How Will the FDA's New Commissioner Handle Genetically Modified Foods?
Scott Gottlieb, the current head of the FDA, recently announced his resignation, throwing the future of food regulation into question.
Regulation
Can the Federal Trade Commission Ever Adequately Regulate the Tech Industry?
It's clear that the public has lost trust in the FTC's ability to promote competition and protect consumers. They need to restore that trust to effectively regulate.
The EPA Removes Language About Climate Change From Its Latest Proposal on Greenhouse Gases
In a draft proposal rolling back Obama-era regulations on hydrofluorocarbons, the Trump administration scrapped all references to climate change and those most affected by it.
In a Hearing About Addiction Treatment Companies' Sketchy Advertising Practices, CEOs Ask for More Regulation
Normally trade groups lobby for less government oversight, but not in this case.
Should we Take Preventative Action to Mitigate the Potential Dangers of Innovation?
Technology seat belts could help prevent the next Cambridge Analytica scandal.
The Head of the Federal Trade Commission Calls for Stiffer Enforcement for Tech Giants
Rohit Chopra, the newly installed commissioner of the FTC, is moving for a tougher stance from the watchdog group to push back against Trump's deregulatory agenda.
Trump's New Bank Regulator Has Previously Helped Banks Exploit Consumers
As head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Keith Noreika now has the power to override state laws protecting consumers.
We're Replacing Good Jobs With Bad Ones
A recent study by the National Employment Law Project gives job creators a failing grade.
Don't We Want to Reveal the Good News About Workplace Safety?
Rather than keeping information of workplace injuries under wraps, Americans should be happy to learn we're seeing fewer of them.
Will More Rules Make You Thin?
Surveying the fat of the land, researchers look for any connection between obesity and rules intended to fight it.
Energy Efficiency: Now Free to Consumers
The government is really bad at guessing how much extra we'll pay to make appliances energy efficient. That's awesome!
Building a Legal Marijuana Industry From the Ground Up
Washington's Initiative 502 legalized pot across the state, but provided only a few guidelines for how to produce, process, and retail the drug. What regulations will lawmakers put in place—and will they convince black market users to switch to a new, regulated industry?
The FCC and Indecency: Here We Go Again
How far can the FCC go in regulating blue language and nipple slips on broadcast media? Three decades since tackling the seven dirty words, the Supreme Court is poised to answer that question again.
FCC Reform in the Spotlight
Expected to evenly balance the demands of industry and consumers, some public interest critics of the Federal Communications Commission believe it veers too far into industry's camp.
Businesses Can Benefit from Green Rules, Theory Suggests
As the Porter Hypothesis — that well-structured environmental regulations can help businesses — marks two decades, resistance to the concept remains strong.
Should Uncle Sam Attend For-Profit Schools?
Problems with student loans revolving around for-profit universities draw moves to reform the federal footprint.
No Naked Shorts!
How naughty-sounding behavior on financial markets became an international fiasco.
Don't Tread on Me: I Home-School
As the legion of home-schoolers rapidly grows, sensible government oversight seems to be a reasonable option — or it'll invite a firestorm of opposition.
Nanotechnology: New Risks But No Rules
While some experts say mum's the word when it comes to nanoproducts' environmental safety, others believe that cannot be good for the future of the technology.
A Prophylactic for Free Speech?
Re-emergent STDs lead some to call for restrictions on gay hookup websites, which may possess a more formidable weapon: the First Amendment.
The Devil Made Me Do It: Video Games and Violence
Father and son researchers studying violence in video games find that the cumulative aggression seen in the current study reflects a low-grade social violence that's ultimately more insidious than headline-grabbing meltdowns.