Environmental Protection Agency
A Radical, Realistic Response to the Texas Plant Explosion
Some argue we should hire more regulators. But the EPA is sitting on a different solution.
We may not know for some time what caused the West Fertilizer Co. facility in West, Texas, to explode last week, killing 15 and injuring more than 200. But it is already clear that the warehouse, which housed two hazardous chemicals, was a regulatory nightmare. READ MORE >>
Eight Ways Obama Can Jam Through His Agenda Without Congress
Obama a Socialist? Guilty by Association, Says Romney Ad
Mitt Romney has long avoided explicitly calling President Obama a socialist, but desperate times call for desperate measures—and that includes another dubious ad, this one linking Obama with a triumvirate of famous socialists. READ MORE >>
Another Signpost on the Road to the Right
The latest sign of rightward drift in American politics, or at least the Republican Party, came this week when Politico reported that Mitt Romney had asked Michael Leavitt to begin preparing for the transition, in case Romney wins. READ MORE >>
The Republican Party, and its libertarian faction in particular, has a long—which is not to say distinguished—history of singling out bureaucratic bogeymen that allegedly represent the dangers of government overreach. It’s a list that includes the welfare office, the EPA, and the Federal Reserve. But its latest addition is also among its most obscure: a century-old technical piece of trade legislation called the Lacey Act. READ MORE >>
Department Of Trying Too Hard, Ctd.
Mitt Romney declared last month, to some incredulity, that he owns several guns. But what he really needs is a stiletto. READ MORE >>
When Romney Liked High Gas Prices
Same Old, Same Old
Design for Liberty: Private Property, Public Administration, and the Rule of Law By Richard A. Epstein (Harvard University Press, 233 pp., $29.95) READ MORE >>
Wonk Rock: Why Do So Many of Washington DC’s Politicos Play in Bands?
When President Obama took office, most environmental activists assumed that their cause would still meet resistance in Washington DC—they just assumed it would be located in Congress. But according to activists, a chief opponent of environmental causes has turned out to be within the White House itself: The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). READ MORE >>
