The billionaire former mayor was tapped to chair the Defense Innovation Board, a go-between for the military and Silicon Valley.
Max Moran
Max Moran is a senior fellow at the Revolving Door Project.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Merrick Garland Is Undermining the Biden Antitrust Strategy
By fighting over personnel to the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, the attorney general is prioritizing the status quo over the public good.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Gensler Punts in Fight Over Auditing Watchdog
The SEC chair installs a corporate defense lawyer to run the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Little-Known Power Brokers at the Federal Reserve
Individual senior staffers play a huge role, and may explain the Fed’s insularity and governance problems.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Fintech Fox in the Regulatory Henhouse
Adrienne Harris, an industry-friendly fintech adviser, takes over New York’s powerful financial regulator.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Biden’s Oil-Friendly Appointees
The newly installed State Department energy adviser joins a group of administration officials who appear wedded to fossil fuels.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
It’s Big Business as Usual for Biden’s Ambassadorship Picks
A Comcast lobbyist is the latest to snag a top diplomatic post.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Steve Ricchetti, and Democrats’ Failures at Self-Awareness
The White House could be known as a force for improving people’s lives—or the kind of place that gives plum jobs to sons and daughters of top officials.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Should Biden Reappoint Jerome Powell?
A Prospect debate about the future of the Federal Reserve
Posted inEconomic Policy
Jerome Powell Went Easy on Wall Street
That gets in the way of good monetary policy, and makes recessions and inequality worse.