At this AEI event, experts will discuss the feasibility and likely consequences of the proposed REINS Act.

Regulatory drag can be reduced only as part of a reform that credibly promises to ease burdens and protect the public. Such reform is possible, but it needs to start by changing how Congress approaches regulation: lawmakers must assume responsibility for rule-making.

Republicans may find it difficult to convert the increasing unease with Democratic policies into Republican (or Conservative) victories across the board.

Hatred of George Bush has changed the loyal opposition into the bitter opposition, less interested in policy than in punishing their bête noire.

Our politics are changing and these elections will have a major effect on the political landscape--especially in the regional alignments of our parties.

Whyhave we seena decline in the number of governors in the Senate?

The Warner and REINS proposals are excellent ideas but, at least in the area of the environment and the economy, are no substitute for reforming the underlying statutes.