Just over two months ago, Australia’s much anticipated provisions governing social media platform access by under-16s came into force. While it’s still early, let’s examine how various stakeholders have responded.…
By Bronwyn Howell | January 30, 2026
Summary: A number of comments on the BOEM proposed OCS leasing program oppose the proposal on “climate” grounds, that is, on the purported adverse effects of the greenhouse gas emissions…
By Benjamin Zycher | January 26, 2026
Almost immediately after President Trump returned to office, he moved aggressively to remake the federal science agencies, exerting tremendous pressure on the entire research enterprise in the process. The Trump…
By M. Anthony Mills | December 29, 2025
The federal government may be shut down, but Congress continues to cause chaos. As the 2025 legislative session comes to an end, lawmakers are taking advantage of the lull to…
By Shane Tews | October 30, 2025
The new director of the Patent Office is wasting little time on the job, announcing several new rules and practices that will make it more difficult to challenge the validity…
By Michael M. Rosen | October 28, 2025
New artificial intelligence tools are rapidly transforming how economists and policy analysts conduct research, dissect data, and communicate findings. Rather than replacing traditional research methods, ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are…
By Will Rinehart | August 1, 2025
An unparalleled group of prominent scholars from wide-ranging disciplines detail ongoing efforts to impose ideological restrictions on science and scholarship throughout western society. From assaults on merit-based hiring to the…
By Carole Hooven | Sally Satel | Joshua T. Katz | Lawrence M. Krauss | July 29, 2025
In the annals of history, the first half of 2025 will be remembered for many things. I’d venture that very few are aware of one of the most momentous achievements…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | July 22, 2025
This episode starts with a Very Special introduction in which I explain what’s been going on with the podcast over the last six months (lots of different offerings, which possibly…
By Carole Hooven | July 14, 2025
If you’ve ever raised children, you’re familiar with defenses like: “I didn’t hit my brother. My bat did!” We keep kids in whiffle ball until they understand culpability a little…
By Jim Harper | April 22, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) is likely to transform workplaces, fundamentally changing tasks, teamwork, and organizational dynamics. Several recent studies highlight promising early findings about how AI is affecting knowledge workers, suggesting…
By John Bailey | March 28, 2025
Five years ago, a new coronavirus to which no one was yet immune was sweeping the globe, shutting down schools and sporting events. In March 2020, masks had not yet become…
By M. Anthony Mills | March 28, 2025
In the waning days of the Biden administration, a flurry of regulatory activity sought to cement policies that would be difficult for President Trump to unwind. New trade and labor agreements, expanded spending commitments, and a slew of…
By Mark Jamison | March 26, 2025
Donald Trump and Brendan Carr, the president’s choice to chair the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), seem intent on reinvigorating the Commission’s statutory authority to ensure that over-the-over broadcasters serve “the…
By Clay Calvert | March 25, 2025
The idea behind the nondelegation doctrine is sound: Congress should not delegate legislative power to executive branch agencies. But its implementation leaves much to be desired. Nearly every nondelegation case…
By Daniel Lyons | March 21, 2025