GW Regulatory Studies Podcast

Latest Episodes:

The Rise and Regulation of Payment Stablecoins Aug 18, 2026

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Policy Analyst Matias Vesperoni discusses the emerging federal framework for stablecoin issuers and how their reserves must be managed. Read the commentary.

Highlights of the Regulators’ Budget Report 1960-2024 Jul 02, 2026

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Policy analysts Matias Vesperoni and Finn Dobkin share key takeaways of the new Regulators’ Budget report. The latest edition covers fiscal years 1960 through 2024 and presents data extracted from the Budget of the United States on the outlays and personnel devoted to writing, administering, and enforcing federal regulations at 77 departments and agencies. The Regulators’ Budget offers insights into the growth and changing composition of federal regulation over the past 65 years. Access the complete report at our website.

The Continued Evolution of the Congressional Review Act Jun 17, 2026

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Previously considered largely a tool for the incoming Congress and president to overturn a departing president’s midnight regulations, Congress has recently begun using the CRA in unanticipated ways. Professors Susan Dudley and Steven Balla discuss new approaches and implications for the future. Read full commentary.

Patrick McLaughlin on the Railway Safety Act, Non-Delegation Project, and more Apr 22, 2026

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Hoover Institution Research Fellow Patrick McLaughlin discusses how the driving force behind safety improvements in the freight rail industry is capital investment, not minimum staffing requirements.

No Further Comment: The Erosion of Public Comment in the EU and US Mar 11, 2026

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While the public comment process may be in need of sensible reform, some current efforts arguably go beyond constructive changes and threaten to fundamentally alter longstanding practices which support good governance. Political scientists Steven Balla and Adriana Bunea discuss how governments on both sides of the Atlantic have recently taken steps to limit opportunities for public comment during the policymaking process. Read full commentary.

Podcast: Meet the Center’s New Deputy Director Feb 11, 2026

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Will Yeatmanis a lawyer specializing in administrative law and regulatory policy. He recently joined the RSC team as research professor and deputy director.

2025 Regulatory Year in Review Jan 21, 2026

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Looking back at the important developments from the previous year, our team highlights nine themes from a time of unprecedented change in regulation activity and practice. Policy analysts Finn Dobkin and Matias Vesperoni and research specialists Tambudzai Gundani and Henry Hirsch drill down into the details and discuss the impacts they expect these policy changes to have going forward. Read the full commentary for more insights.

Authors Gramm & Boudreaux Discuss ‘The Triumph of Economic Freedom’ Jan 14, 2026

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Former US Senator Phil Gramm and George Mason University economics professor Donald Boudreaux share lessons gleaned from their new book—a work notable for its approach to framing, interrogating and debunking common myths about capitalism. In conversation with Professor Susan Dudley, the authors explored the transformative power of free markets through major historical developments including the Industrial Revolution, Great Depression, New Deal reforms, the decline of America's postwar preeminence in world trade, and the Great Recession.

AI Regulation and Federalism: What the Moratorium (That Wasn’t) Debate Revealed Oct 01, 2025

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Tech policy expert and researcher Tambudzai Gundani discusses how efforts to adopt a state-level moratorium against policies regulating artificial intelligence (AI) would help ensure consistency, prevent legal fragmentation, and allow Congress time to develop a comprehensive national framework. Read Gundani's full commentary at our website.

Lack of Coordination Threatens Environmental Policy Sep 24, 2025

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Senior Policy Analyst Finn Dobkin discusses rulemaking authority of the Council on Environmental Quality and coordination across federal agencies to disclose environmental impacts of development projects. Without interagency and intergovernmental cooperation under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), environmental outcomes will suffer. Read Finn's essay at The Regulatory Review.