New Book on Trump in 2017

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Monday January 22, 2018 · 3:51 PM PST

2018/01/22 · 15:51

As I suspect many of you did, I woke up traumatized on the morning of November 9, 2016. Soon afterwards I took to Facebook as a way of venting.

I ended up keeping a diary on Facebook for an entire year (and am continuing to do so). I received very positive feedback from my friends and family. But of course, they were my friends and family. So I decided to self-publish a book of my diary entries. The book came out last month and is available on Amazon here: www.amazon.com/…

I am a professor of public policy at Rutgers University in New Jersey. My first two books were academically oriented and focused on regulatory reform and the use of policy analysis. In this book I apply my training in thinking about politics and policy to a disastrous year for our country. Despite my academic background, this book is written for a lay audience.

The book is designed to highlight what in my view is truly scary about the Trump presidency. I published an op-ed in the Newark Star Ledger yesterday summarizing the book which can be found here: www.nj.com/…

I’d be flattered if you checked out the book.

The Benefits and Costs of Regulation

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Tuesday March 02, 2010 · 11:11 AM PST

2010/03/02 · 11:11

I would wager that few people around here read the Office of Management and Budget's annual reports to Congress on the costs and benefits of regulations. That's understandable, they are very wonky and somewhat esoteric. On the other hand they contain valuable information about some of the most important actions taken by the government.

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Monday February 01, 2010 · 2:02 PM PST

2010/02/01 · 14:02

John Judis has a new article up at TNR that captures the quiet revolution in rulemaking by the Obama Administration. Money quote:

Yet there is one extremely consequential area where Obama has done just about everything a liberal could ask for--but done it so quietly that almost no one, including most liberals, has noticed. Obama’s three Republican predecessors were all committed to weakening or even destroying the country’s regulatory apparatus: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the other agencies that are supposed to protect workers and consumers by regulating business practices. Now Obama is seeking to rebuild these battered institutions. In doing so, he isn’t simply improving the effectiveness of various government offices or making scattered progress on a few issues; he is resuscitating an entire philosophy of government with roots in the Progressive era of the early twentieth century. Taken as a whole, Obama’s revival of these agencies is arguably the most significant accomplishment of his first year in office.

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Thursday January 28, 2010 · 6:05 PM PST

2010/01/28 · 18:05

In the wake of last week's Supreme Court decision, I think it is time to think creatively about campaign finance reform. While I am all for a constitutional amendment, there is no question that is a long and difficult road to travel.

Instead I think that advocates of campaign finance reform should try a different approach.

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Saturday January 09, 2010 · 6:03 PM PST

2010/01/09 · 18:03

A few days ago I commented on a diary on EPA's proposed smog rules. I suggested that people comment on the rule and not cede the public comment period to industry. There was a positive reaction to the comment and recognition that this was not something many Kossacks were aware of. Below is a diary on the role of public comment in the regulatory process.

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Wednesday December 16, 2009 · 4:58 PM PST

2009/12/16 · 16:58

Why not pass this bill and then add a public option and/or Medicare Buy In via reconciliation?

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Tuesday October 27, 2009 · 5:19 PM PDT

2009/10/27 · 17:19

Reid needs 60 votes (let's put aside reconciliation for a moment). He announced yesterday that he doesn't have 60 votes. That makes the last couple of votes very valuable. If there are only 60 possibilities, then Reid is in a jam. However if there is even one Republican considering voting for cloture, Reid can play this to his advantage.

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Thursday February 05, 2009 · 6:27 AM PST

2009/02/05 · 06:27

It has been a busy couple of days for afficionados of the regulatory process (those few of us). Two days ago President Obama directed OMB Director Peter Orszag to reexamine the primary executive order (12866) on regulatory review. Yesterday, Yesterday President Obama revoked Executive Order 13422.

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Wednesday February 04, 2009 · 6:17 AM PST

2009/02/04 · 06:17

Yesterday President Obama directed the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Peter Orszag, to review Executive Order 12866. This is one of those actions that will escape media coverage but could affect a wide range of policy areas

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Sunday November 09, 2008 · 12:23 PM PST

2008/11/09 · 12:23

There have been several diaries about the Obama examination of Bush executive orders and regulations. While I have commented on several of them, I thought I would consolidate into a diary. I work on regulatory policy for a living.

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Tuesday September 30, 2008 · 12:00 PM PDT

2008/09/30 · 12:00

Kossacks need to engage on yet another front in the presidential election.

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Thursday September 04, 2008 · 4:55 AM PDT

2008/09/04 · 04:55

Obama stares into the camera. He says:

Last night, the Republicans talked a lot about change. But they never mentioned President Bush.

If you just watched the Republican convention in St. Paul you would think that George Bush is a Democrat.

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