Daren Bakst analyzes and writes about regulatory policy, trade, environmental policy, and related issues as a senior research fellow in regulatory policy studies at The Heritage Foundation.
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Both major political parties agree that America needs permitting reform. Not all reform proposals are helpful, though. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has proposed a permitting… Read More
EnergyCommentary
High gas and diesel prices like those we are experiencing now have sweeping negative economic effects on Americans. Beyond the financial hit at the pump,… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Introduction to the ‘What You Need to Know About Gas Prices’ Series High gas and diesel prices have taken their toll on Americans, and despite… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Biden administration should ensure the correct focus of a conference it will host next Wednesday on food-related issues such as nutrition and access to… Read More
Economy Commentary
Last Friday, the House passed the misleadingly named “Inflation Reduction Act,” a massive tax and spend bill that illustrates just how extreme and out of… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
In the midst of a recession, with inflation eating away an average of $6,800 in purchasing power from the incomes of families with two workers,… Read More
EducationCommentary
The House Committee on Education and Labor is expected this week to consider legislation known as the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act. HR 8450 is… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Under the U.S. Constitution, only Congress possesses federal lawmaking power. But anyone familiar with the massive administrative state might question whether that’s true in practice…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
The following is adapted from the author’s June 14, 2022, testimony before the Pennsylvania House Majority Policy Committee. The story on food prices keeps getting… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A budget is more than just the sum of its revenues and outlays. It’s also a reflection of the values held by its drafters. Based… Read More
