Many Americans use the term “bureaucracy” when referring to…
Many Americans use the term “bureaucracy” when referring to government actions they do not like, but use “administration”when referring to government actions they do like. Even so, bureaucracy is often essential to good governance because
Read DetailsIn 2017, Congress passed the Countering America’s Adversarie…
In 2017, Congress passed the Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act, a law imposing economic sanctions on Iran, North Korea, and Russia. President Trump signed the bill into law, even while calling it seriously flawed and releasing a press statement in which he chided Congress for limiting White House flexibility in foreign policy. As time went on, some senators—mostly Democrats, but also the late Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona–complained to the White House about delays by the State and Treasury departments in enforcing sanctions against Russia. Top Democrats later called for a multi-agency investigation. The senators’ actions could have been seen an attempt to limit ___________, a problem typical of principle-agent relationships in governance, in an after-the-fact fashion.
Read DetailsIn 2022, the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) was…
In 2022, the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) was seeking public comment on proposals for the regulation and standards for electric vehicle charging station projects developed under the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, passed earlier in the same year.Why would an agency be setting rules and standards for electric vehicle charging stations, rather than Congress, which passed the law?
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