and [...]
This Week in Financial Regulation, August 5th
News and Commentary The New York Times reports that the forthcoming stimulus bill from Senate Republicans may include a provision relaxing capital requirements on the nation's biggest banks by allowing regulatory [...]
This Week in Intellectual Property, August 4th
Rent Check The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on the state of coronavirus vaccine research and deployment. Significant focus was placed on selling the drug at nonprofit [...]
Ban the Bar (For Now, at Least)
Given the balkanized nature of bar examination policies across the U.S., only two general statements can be made about the examination which determines one’s ability to practice law: they’re inefficient [...]
Thoughts on the E&C Vaccine Hearing
The Tuesday before last, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing with executives from the major pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Moderna, and Pfizer about the [...]
This Week in Land-Use Regulation, July 31st
News and Commentary Emily Hamilton writes in Bloomberg CityLab about why ending single family housing isn't a silver bullet to addressing the affordable housing crisis in the U.S. She argues [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, July 30th
News and Commentary An article in the Fort Lee Traveller discusses new legislation signed by Gov. Ralph Northam (D-VA) that eases the licensure process for military spouses. The bill allows [...]
This Week in Financial Regulation, July 29th
News and Commentary Jeanna Smialek and Deborah B. Solomon write in The New York Times about how the Federal Reserve's bailout of hedge funds during the COVID-19 economic shock reveals [...]
This Week in Intellectual Property, July 28th
News and Commentary Mark Bilby makes an impassioned case for why research should be available to make the publishing industry a means of human progress by allowing the free flow [...]