2021
The Unintended Health Consequences of Lockdown
Working Paper for C. Boyden Gray Center for the Administrative State at George Mason University
Opportunities and Challenges for the Introduction of New Food Proteins
Article in Annual Review of Food Science and Technology
2019
A New Role for the FDA in Medical Device Regulation
Guidance on Guidance
Article in the Cato Institute’s Regulation Magazine
2018
It’s Time to Rethink the Nutrition Facts Panel
Mercatus Center Public Interest Comment
2017
Forget Nutrition Labels — When Will Real Obesity Solutions Emerge?
Helping Small Businesses Comply with Federal Regulations
Mercatus Center Policy Brief
Putting Faith in Improved Nutrition Labels Still Misguided
Gottlieb’s FDA Should Focus on Food Safety Policy
Government Dietary Guidelines: Uncertain Science Leads to Questionable Public Health Policy
Mercatus Center Working Paper
A First Step: Issues with Implementing the Executive Order to Reduce Regulation
Mercatus Center Public Interest Comment
2016
Regulation Under Uncertainty: Use of the Linear No-Threshold Model in Chemical and Radiation Exposure
Mercatus Center Working Paper
Federal Regulation of Food Safety
Testimony before the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
Get Bureaucrats out of Medical Decisions
Time to Celebrate Red, White, Blue — Not Red Tape
The Brexit Vote is a Referendum on the European Union’s Thousands of Stifling Regulations
Why the New Nutrition Labels Won’t Work
Retrospective Analysis of the Regulations Implementing the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990
Mercatus Center Public Interest Comment
Should the Government Have a Monopoly on Public Health?
David vs. Godzilla, OIRA and the Federal Agencies
Testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Operations
FDA’s Budget Should Not Be Labeled ‘Mandatory’ Spending
The Food and Drug Administration Needs to Change After 110 Years
2015
Seat Belts Won’t Keep Kids Safer on School Buses
Congress and the FDA Are Blocking Medical Innovation
The Martian vs. The FDA on How to Science Stuff
GMO Labels Won’t Make Foods Safer, Only More Expensive
US Medical Devices: Choices and Consequences
Mercatus Center Research Paper
Guilty Verdict Puts Food Safety Responsibility Where It Belongs
Are the Costs of Government on “Autopilot”?
Mercatus Center Data Visualization
FSMA: No Safety, No Modernization
Regulations Implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act
Mercatus Center Working Paper
OIRA Alone Could Not Achieve President Carter’s Goals
Testimony before the House Committee on the Judiciary
Trans Fat Ban Just a Swing in the Dark
Where Is the OIRA Oversight of FDA Guidance Documents?
Mercatus Center Data Visualization
Health Care Cures and Innovation for the 21st Century
Toxicity, Too Much of a Good Thing?
Principles for Analyzing Distribution in Regulatory Impact Analysis
Mercatus Center Policy Brief
Blue Bell Listeria Outbreak Shows Consumers, Not FDA, Have the Real Power
2014
Regulatory Impact Analysis: The Cornerstone of Regulatory Reform
Mercatus Center Policy Brief
The Cornerstone of Regulatory Reform
Defining ‘Natural’ Is a Waste of F.D.A. Resources
Big Food More Effective Than Big Government in Tackling Obesity
OIRA Quality Control Is Missing for Most Regulations
Mercatus Center Data Visualization
The Debt Deniers Who Threaten America’s Future
Reforming Regulatory Analysis, Review, and Oversight: A Guide for the Perplexed
Mercatus Center Working Paper
Focused Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food against Intentional Adulteration
Mercatus Center Policy Brief
Why We Need Regulatory Reform in Two Charts
Mercatus Center Data Visualization
A Closer Look at Energy Efficiency
Farm Bill Dumps $30 Million on Nonexistent Catfish Threat
How the Administration is Keeping Small Businesses Down
Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals
Mercatus Center Policy Brief
More FDA Funding Doesn’t Equal Better Food Safety
The Consequences of Regulatory Accumulation and a Proposed Solution
Mercatus Center Working Paper
2013
President Obama’s Budding Nanny State
Government Report on Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations Fails to Capture Full Impact of Rules
Mercatus Center Data Visualization
Questionable Methods for Protecting Consumers
Don’t Neglect Analysis in Public Health Debate
Comment on OMB’s Draft 2013 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations
Mercatus Center Public Interest Comment
2012
Solving Food Safety Problems Without Antiquated Regulation and Inspection
Comment on OMB’s Draft 2012 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations
Mercatus Center Public Interest Comment
Letter to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Regarding the Underperformance of Regulatory Analysis
Mercatus Center Policy Brief
Comparison of Final Rules with Monetized Benefits and Costs
Mercatus Center Data Visualization
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: Federal Regulations and Regulatory Reform under the Obama Administration
Testimony Before the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law
Regulatory Overload
Mercatus Center Policy Brief
Blueprint for Regulatory Reform: First, Lay the Cornerstone
Mercatus Center Policy Brief
Blueprint for Regulatory Reform
Mercatus Center Working Paper
2011
Denmark’s Food Tax Not the Right Solution for the US
Regulatory Oversight: The Basics of Regulatory Impact Analysis
Mercatus Center Policy Brief
Comment on USDA Mandatory Inspection of Catfish
Improving the Regulatory Process
The Impact of Regulation on Investment and the U.S. Economy
Mercatus Center Policy Brief
2010
Passage of food bill not enough to ensure safety
Ineffective excise tax won’t close the deficit
A New Role for the FDA in Food Safety
Mercatus Center Working Paper
Risk Characterization for Nanotechnology
Journal Article
Federal Rulemaking and the Regulatory Process
Food Safety in the 21st Century
Policy Brief
Regulation Checklist: Common Pitfalls in Regulations
Mercatus Center Working Paper
2009
Taxing Sin
Mercatus Center Policy Brief
Comment on Methyl Mercury Risk Assessment
Taxing Sins: Are Excise Taxes Efficient
Mercatus Center Policy Brief
Recommendations for OIRA Reform
21st Century Regulation: Discovering Better Solutions to Enduring Problems
Mercatus Center Research Paper
2008
Facilitated Market Solutions for Social Problems
Mercatus Center Working Paper
The Role of Economists in the Federal Regulatory Process
Mercatus Center Policy Brief
The Influence of Regulatory Economists in Federal Health and Safety Agencies
Mercatus Center Working Paper