Promoting good policy can also compel the GOP to defend the indefensible.
Executive Branch
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Biden Executive Order Could Finally Lower Drug Prices
Several tools could lower prices directly—and serve as an indirect incentive to get Congress to act.
Posted inPolitics
Biden Will Nominate Industry Ally for Patent Office
It’s an about-face from the president’s previous commitment to waive patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines.
Posted inLaw and Justice
To Build Back Better, Biden Needs to Promptly Staff the Department of Justice
Numerous positions are vacant, threatening progress in a host of areas.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Financial Reformers to Biden: Start Nominating Regulators!
Several positions are vacant, as Wall Street reform appears to fall off the priority list.
Posted inEconomic Policy
There’s Just One Problem With Biden’s Executive Order Spree
The administration’s staffing deficiencies could imperil the entire agenda.
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 inEnergy and the Environment
Former Corporate Lawyer Set to Lead Army Corps of Engineers as Planet Sizzles
Michael Connor of WilmerHale has been appointed to run a surprisingly important agency in efforts to mitigate the climate crisis.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Fed Becomes the Nation’s Only Bank Regulator
A series of Federal Reserve officials have moved into key regulatory slots at other agencies.
Posted inCabinet Watch
Chris Coons Working to Install Business-Friendly Candidate for Key Patent Position
The Delaware senator wants a say in the next director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and claims to have a deal with the White House.
