Carbon taxes are not likely to be politically feasible in the U.S. for addressing climate change in the short term, according to Robert Hahn and Peter Passell. The time is now ripe for the U.S. to consider adopting a cap and trade approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The subprime crisis makes clear that more financial regulation is both called for and coming; however, unless we are careful we may cause more trouble than we avoid, according to Robert Hahn and Peter Passell.

Washington's efforts at limiting the fallout from the subprime mortgage mess generally deserve poor marks. But the Federal Reserve's proposed regulation of these mortgages is a step in the right direction.

Barack Obama and John McCain have staked out very different positions on serious questions involving economic regulation - everything from housing finance to alternative energy mandates - but practical considerations will dissolve many of these differences, according to Robert Hahn and Peter...

Robert Hahn and Peter Passell ponder the current financial situation.

The European Commission is still after Microsoft, but the competition has gotten there first according to Robert Hahn and Peter Passell.

Robert Hahn and Scott Wallsten argue that mandating net neutrality, like most other forms of price regulation, is poor policy; instead, the government should focus on creating competition in the broadband market by liberalizing more spectrum and reducing entry barriers created by certain local...

Robert Hahn and Robert Litan defend President Bush's recent executive order on government regulation.

In the aftermath of Katrina, Robert Hahn asks whether and how New Orleans should be rebuilt.

Over the coming decades, the increasingly popular "precautionary principle" is likely to have a significant impact on policies all over the world. Applying this principle could lead to dramatic changes in decision making. Possible applications include climate change, genetically modified food,...