The new position of White House pandemic preparedness director requires boldness on intellectual property.
Revolving Door Project
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Biden Must Wield the Power of the Defense Production Act to Rein In the Tripledemic
America is in for a rough winter, but the government can help.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Big Tech’s Old Friend Helms Key Biden Administration Role
Louisa Terrell, before becoming Biden’s director of legislative affairs, spent two years at Facebook at a key time.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Quants, Carbon, and Climate Change
The center-left mindset of favoring quantitative analysis and just-so mathematical solutions is particularly myopic when it comes to fossil fuel pollution.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Biden Administration Does Not Need Another Wall Street Adviser
The White House is considering a finance recruit whose career has been directly at odds with all of President Biden’s accomplishments.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Inflation, Supply Chain Woes, and Elaine Chao’s Culpability
Democrats in general and Mayor Pete in particular should have highlighted the disastrous hands-off approach of Trump’s transportation secretary.
Posted inPolitics
How Governing Can Motivate Politics
An alternate vision for how Democrats could bring the fight to the midterms by taking action in Congress and the White House
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Unlikely Origins of the Chamber-Chopra War
Big business could soon get their chance to kill the CFPB for good, thanks in part to former Obama aide William Daley.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
To Regain the Public’s Trust, the Executive Branch Needs an Ethics Enforcement Overhaul
Too many federal officials are overseeing policies where they have a direct financial interest.
Posted inLaw and Justice
How Banks Are Defending Their Right to Discriminate
Chamber of Commerce v. CFPB is the latest battle in Wall Street’s long war to destroy the consumer protection agency.
