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Wolfers is the latest of several prominent left-liberals to make similar admissions
Judge Southwick announces he will take senior status, and two days later President Trump nominates Southwick's former clerk
He consistently attacks Justice Scalia, as advancing his "own political agenda."
Things are changing behind the scenes, so you must decide: do you want human civil servants or AI bots? ellie.slee.lamb Thu, 01/10/2026 - 11:36 IfG in the news The Guardian Civil service Civil service reform Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Off https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/30/humans-or-ai-bots-uk-civi… The IfG is quoted in the Guardian on the demolition of DSIT. Civil service
Burnham should follow triple lock reforms with more boldness on other fiscal problems ellie.slee.lamb Thu, 01/10/2026 - 16:22 The PM is right to reform the pensions triple lock. 4 Comment Thomas Pope Institute for Government Yes Public finances Economy Public spending Party conferences Burnham government No As part of his first conference speech as prime minister, Andy Burnham announced the reform of the triple lock on pensions from 2030. The triple lock, in place since 2011, has become a tot...
Andy Burnham has opened the door to EU membership ellie.slee.lamb Thu, 01/10/2026 - 17:11 It is far from clear that there is a path to a clear consensus on Europe. 4 Comment Jill Rutter Institute for Government No Brexit International relations Foreign affairs European Union Labour Burnham government No Foreign affairs only surfaced at the end of Andy Burnham’s (long speech) to the Labour conference. A short passage on Ukraine, some mentions of national security, and then the PM pull an EU ra...
In this watershed moment for policy analysis driven by AI, which has eroded trust in experts and institutions, the field must revisit first principles and use them to guide institutional redesign, policy analysis training, and research governance
This report describes the development of a model to analyze policies to address the opioid epidemic and summarizes the relevant data. This paper does not include any specific policy analysis; rather, it presents the tools to do such analysis
The authors examine how personal injury class actions have fared since key U.S. Supreme Court rulings, compare those rulings with other litigation aggregation mechanisms, and highlight reforms to support fair and efficient resolution of mass claims